Food

University of Minnesota Extension is offering two courses to help food service establishments meet the educational requirements for Certified Food Managers. Certification renewal for food managers will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. It will be held at the Midtown Office Complex in St. Cloud. Certified Food Managers need four…

University of Minnesota Extension is offering two courses to help food service establishments meet the educational requirements for Certified Food Managers. Certification renewal for food managers will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13. It will be held at the Midtown Office Complex in St. Cloud. Certified Food Managers need four…

?ÄúWhat?Äôd life be without homegrown tomatoes, Only two things that money can?Äôt buy, that?Äôs true love and homegrown tomatoes.?Äù ~ G. Clark 1983 These song lyrics may reflect a Minnesotan?Äôs anticipation of the first ?Äúhomegrown?Äù tomato of the season. Preserved as juice, salsa, stewed, dried, jam or even pickled, tomatoes are the most popular home…

Freezing is a quick and convenient way to preserve sweet corn. If you have the freezer space, corn is an excellent vegetable to store frozen. If you harvest corn, do it early in the morning before it gets hot. Husk ears and remove silk, then bring a large kettle of water to a boil and…

July brings us the beginning of Minnesota?Äôs home food preservation season. Preserving food at home by either canning, freezing, pickling or drying is both an art and more importantly a science. Be sure to use up-to-date credible resources and utilize research-based preservation methods. Whether you?Äôre making your first batch of salsa or you?Äôve been pressure…

Over the past few years, there has been a steady incline of interest in purchasing and consuming foods that were grown locally. Individual?Äôs may choose to purchase locally grown food for many reasons, including wanting the freshest or best-tasting food, nearly eliminating time and travel from farm to fork, and supporting local economy. A popular…

Food thermometers aren?Äôt just for holiday turkeys and roasts anymore. They?Äôre for all cuts of meat and poultry, including hamburgers, chicken breasts, and pork chops. As Memorial weekend ushers in grilling season, know that meat and poultry need to be cooked to a safe temperature to destroy harmful bacteria that may be present. The color…

One of the best parts of Thanksgiving dinner is the leftovers. The first step in having safe leftovers is preparing and cooking the food safely. Was a food thermometer used to ensure the turkey and stuffing reached 165 degrees F? After dinner, cooling food correctly is important to prevent foodborne illness as bacteria grow rapidly…

A young women called the extension office asking if you can freeze tomatoes. Yes, you can. She was glad to hear that as she thought it will be nice to enjoy a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich in the winter. Well, tomatoes do freeze well ?Äì but not quite that well! The freezing of tomatoes…

Do you want a cupboard full of home-canned fruit and vegetables? Do you want to freeze vegetables from your garden? Whether you?Äôre growing them or buying them, come learn how to can, freeze, or pickle them safely. Join University of Minnesota food safety extension educator Debbie Botzek-Linn to learn how to preserve your harvest. She…