Grocery stores are finding ways to discourage paper, plastic

You may think you’re making the environmentally responsible choice when you request paper instead of plastic bags in the supermarket. But you would be wrong.

Trading Post: Asparagus Casserole

Ann Nika of Springfield, Ill., has a spring salad recipe that she has been making for get-togethers for more than 10 years. “It is always a favorite with my family and friends,” she said about Penne, Spinach, Asparagus and Cashew Salad.

Sundae best: How to dress up a favorite summer treat

Here’s the scoop on sundaes: They don’t have to be boring. The best-seller at a Springfield Baskin-Robbins remains the classic hot fudge sundae. But gaining in popularity are “layered” premium sundaes. Click inside for some recipes you can try tonight!

The Beer Nut: Hop-ology is a textbook case

Samuel Adams includes a lesson in India pale ales in its new IPA Hop-ology variety 12-pack.

Taste of Travel: The pearl of Clearwater Beach

Like much of Florida’s Gulf Coast, the white-sand shoreline of Clearwater Beach is bustling with water activities such as parasailing, jet skiing, wind surfing, stand-up paddle boarding and good old-fashioned sunset sailing. It is springtime; the air is perfect, the sun shines all day and sets with a magical glow each evening — and there is little humidity this time of year.

Judi Leaming: New recipes ... that’s what friends are for

Inspired by recent meals with friends, food columnist Judi Leaming offers up new recipes, which include Crunchy Tossed Salad, Betty Crocker's Summer Macaroni Salad and Gooey Mixed-Nut Bars.

Kitchen Call: Give a fig on Mother’s Day

If you’re the one doing the cooking this Sunday, try something surprising: fresh figs.

Family Matters: Don’t underestimate the power of play

Children who are provided with new and intentional learning experiences, continuously engaged through positive parent-child interactions, tend to achieve more, with fewer misbehaviors. There are many simple activities that nurture thinking skills, and help to build emotional regulation.

Jim Hillibish: Coleslaw, everyone does it different

Coleslaw recipes in cookbooks often are labeled “cole slaw.” We, of course, find no separation of the cole from the slaw and call it coleslaw. How many types are there? Many.

Mom carries on family's secret Angel food cake tradition

Lori Reardon’s great-grandmother used to make an angel-food cake for each of her 12 grandchildren on their birthdays. Each cake was topped with a rich, “secret” frosting. Now Reardon’s mother makes the angel-food cakes for her extended family -- 24 cakes a year.

The Beer Nut: The Alchemist has a Heady business

Heady Topper. Say those words to a beer geek, and they are likely to start drooling. I’m not talking about just a little wetness at the corner of their mouth. I’m talking full on rivers of drool coming down their faces.

Kitchen Call: Make a sandwich with international flair

Tired of plain old ham and cheese on wheat bread? How about a Cuban or a bahn mi?

Judi Leaming: Vidalia season brings Sweet Onion Casserole

We’re coming into Vidalia (or sweet onion) season, and I feel sure you’ll like Sweet Onion Casserole as much as we did. This comes from the recently published Gooseberry “Simple Shortcuts” cookbook.

Jennifer Mastroianni: Celebrate the Cinco with Fiesta Empanadas

When it comes to Mexican food, tacos, fajitas and burritos easily top the list of American favorites. But if you are cooking to celebrate Cinco de Mayo on Saturday, don’t be so quick to overlook the tasty empanada.

Jim Hillibish: Ole! The legend of Cinco de Mayo

In the case of Cinco de Mayo, we need to get something straight. Most Americans will say it celebrates the Mexican Fourth of July — their independence day. Well, forget that. Sept. 16 is the official Mexican Independence Day.

Jim Hillibish: Jicama is a crunchy, sweet treat

You’ve got a treat in store at the vegetable counter. From November through May, Mexican jicama –– that’s HEE-kah-mah –– is in season.

How to save money on your food bill

When it comes to household budgeting, food is one of the more flexible expenses, says Springfield, Ill., financial counselor Jiffy Johnson. Unlike the rent or phone bill, food spending is usually not fixed, making it a prime area in which to trim pennies.

Trading Post: Try baking with strawberries and rhubarb

Nothing says springtime like strawberries and rhubarb. The Strawberry-Rhubarb Puff, below, is an example.

The Beer Nut: A can’t-miss beer event

The International Festival of Small Brewers and Cider Makers is coming to Worcester, Mass., in June and has the most impressive lineup of breweries and beer I have ever seen.

 

Redwood Valley FFA poultry team dominates state contest

 

Within a flock of birds, those who rise to the top get there by establishing themselves through what is known as the pecking order. Those who dominate the others are at the top of that order.
The Redwood Valley FFA Chapter poultry evaluation team rose to the top of the pecking order in Minnesota this past week during the state FFA convention when it was named the top team in the career development event (CDE).
Not only did the local team establish itself as the best in the state, it did so in dominating fashion.

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