My mom was excessively neat. The house was immaculate, and dust was her sworn enemy. I know that I severely aggravated her as a child because I didn’t share her inclination for order and cleanliness. Not surprisingly, my mom vigorously cleaned up her flower gardens each fall. Many Dakota ...
“Did you use a recipe?” my husband asked. I didn’t appreciate the tone of his question. “I loosely followed a recipe,” I replied. I had made biscuits and sausage gravy, a food he had grown up eating. I didn’t like the gravy as thick as he made it. We compromised, and the next ...
Minot’s Best Bites delivered a night of food, fun and community connection on Aug. 27, with nearly 6,000 samples served as local restaurants showcased some of the best flavors the community has to offer. Presented by Aspire Credit Union, the event brought together 16 local food vendors at Citizens Alley. In total, 5,960 samples were sold, with 13 of the 16 participating vendors selling out. Taking the top spot for the night was Iron Horse Kitchen and Bar, which sold an impressive 651 sliders, making its sliders the most popular individual item of the event. In addition to ...
I recall my neighbor’s prolific apple tree that we would help harvest every fall. It was a very tall tree, so harvesting apples required a ladder. I guess no one ever pruned the tree. Maybe it just seemed enormous because I was small back then. We enjoyed apple pie, apple crisp, apple ...
I've had the opportunity to garden in North Dakota for the past four years. Looking back on my time here, I have a few lessons to share. 1. Learn to love cool-weather crops. North Dakota’s short growing season means creative thinking. One way to achieve a longer growing season is to use ...
Fall is upon us, and we are starting to see color changes in the landscape. Now is the time of year when greenhouses and nurseries, along with big-box stores, are flooded with chrysanthemums. Mums are great for fall decor and stand out as a wonderful container plant on porches. Unfortunately, ...
