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Annual food safety reminder

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 10, 2012

Many of us have fond memories of family picnics and outdoor cooking from childhood. All you needed was a blanket and some food and you could set up a picnic on your lawn, at a park or even in the living room in the winter. Today, grills are prominent features on most patios and decks.

Did you know?, Livestock, News

Dying art of pig pickin’ seeks revival

By Harriet Mcleod August 10, 2012

Charleston, S.C. / Reuters / For much of the United States, barbecue means grilling outdoors, but in the South the traditional method is slow roasting a whole hog over wood embers all day or all night. Only 10 to 15 restaurants in the South still cook hogs the slow way, over wood, according to John

Country Crossroads, News

Get ready for barbecue season

By Julie Garden-Robinson June 5, 2012

Get a clean plate to retrieve food from the grill. Check. Bring a thermometer to measure internal temperature. Check. Retrieve grill brush from storage to clean the grill. Wait a second! As I was helping prepare a meal on our outdoor grill, I paused to check my Facebook page. One of my Facebook friends had

Beef cattle, Livestock

The Big Chill

May 12, 2011

Barbecues are sitting idle across the U.S. as unseasonably cold, damp weather keeps people cooking indoors. “We are not going to invest in good steaks just to cook them on top of the stove,” Mary Jane Kasper of suburban Chicago said. That attitude has been typical this spring as cookouts have been rained out from

Country Crossroads, Other livestock, Poultry

Recipe Swap – for Apr. 21, 2011

By Lorraine Stevenson April 21, 2011

What’s the weather like?” inquired the office clerk one day last week when I dropped in on an errand. Her smile said it all. She just wanted to hear someone say it again; it was a brilliant sunny day outside, warm enough for shirt sleeves. These first days of warmth and light after another long

Country Crossroads, Poultry

More Than One Way To Cook A Turkey

By Julie Garden-Robinson December 16, 2010

In cooking, sometimes experience is the best teacher. Christmas always serves as a good reminder because the stakes are high and the main course is big. The first time I cooked a turkey, I didn’t have a large enough pan. I squeezed the bird into the one that I had, so I ended up with

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Think Marinades Before Firing Up The Grill – for Aug. 5, 2010

By Julie Garden-Robinson August 5, 2010

Consider using a marinade when you grill this summer. Using a marinade has been shown to decrease the amount of heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which can be formed during the cooking process by the action of high temperatures or a direct flame on beef, chicken, fish and other foods high in protein. Some laboratory studies have

News

Morden To Host Traditional BBQ Competition – for Jul. 29, 2010

By Lorraine Stevenson July 29, 2010

The best seats in the house for this event are definitely downwind. You’ll want to line up for a mouthwatering sample afterward too. About 25 teams are expected to fire up their barbecues for the 2010 Manitoba Open Barbecue Championship August 28 and 29 in Morden, a newcomer event on the Manitoba festival scene that’s

Country Crossroads

Cooking With Grandchildren

By Colleen Gengler September 10, 2009

For some grandparents it is common for kids to help in the kitchen. For others, special-occasion baking might be the extent of kids helping out. Here are some suggestions to get enthused about cooking and baking together. Keep a sense of humour when you work with kids in the kitchen. Begin with talking about family

Beef cattle, Country Crossroads

Test Your Grilling Knowledge

By Glenyce Peterson-vangsness July 2, 2009

Safe food handling is always important, but grilling can bring special challenges. Take this quiz to see if you are doing all you can to prevent foodborne illnesses while grilling up those summer meals. Q. Is it safe or unsafe to marinate meat and poultry on the kitchen counter? A. Bacteria grows rapidly at room

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle, hog futures rise on first WASDE since September

U.S. export sales include only small soybean business to China

U.S. corn and soybean yields revised down by USDA

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