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Wild Game Recipes

Fall... for many it involves changing of clothing choices, for some it is about Halloween and Thanksgiving, but for many Minnesotans, it also means, hunting season! This week, we will feature some new ideas for venison, duck and pheasant. Good Luck to all the hunters out there - and be safe!...

Thanksgiving Recipes with a Twist

It’s time for most of us to start thinking about our Thanksgiving menus, and many times it feels like the menu for Thanksgiving has been decided for us. This year, if you wanted to keep a traditional menu, but with a bit of a twist, we have a few ideas to help you mix it up! See if any of these...

Have Halloween Candy Leftovers?

BUT WAIT... Now that Halloween is over, what do you do with all that leftover candy? (Said no one - ever!) But for those of you looking for an option, here are a few suggestions on ways to use it all up! We’ve also included a few other options for the autumn and to keep the fall flavors on the...

Halloween Happiness - Part 2

This week, we are featuring some adult Halloween Party menu ideas that are worthy of any gathering! Here are some spooktacular recipes to get you started. Surely some of the drinks could be made into a mocktail version with a slight recipe alteration. Have fun, be creative, and be safe! Happy...

Halloween Happiness - Part 1

Halloween is going to be here soon and all the cute, and not so cute (scary), costumes will be showcased at many of the local community events and parties. If you are having a party or just want to make Halloween a little “extra” for your family this year, you need to try some of these creative...

Unique Slow Cooker Recipes

We just recently heard a new term that just had to be explored - Crocktober! October is the time of year full of slow cooker recipes. Recipes that help us make a transition from hot summer days to cooler temperatures and comfort foods, but with the simplicity of a slow cooker! Win! Win! Mocha...

Fall Comfort Food Recipes

Happy Fall! It doesn’t quite feel much like fall just yet - but the signs are there. You can hear the rustling of leaves and see the color popping on the treetops. This week, we are starting to think about comfort foods. Enjoy! Pumpkin Pancakes Total Time: 30 Min. Servings: 2 1/3 C. all-...

Apple Season Recipes Part 2

Welcome to week number two, featuring apples! This week, we will feature some favorite ways to enjoy apples - in desserts! We made the Apple Pecan Cake with Caramel Glaze this past week for a birthday gathering, and it was a HUGE hit! We gave out multiple copies of the recipe, with a note on the...

It's Fall - and Apple Season!

Apple Season! So many wonderful memories revolve around fall, its cooler weather, and wonderful homemade foods. A fall staple in many houses are apples! This is the first of a two-week series on everything apples! Truthfully, we could do a month or more just on apples! This week, we look at more...

Darlene Dixon Revisited

This week, we will revisit two of Darlene Dixon’s Columns from September 1990. Country canning never was so good as it is today. In spring we can purchase the finest seeds and plants, which will yield the best. Last year, just as our tomatoes were ripe and ready for picking, we had a “big”...