Food

  • Chocolate: The best smell in the world

    By Sandy Holthaus I seriously believe that I remember the first time I smelled chocolate. My mother was baking a cake and I was about 2 or 3. The house smelled wonderful. She frosted the cake with chocolate frosting. When we had desserts at the supper table, they were next to our plates throughout dinner.…

  • Fall’s bounty may bring fruit flies

    By Brenda Postels, U of M Extension A cracked tomato, an overripe banana, an unrinsed beverage can in the recycling bin or a damp mop used to wipe up a punch spill: all are an open invitation to those pesky fruit flies! Fungus gnats and other small flies may invade the home; the most common of…

  • Ketogenic diet

    Leanne McCrate, RD, LD, CNSC Dear Dietitian, My four-year-old son, Alex, has suffered from epilepsy since shortly after birth. He is on medication, but still has as many as five seizures a week. I have been thinking about putting him on a ketogenic diet, as I have heard from other parents that it will reduce…

  • Too many kitties

    By Sandy Holthaus When I was little I was afraid of cats. My Grandma Isabelle had kittens that would sit under the stove in the kitchen and paw at our feet as we ran by. Their little claws hurt and scratched our toes. I was not a fan. I didn’t think they were cute or…

  • Memorable Prom nights – then and now

    Memorable Prom nights – then and now

    When I was in ninth grade I was chosen to be a punch girl at the prom along with my friends Carolyn Scheffler, Susan Skrien and Marilyn Maw. We each bought dresses and did our hair for the event. My dress was a baby blue knee length with cap sleeves. The gym was decorated with…

  • Fiber

    Fiber

    Fiber Dear Dietitian, I have a problem with constipation for the last year, and I am tired of taking laxatives.  Recently, I read that I should be eating 35 grams of fiber per day! That seems impossible!                  Signed, Sarah Dear Sarah, Fiber is a general term referring to…

  • Verklempt

    Verklempt

    Last night I was making invitations for my son’s graduation party. While digging through the “thousands” of pictures on my external hard drive I found several Last night I was making invitations for my son’s graduation party. While digging through the “thousands” of pictures on my external hard drive I found several videos too. I…

  • Reducing salt in diet

    Dear Dietitian, I have just been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and have been told to follow a low salt diet. I have been trying, but it really seems almost impossible! Can you help?                  Signed, Frustrated Dear Frustrated, Low sodium diets are often prescribed for patients with congestive…

  • Cottage food producer food safety training in St. Cloud

    Do you currently or want to make and sell baked goods, home-canned pickles, salsa, jam and jellies? The Cottage Food Producer Food Safety Training is for you. Attend 1-5 p.m. Saturday, April 21, at the St. Cloud Extension Regional Office. This advanced safe food handling course focuses on aspects of cottage food products including baked,…

  • Cottage Food Producer Food Safety Training to be held in Alexandria

    Do you make and sell baked goods, home-canned pickles, salsa, jam and jellies? Are you a cottage food producer? If you are, attend the Cottage Food Producer Food Safety Training 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, at the Douglas County Extension Office, Alexandria. This advanced safe food handling course focuses on aspects of cottage food products…

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