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Next Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day. Originally called Decoration Day it was conceived as a way to honor those who had given their all for their country. Although it is not certain where the tradition started, President Lyndon Johnson in 1966 declared Waterloo, N.Y., the official birthplace of Decoration or Memorial Day since this was the first state to officially recognize the holiday in...
When spring arrives, so does asparagus. This week’s cook column is dedicated to asparagus, that wonderful vegetable that helps announce the arrival of spring. The name asparagus comes from the Greek word asparagos. Asparagus is currently cultivated around the world, but its origin is the East Mediterranean area. The cultivation of asparagus...
April is National Pecan month. This week’s column is going to explore the history of the pecan and provide some unusual pecan recipes. The pecan is the only major tree nut that grows naturally in North America and is considered one of its most valuable nut species.
Native Americans first cultivated the pecan tree and it was used in the...
This week’s cook is a relative newcomer to Humboldt, having lived here only five years. Samantha Eastman grew up in northern California where she lived in a beautiful valley surrounded by the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and the Sierra Nevada mountains. She chose to settle in Humboldt because she found it a beautiful area that reminds her of a...
This year Easter falls on March 31. Thoughts of decorated Easter eggs and hunts, the Easter Bunny, and preparations for Holy Week will consume the next couple of weeks. This is how Easter is celebrated in the United States, but other countries celebrate differently. This cook column is going to look at some of the Easter customs from around...
This week’s cook is a Humboldt native who moved to Arizona for a while, but came back and settled in Humboldt. Molly Peaton is the daughter of Linda and Bruce Gunderson. A graduate of Humboldt High School and Iowa Central Community College, Molly works as an operator in the Pharmaceutical Finishing Department at Boehringer Ingelheim (formerly...
