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This looks like a big bowl of cheese. Really, it is a big bowl of sweet potatoes. The sheer amount of potato that went into this dish was overwhelming. SO much orange.

Hot potato, hot potato

Maria Kalaitzandonakes February 22, 2013

Cupcakes are usually sweet -- but this day, I tried something different. The recipe said I was making mini Shepard's pie, but  I think it was more of a delicious sweet potato, pork and veggie cupcake....

International Cultural Organization

Maria Kalaitzandonakes February 22, 2013

International Cultural Organization is club that brings together international students and American students to learn about each other' cultures. We play games and taste food from each of the club member's...

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The big cheese

Maria Kalaitzandonakes February 12, 2013

Mozzarella, Ricotta, Parmesan (oh my!): my first try at a difficult Italian dish.  Attempting a classic -- lasagna!  By Maria Kalaitzandonakes

Friendships blossom at Lucy’s Corner Café

Friendships blossom at Lucy’s Corner Café

Maria Kalaitzandonakes February 8, 2013

On a blustery Saturday morning, I met my old friend at Lucy’s Corner Café. I walked in a little later than he did, and across the chaos that the diner held, I saw him sitting comfortably in a little...

Possibly the most exciting part of baking a cake is when the layers get stacked. The cake itself is finally cool enough to add icing to, and the brown outside layer, where the butter has created this delicious outer butter casing, waits impatiently for the cool frosting to come. This step makes my tired day giddy. I start imagining the decorations that will adorn the top of my creation.

Let them eat cake

Maria Kalaitzandonakes January 30, 2013

Learning to cook can be a challenge, but it can also be fun. Here is a first dessert attempt.   By Maria Kalaitzandonakes 

Photos show effects of bullying

Photos show effects of bullying

Maria Kalaitzandonakes January 22, 2013

Bullying is a rampant crime in high school. Almost no one gets out unscathed. I asked a few brave souls to revisit a time when they were bullied, to write the words said to them, and to let me write...

Army Ants members work hard on their second robot.
Photo by John Gillis

CACC Skill Expo welcomes future students

Maria Kalaitzandonakes January 16, 2013

Tomorrow from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. the Columbia Area Career Center hosts an open house open for community members. Visitors will be able to talk with teachers, see the work CACC students have been working...

RBHS hosts historic night for 8-9th grade

RBHS hosts historic night for 8-9th grade

Maria Kalaitzandonakes January 9, 2013

At 5 p.m. RBHS was as alive as any school day is. Students passed in and out of the corridors, talking loudly, dragging their  parents in tow. These are the future ninth and tenth graders that will make...

Bluestem Missouri Crafts resides on South Ninth Street. Photo by Asa Lory

Blue Stem renders customer speechless

Maria Kalaitzandonakes January 9, 2013

When I was a child there were two classifications for stores. The “you can’t touch anything in here, or I’m going to have to sell you to the store owner to pay them back” kind and the “you can...

Students who help translate for their parents have many responsiblities, one of them being filling out checks in English. Parents sign the check after the child fills out the check, making it legal tender. Photo by Paige Kiehl.

Kids serve as interpreters for parents

Maria Kalaitzandonakes January 9, 2013

At the end of each month, senior Taw Taw’s father comes to him with an outstretched arm. In his callused hand is a blank check. Taw puts it on the table, and with his new English skills, writes the...

My big fat Greek Christmas

My big fat Greek Christmas

Maria Kalaitzandonakes December 21, 2012

Click here to listen to Maria read her commentary. Most days,  my life with a Greek father is normal. Occasionally conversations switch between English and Greek, and we do cook with a lot of olive...

Art by Richard Sapp

Joyful Columbia College lighting

Maria Kalaitzandonakes November 29, 2012

Quick Details: What - Lighting of Columbia College  When - Friday, Nov. 30 at 4:45 p.m. Where - Columbia College main campus When we are kids, the holiday time was a fast paced whirl of magic. Come...

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