food

It's Farmers Market Season!

Area Farmers Markets have begun their season, selling many home-grown produce and homemade products. This week, we have included three recipes using items now available: Rhubarb Breakfast Cake; Goat Cheese, Radish and Kale Spread; Honey Roasted Beets and Carrots. If you have a favorite dish...

More Backyard Cookout Recipes

This week again, we will have recipes for your backyard cookouts. If you have a favorite grilling or side, that you would like to share, send it in! Recipes, with photo (and a short story/history), if available, can be submitted to ads@thedrummer.com. Sparkling Summer Lemonade Level: Easy...

Butterfly Food Recipe

YIELD: 1000 SERVINGS (I THINK!) Butterfly Food Recipe https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/86777/easy-homemade-butterfly-feeder/ This easy homemade butterfly food recipe can be made at home with ingredients you likely already have and then hung to attract and feed butterflies. Kids will love...

Backyard Cookout Recipes

Kick-off to Summer Grilling Recipes

Memorial Day (unofficial grilling season kick-off), is only a few weeks away. For the upcoming weeks, we will have recipes for your backyard cookouts. If you have a favorite grilling or side, that you would like to share, send it in! Recipes, with photo (and a short story/history), if available,...

Recipes for Your Mother's Day Celebration

This week we are focusing on tasty foods for your Mother’s Day celebration. If you have a favorite dish, that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you! Recipes, with photo (and a short story/history), if available, can be submitted to ads@thedrummer.com. Raspberry Sunrise Mimosa...

Recipes for Cinco de Mayo

In our column this week, we have selected a few recipes for those who are planning on celebrating Cinco de Mayo. If you have a favorite dish, that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you! Recipes, with photo (and a short story/history), if available, can be submitted to ads@...

One-Dish Meals

This week we put together some springtime recipes, hoping it will bring a warming change to our weather. All can be considered “one dish meals,” and prepared in under an hour (except for the cake). If you have a favorite dish, that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you! Recipes,...

Safely using manure and compost this spring - food safety guidelines

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu Animal-based soil amendments such as composted manure and poultry litter can build the health, tilth, fertility and water hold capacity of your soil. They can also be a great way to use resources you might have on the farm such as manure...

Light Recipes for Spring

If you have a favorite dish, that you would like to share, we would love to hear from you! Recipes, with photo (and a short story/history), if available, can be submitted to ads@thedrummer.com. Three-citrus Lemonade 5 lemons 5 limes 5 oranges 3 quarts water 1-1/2 to 2 cups sugar Squeeze the...