In addition, Trezo now offers extended weekend hours, including a brunch from 11-3 on both Saturday and Sundays. With entrees like Crab Cakes Benedict and Vanilla Maple French Toast, it’s the perfect spot to indulge on a lazy, sunny afternoon. The restaurant will remain open all day on Sundays, with dinner from 3-8 p.m.

Of course, if you plan on having a bottle of wine or several courses, you’ll probably pay a little more. But a main course for, say, $15 is pretty tough to beat. The Cafe at Briarcliff also offers affordable gourmet eating options, with its diverse menu created by Chef Tom and delivered to your office or event by Catering Director Sophie Frick.

The Cafe is open for breakfast, and Trezo Mare recently added a weekend brunch. In addition, Sugar Mamma’s bakery and ice cream parlor offers breakfast and lunch specials; GreenAcres offers an organic deli and salad bar; and Philly Time serves up authentic cheese steak sandwiches for lunch and dinner.

If you’re someone who loves boutique, local dining, Briarcliff Village is your destination. It’s affordable, delicious and one-of-a-kind.

Of course, if you plan on having a bottle of wine or several courses, you’ll probably pay a little more. But a main course for, say, $15 is pretty tough to beat. The Cafe at Briarcliff also offers affordable gourmet eating options, with its diverse menu created by Chef Tom and delivered to your office or event by Catering Director Sophie Frick.

The Cafe is open for breakfast, and Trezo Mare recently added a weekend brunch. In addition, Sugar Mamma’s bakery and ice cream parlor offers breakfast and lunch specials; GreenAcres offers an organic deli and salad bar; and Philly Time serves up authentic cheese steak sandwiches for lunch and dinner.

If you’re someone who loves boutique, local dining, Briarcliff Village is your destination. It’s affordable, delicious and one-of-a-kind.

Through the end of May, you can receive 15% off all sun protection products and clothing from Sunflower Dermatology. It’s our way of emphasizing the importance of skin protection as we head into summer months. Save on:

• All sunscreen, including SkinCeuticals SPF and Eco Sport SPF
• All SkinCeuticals antioxidants, including CE Ferulic, Phloretin CF, AOX Eye Gel, and NEW Phloretin CF Gel
• Coolibar, UPF sun protective clothing
• Colorescience Sunforgettable powder SPF

Stop in today for all of your sun protection needs. And if you’d like to make an appointment to have your skin checked, give us a call at (816) 472-0400. Have a safe and happy month.

Through the end of May, you can receive 15% off all sun protection products and clothing from Sunflower Dermatology. It’s our way of emphasizing the importance of skin protection as we head into summer months. Save on:

• All sunscreen, including SkinCeuticals SPF and Eco Sport SPF
• All SkinCeuticals antioxidants, including CE Ferulic, Phloretin CF, AOX Eye Gel, and NEW Phloretin CF Gel
• Coolibar, UPF sun protective clothing
• Colorescience Sunforgettable powder SPF

Stop in today for all of your sun protection needs. And if you’d like to make an appointment to have your skin checked, give us a call at (816) 472-0400. Have a safe and happy month.

As part of Heart and Sole, Smart Feet has joined with the University of Kansas Hospital to spearhead Kansas City’s chapter of Reach Out and Read. Based on the principle that “reading is the cornerstone for a healthy life,” Reach Out and Read helps area pediatricians to provide a book with every well-child visit, from birth to age 5. The program targets low-income areas, where literacy rates are lower than the national average.

From now through June 30, Smart Feet is collecting new children’s books for Reach Out and Read. If you’d like to help introduce reading into a child’s life–a simple act that could inspire a love of learning and break the cycle of poverty–please donate at your Briarcliff Village Smart Feet store. We are accepting books appropriate for babies through age 5.

For more information, call the store at (816) 382-3668.

Sugar Mamma’s premium ice cream flavors include: Cotton Candy, Birthday Cake, Maddy’s Mudd, Chocolate Fudge Brownie, Peanut Butter Freak, Sweet Cream, Da Domb and Mint Chip. All cones are baked in house and dipped in chocolate, for that authentic “ice cream parlor” taste and experience.

You can also enjoy various specialty desserts, like banana splits, shakes, smoothies, root beer floats and sundaes. And don’t forget that Sugar Mamma’s is best known for baking some of the best cupcakes in town–perfect in a Cupcake Sundae, their signature ice cream dish.

Sugar Mamma’s cupcakes, breakfast and lunch specials are made fresh daily. To see what’s in store, call (816) 437-8044.

We bake our own waffle cones and bowls in house and dip them in chocolate to give you the ultimate ice cream parlor experence.

As part of Heart and Sole, Smart Feet has joined with the University of Kansas Hospital to spearhead Kansas City’s chapter of Reach Out and Read. Based on the principle that “reading is the cornerstone for a healthy life,” Reach Out and Read helps area pediatricians to provide a book with every well-child visit, from birth to age 5. The program targets low-income areas, where literacy rates are lower than the national average.

From now through June 30, Smart Feet is collecting new children’s books for Reach Out and Read. If you’d like to help introduce reading into a child’s life–a simple act that could inspire a love of learning and break the cycle of poverty–please donate at your Briarcliff Village Smart Feet store. We are accepting books appropriate for babies through age 5.

For more information, call the store at (816) 382-3668.

When they brush their teeth, it is recommended that they use a pea-sized amount of fluoridated toothpaste, and that they should brush for a period of two minutes. It is important to also teach kids to brush their tongue and to gently brush their gums as well.

The number one goal should be to establish the healthy habit of regularly brushing and flossing. But just how do you go about doing that? There are some things you can do to help get your child more interested in taking part of this daily ritual, including:

1. Make it fun. You can do this by letting them choose a new toothbrush every time they need a new one (which is every three to four months, or when the bristles are frayed).
2. Use a reward chart. Kids love to get stickers or checkmarks! You can set up a tooth care reward chart to keep them on track each day. Keep track of each time they do it, and then provide a small reward for doing well.
3. Make it a routine. If you create a morning and evening routine that includes oral care, kids will be more likely to know that it is going to happen, and they will avoid trying to get out if it.
4. Use an electric toothbrush. Not only do kids like them, and some are quite affordable today, but they will help them learn how long to brush as well.
5. See the results. Pick up some disclosure tablets from the drugstore or dentist office that will reveal the job they are doing. After brushing, kids chew the tablet, and it shows all the places they missed. It will help them learn to brush better.
6. Make it musical. Put a CD player near the bathroom with some kids tunes. Each tooth-brushing time, play one song and have them brush through the whole song. You can even dance around some while it plays.

Here’s one of our favorite recipes, made with fresh ingredients from GreenAcres. Be sure to stop by the Farmers’ Market every Thursday from now until fall, and take advantage of the area’s best produce from Kansas and Missouri farmers!

Roasted Rhubarb Salad

Ingredients:

2 cups 1/2-inch pieces fresh rhubarb

2 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon canola oil

1 tablespoon minced shallot

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

8 cups mixed baby greens

1/2 cup crumbled goat cheese or feta

1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted (see Tip)

1/4 cup golden raisins

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Toss rhubarb with sugar in a medium bowl until well coated; let stand, stirring once or twice, for about 10 minutes. Spread in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until just beginning to soften, about 5 minutes. Let cool for about 10 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, whisk vinegar, oil, shallot, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Add greens; toss to coat with the dressing. Divide the greens among 4 plates. Top with the rhubarb, goat cheese (or feta), walnuts and raisins.

Enjoy!