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PrairieFare: Ask yourself some heart-health questions

At this time of the year, you probably are seeing heart-shaped boxes and bags of candy in pink or red-themed bags beckoning you from the shelves of grocery or department stores. You might be enticed to buy a box for yourself or your sweetie. You work hard. You deserve a treat, right? These ...

Decadent Dessert Dip

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Houseplants become more active as days get longer

Houseplants are quick to tell you when they need help. They display discolored leaves, drooping stems, and little or no growth. That usually gives you enough time to make things right. “Plants send signals simply by the way they look,” said Dawn Pettinelli, an Extension educator at the ...

Keep houseplants healthy while keeping pets safe

You love them both – your pets and houseplants – but it can be challenging to safely raise them together in the same house. Reduce the risk by selecting pet-safe plants and safely managing houseplant pest problems. Avoid problems by selecting plants suited to your home’s growing ...

Let’s Cook: The Valentine Box

Sometime do you need both a joy and a challenge? The two can come from the same activity this month, and that activity is making a Valentine box. It has been many years since my school days but hardly a year passes that I do not take the time to make a Valentine Box. Last year’s Valentine ...

PrairieFare: How often do you eat fish or shellfish?

Have you ever had “food regrets”? I’m not referring to eating way too much food at Thanksgiving or other holidays. While I was in Gulfport, Miss., I had the opportunity to try a food that I have pretty much avoided since childhood. Do you know what foods the Gulf Coast is noted for? ...