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Cookies are delicious, but unbaked dough is unsafe for a number of reasons.
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Tasting cookie dough is hazardous for new reasons

Flour and some other grain-based foods have also been linked to foodborne illness outbreaks

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Do you ever taste cookie dough? Licking the mixing spoon or pinching a chunk of batter from the bowl can be tempting. If you said “yes, I taste raw cookie dough,” give yourself a pat on the back for your honesty. Now I need to tell you to avoid the temptation of tasting raw doughs
Squash is a winter treat
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Squash is a winter treat

There’s a near endless variety of winter squash — and recipes to use them in

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Winter squash come in various shapes, sizes and textures in shades of green, yellow, orange, white and even blue. Their tough outer rind sets them apart from their summer cousins (zucchini, patty pan and crookneck squash) which are harvested while immature and their skins are soft and tender. Because of their extended growing time, winter
Try creating your own pizza with a variety of toppings and ingredients from each of the food groups.
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Pizza party

Prairie Fare: Don’t feel guilty, well-chosen toppings can make your pizza a healthful menu option

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Do you recall your first experience with pizza? The first time I tried pizza, at about age five, I was not sold on it. In fact, I couldn’t imagine why anyone wanted to eat it on a regular basis. I was enticed by TV ads that said pizza made from the kit being advertised was
We’ll skip the cake and pay attention to healthy options on the 20th birthday of this food column.
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It’s been 20 years of food tips

Prairie Fare: In that time this column has covered topics from apples to zucchini and everything in between

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What would you think about writing a weekly column?” a couple of editors from the NDSU Extension Service asked me. “What if no papers run it?” I responded. “Oh, they will,” they replied in unison. “Writing something new every week can get to be a grind, though,” one of them added. “And what if the
Squash comes in all sizes, shapes and colours and they all taste great.
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Squash are nutrition all-stars

Prairie Fare: They’re decorative, but they’re also delicious and healthy

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We live an exciting life,” my husband commented as he flipped a butternut squash on its side. We were at a grocery store on a Saturday evening. An attractive display of colourful squash and pumpkins caught my eye, and I pulled my phone out of my purse to take a photo. I stepped back to
A healthy breakfast can keep us energized for longer and keep hunger pangs at bay.
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Does your stomach ever interrupt your work?

Prairie Fare: Eating breakfast has many benefits for people of all ages

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Oh, no, I thought to myself. My stomach was going to growl loudly enough to interrupt a meeting. This is more than a little embarrassing, especially among casual acquaintances. I usually grab a small snack before I go to a 10 a.m. meeting, but I answered a phone call. I grabbed a water bottle and
Apples are healthy foods and are at their best when you eat the whole fruit fresh.
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Enjoy more apples this season

Prairie Fare: Apples are more than just tasty snacks, they’re good for your health

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We didn’t get any apples on our apple tree this year,” my 19-year-old daughter lamented. “Not even one.” My neighbours cut down their aging apple tree last year, so that probably had something to do with our fruitless tree. According to NDSU Extension information written by our horticulture specialists, “many tree fruit cultivars cannot set
A cooked, mechanically tenderized roast should have an internal temperature of 63 C.
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Safe cooking of tenderized meat

It’s all about internal temperatures and flipping

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Did you know that about 20 per cent of Canadian meat is mechanically tenderized? Mechanical tenderization is performed by cutting through the muscle fibres and connective tissues with small blades or needles to improve meat tenderness. While this might bring pounded, Swiss or Salisbury steak to mind, modern tenderizing equipment can pierce meat so finely
VIDEO: Food Matters Manitoba cooks up delicious AGM
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VIDEO: Food Matters Manitoba cooks up delicious AGM

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Youth from the Seven Oaks School Division’s Wayfinders program helped Food Matters Manitoba showcase its food programming at the organization’s recent annual general meeting at the Kitchen Sync in downtown Winnipeg. “They did a vegetarian gyoza and a duck gyoza, they did a pork and elk meatball, as well as a lentil meatball, they did a baguette with a
Almost any vegetable can be successfully pickled to preserve it for later.
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In a pickle over a side dish?

Prairie Fare: Pickles can be made from almost any vegetable or many fruits

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Please enjoy these fresh pickles. Your food will be out shortly,” the server said as she placed a plate of cucumber slices in front of us. They were sprinkled with dill weed and had a nice crunch. I was in a restaurant in another state, and the somewhat sweet yet vinegary flavour and crisp texture

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