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Winter appetites call for hearty soups, stews and bread.

What's Cookin': Winter warmers lift spirits

By now most of us would like to have a little talk with Mother Nature about the possibilities of an early spring. The enchantment of those first fluffy snowflakes has...

news / food Mon, Mar 04, 2013 - 10:12am

The quintessential February food - stews, casseroles and Minnesota hotdishes - is featured in the cookbook, benefiting not only palates, but global missions.

What's Cookin': Bethany's cookbook benefits missions, delights taste buds

Readers frequently tell me that what they like about this column is that it is filled with mostly simple, everyday food that is easy to prepare. There is no better...

news / food Mon, Feb 25, 2013 - 9:36am

Beef stew is sure to draw ahhhs. Linda Smith, for the Park Rapids Enterprise

What's Cookin': Frigid winter weather stirs appetites for comfort food

The brutally cold weather we've been experiencing lately calls for warm, savory comfort foods. Serving a lettuce salad with cold cubed chicken or turkey on it I can guarantee you...

news / food Mon, Jan 28, 2013 - 11:49am

Pearl Olson was remembered at her funeral for her custom of eating peas. Photo by Linda Smith, for the Park Rapids Enterprise

A 'pearl' of wisdom: Eat peas with a spoon

Saturday I attended the funeral of Pearl Olson, who was 100 years old at the time of her death. Pearl was a longtime Nevis first grade teacher and my husband's...

news / food / entertainment Mon, Jan 21, 2013 - 10:54am

Every day can be a "Souper Bowl" day. Photo by Linda Smith, For the Park Rapids Enterprise

Winter is season for soup

As I'm writing this, the smells of a very large stockpot of homemade turkey wild rice soup are wafting in from the kitchen. I'm afraid there isn't a recipe to...

news / food Mon, Jan 14, 2013 - 10:06am

'Off the deck' concert to be held in Mills

An "off the deck" concert will be held Sunday at the Cultural Center in New York Mills, during which local Otter Tail County musicians in the reggae/jazz band MOTU will...

entertainment / food Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 4:07pm

BizWorks meeting to be held

The next BizWorks meeting will be held from 8-9 a.m. Sept. 6 at Harvest Thyme Bistro in Wadena, said a press release sent to the Pioneer Journal. The featured speaker...

food / business / education Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 4:06pm

WDC board addresses bus, lunch, custodial changes

The Wadena-Deer Creek board addressed after-school busing and custodial schedules Monday in their August meeting at the elementary media center. The board approved an after-school bus program for the first...

education / food / news Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 4:00pm

Sharon Heinen

Benefit planned for paramedic

Sharon Heinen of Wadena helped save lives as a paramedic, and now she is fighting for her own life and undergoing treatments for breast cancer. A dinner and silent auction...

news / food Mon, Aug 27, 2012 - 12:46pm

Ray Buettner makes the most out of this sunny afternoon in his garden. Potatoes were ripe for the picking from Buettner's backyard during these last weeks of August. Journal photo by Cara Newberry.

Photo of the Day: Potatoes for the picking

Ray Buettner makes the most out of Wednesday afternoon in his garden. Potatoes are ripe for the picking during these last weeks of August. Journal photo by Cara Newberry. If...

outdoors / food Wed, Aug 22, 2012 - 2:16pm

Photo by Brian Hansel
Porkfection's Erik Osberg, left, and Paul Hunke work on their pork ribs entry as Willie Osberg looks on Aug. 4. Osberg, Hunke and Dr. Ryan Anderson took first place in the chicken wings competition.

Rose City BBQ, Porkfection win Pig and Wing

The third annual Pig and Wing competition drew a field of 32 professional and amateur entries Aug. 4 at the Wadena Elks Lodge. Rose City BBQ was the winning team...

food / business Sat, Aug 11, 2012 - 5:52pm

Photo by Brian Hansel
Bob Miller of Big Bob's Smoky Bones prepares his pork ribs during the third annual Pig and Wing Challenge Aug. 4 at Wadena Elks Lodge. The Wadena native also makes his own sauce for his food.

Cook, former Wadena resident living his dream

Bob Miller was cooking pork ribs last Saturday in what practically used to be his backyard. The former Wadena resident grew up on the northwest side of town. As Miller...

food / business Sat, Aug 11, 2012 - 10:51am

Wadena Rotary park feed is top notch

From the moment I plopped down next to a busy group of Rotarians in Burlington Northern Park Thursday, I knew they meant business. Rotarians and other community volunteers were setting...

opinion / food Sat, Aug 11, 2012 - 9:05am

Managing the horns of the devil

Growing up, my family had a black and white console television that only got two channels. I remember the TV being on from early morning until late at night when...

opinion / food / entertainment Sat, Aug 11, 2012 - 9:05am

Photos by Rachelle Klemme
John Steffenson stocks ice cream in the frozen foods section after the arrival of a new Wednesday morning shipment. Verndale Grocery and Treasures Too, owned by Wadena County Developmental Achievement Center, opened July 12.

Verndale residents gain grocery store

Verndale has a grocery store once again, now owned by Wadena County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC). The business, which is half grocery store and half thrift store, was opened July...

business / food Sat, Aug 04, 2012 - 12:00am

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