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Dear Pryde’s Friends, Thank you for all your kindness and well wishes! For our employee and customers protection we will be offering curbside pickup on the 40th street side (door on the hill) from 10-2! Please call or email us for any cooking question or need! louise@prydeskitchen.com 816-531-5588 For Ashleigh’s bake shop, call her at 816-598-3283 Don't forget to check on your elderly neighbors!! Peace,Louise

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I am constantly learning from our Pryde’s customers to approach things in a different light. Today, “Richard” was in seeking a grapefruit spoon for his butternut squash. What a simply brilliant alternative to the slow-stranding fork. He expertly said, “butter, garlic and a little parmesan and you are set!” I would have NEVER thought of a grapefruit spoon for such a simple task. Perhaps that is why I don’t bake squash more often even though I have a terrific recipe that I will share below. Last month it was a useful tip from “Carol” about Kansas City’s own Vain vanilla. Carol...

Yesterday was a bittersweet day for me. Our beloved 17 year employee Jim Fries officially retired and it was his last day. It was a sweet afternoon of current and former employees sprinkling him with love and well wishes.  Jim came to us by way of his son,  my high school friend, Blake Fries. I had known him throughout my growing up as Mr. Fries “the executive” in his former career. He had just “retired” and I think I strong-armed him by saying “wouldn’t it be fun if you came to work at Pryde’s a couple of days a week?”...

 Dear Friends, Fall is here and my culinary skills always improve with the welcome change in the weather. I was recently so inspired by my neighbors and friends, Ryan and Amy, hosting a french fry extravaganza for one of the Chiefs games. Ryan stopped by Pryde's for the perfect tool to create uniform fries and QUICKLY for the party the next day. I told him about my V-Prep mandoline slicer (https://prydeskitchen.com/products/v-prep-by-swissmar-mandoline) that I have used for 15 years and still going strong. The v-prep slices potatoes thick or thin, juliennes or makes the perfect french fry. It is safe and easy...