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Consider These Safe Holiday Food Gift Ideas to Mail
Living in North Dakota has many benefits. We have four seasons, clean air and plenty of space, just to name a few. And we never need to use fake snow to get in the holiday spirit. We usually have...
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Don’t Let Your Cookies Crumble
As my kids have grown up, I always could tell when the holidays were approaching. My children’s behavior becomes exemplary. When they were younger, they picked up their toys without being told, they...
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How Many Calories Do You Consume at the Mall?
Malls these days feature elbow-to-elbow shoppers, and I was among them. As I scrambled from store to store to finish buying gifts for my family, I noticed something interesting: More people were...
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Chase Off the Winter Chill With Chili
One day in our lunchroom, someone was quietly enjoying a bowl of chili. A co-worker launched a discussion about why chili is named as such. After all, it’s not “chilly;” it’s hot. Of course, they were...
View ArticleStreamline Food Preparation But Keep It Healthy
As with many of my peers, I grew up with meals almost completely “made from scratch.” Most of our fruits and vegetables were home-grown and then frozen or canned. I thought bread from the store was a...
View Article8 Questions To Ask About Nutrition Ads And Online Information
If you’ve read popular magazines, surfed the Internet, added a status to Facebook or watched an “infomercial” on TV lately, chances are you’ve seen some enticing health-related advertisements. These...
View ArticleMore Reasons To Enjoy Some Strawberries
I’ll never forget my family’s strawberry-picking expedition, which resulted in 90 pounds of berries to clean, freeze or make into jam. I was a sixth-grader, and that load of berries probably weighed...
View ArticleHave You Tried Any Fermented Foods?
Little Miss Muffet knew what she was doing when she enjoyed her curds and whey. I hope she grabbed her bowl when the spider scared her away. Nursery rhymes aside, “curds and whey” probably could be...
View ArticleHave You Grilled Any Fruits Or Vegetables Lately?
“Mom, this fruit tastes extra sweet!” my daughter remarked as she tasted a slice of grilled pineapple along with a bite of grilled ham. I tasted mine and nodded in agreement. “Why does the pineapple...
View ArticleWhat Do Food Product Dates Mean, Anyway?
“The egg carton date shows the eggs expire today and we’re in the middle of making cookies,” a caller said. “Can we use the eggs, or will we get sick?” “You’ll be fine as long as the eggs have been...
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