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March is a great time to prune many shrubs, but not all

Don’t prune your forsythia, lilac or mock orange yet. Anything you cut off now will result in that much less of a flower show this spring. Except for these and many other spring-flowering shrubs, however, March is a fine time for pruning many trees and shrubs. It’s easy to see what to cut ...

Poach boneless chicken breasts for flavor, tenderness

This time of year, boneless, skinless chicken breasts are my go-to protein. You can add them to a grain bowl, a green salad or Caesar, or shred them to make chicken salad, soup, casseroles, one-pot meals, etc. But so often they are dried out and tasteless. You know what I mean: that flat, ...

Book addresses gardening, tree planting on northern prairie

“Let’s Grow on the Northern Prairie” by Eric Bergeson is a book about beautifying the region with hardy trees and effective annual and perennial plantings. Bergeson, of Fertile, Minn., spoke at Gardening Saturday at the North Central Experiment Station, Minot, last March, and stopped ...

PrairieFare: Cancer screening can save your life

“A box arrived for you this afternoon,” my husband said. I was not expecting a box. “Is it a small box or a big box?” I asked. Maybe it was a late Christmas gift, I thought to myself. “It’s a medium-sized box,” he replied. I saw the box on the table inside our front ...

Let’s Cook: 36 lemon meringue pies sold!

What is it that attracts many people to lemon meringue pie? It could be the unique flavor of lemons – zesty, sharp, and refreshing? Maybe it is the meringue that is sweet and swirled into cloud of lightness and paired with the invigorating lemon filling that sends one’s taste buds ...