Get ready for our next Down Country Road's cookbook. Yes we're going to have a contest to award the best chefs (you get to vote too). We'll give you all the details a little later. Great things are coming to our lifestyle recipe section. Right now we need you to start showing us your best.
Starting Jan. 26, you've got a whole new reason--and a whole new season--to celebrate. It's the start of the 15-day Chinese New Year festival and the first day of lunar year 4707, the Year of the Ox.
Chinese New Year is all about spectacle, from the fireworks and dancing dragons to the fabulous food. That's why it's a holiday anyone can enjoy and a perfect time to host a party with a surefire theme and plenty of crowd-pleasing surprises.
Star and Stripes adorn Old Glory.
She stands high above and waves
over patriots still living
and heroes in their graves.
A fun page for kids with Smart Stuff from Twig Walkingstick and an assortment of puzzles, jokes and fun facts.
An Oklahoma secretLined with lovely old buildings on bricked streets and exuding small town friendliness, Pauls Valley, Okla., is a charming place with some of the state's most interesting shops.
Catwalk-worthy coveralls
Right about the time of the first snowfall, every winter, my mom would decide that Dad's coveralls were too worn to last one more season.
Bloggers + Idaho Potatoes =True Love Peel potatoes, quarter, place in a medium pan, add salt, cover with water and heat to boiling. 2 medium Idaho Yukon Gold Potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped 4 large Poblano chiles 1 Tbsp. dried Herbs de Provence, divided 2/3 cup grated Asiago cheese, divided 1/3 cup grated Idaho Yukon Gold potato, skin on 3/4 cup peeled, cooked, and mashed Idaho Yukon Gold potatoes 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1/2 tsp.
DOL to re-propose 'parental exemption' of child labor in agriculture rule The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division on Feb. 1 announced that it will re-propose the portion of its regulation on child labor in agriculture interpreting the "parental exemption." We will continue to work closely with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ensure that our child labor in agriculture rule generally, and the parental exemption specifically, fully reflect input from rural communities." The department published and invited public comments on its proposed rule on ...
Gardeners gear up for spring gardening "We need to be getting our gardens ready right now for our cool-season crops," stressed Ray Ridlen, horticulture and agriculture educator for the Oklahoma County OSU Cooperative Extension Service. Ridlen will help gardeners learn the best methods for getting those plants in the ground as he hosts a free "Early Season Vegetables" seminar Feb. 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at the Oklahoma County OSU Extension Center. On Feb. 13, a "Lawn Management" seminar has also been scheduled at the OSU ...
Extension, American Brahman Breeders to host BIF Research Symposium The 44th Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium and annual meeting will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Houston on April 18 to 20. This year's meeting is hosted by Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension Animal Science and the American Brahman Breeders Association. The symposium will also host a variety of events on April 19 and April 20, including presentations on current beef issues, committee sessions to discuss current research, an educational event hosted by the American ...
Scientists say red meat vital for a healthy diet The exclusion of red meat from the Harvard guide contrasts with USDA's MyPlate, which counts lean cuts of beef, ham, and other red meats as good proteins sources for a healthy diet. Some nutritionists point out that by excluding red meat from guidelines, Harvard scientists are ignoring significant benefits of red meat in the diet. Lean red meat, like the kind tested in the Meat Science study, is easy to find.
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