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PrairieFare: What’s your game plan for food safety on game day?

The Super Bowl is just around the corner. Game day usually includes bowls and platters of food to serve family and friends. In fact, the Super Bowl is the second largest day for food consumption after Thanksgiving. In other words, the day usually involves a lot of chips and various dips, ...

NDSU Extension offers youth gardening grants

Grants of up to $1,000 for youth gardening projects are available through North Dakota State University Extension. Approximately 50 projects are supported across the state each year. According to NDSU Agriculture Communicaton information, funds may be used to purchase gardening supplies (tools, soil, seeds, plants or containers) and educational supplies. Schools, 4-H clubs, church groups and other youth organizations are encouraged to apply. More than 3,300 youth participated in Junior Master Gardener projects in 2019. These projects included starting school gardens, beautifying ...

The perfect baked potato begins with russets

A fluffy baked potato is a glorious thing, but too often you slice into the potato and it is shiny and waxy, not light and creamy in texture. Baking a potato is the easiest thing in the world, right? Then why are so many potatoes lacking in texture and flavor? First, for the traditional ...

Layered Taco Dip

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Grow Houseplants with style and convenience in mind

It starts with one plant on a sunny windowsill then morphs into an impenetrable jungle. You may feel you need a machete to reach each individual plant to water and tend. Clear the way to improved growing conditions and convenient care while showcasing every plant with style. Group plants ...

Prairie Fare: Bake some comforting biscuits this winter

All restaurants and stores were closed due to the blizzard, and I was in search of comfort food for brunch. Biscuits and scrambled eggs with the leftover holiday ham sounded tasty to me. “Do we have any canned biscuits?” I asked as I searched the fridge. “I don’t think so,” my ...