Although some people prefer the same foods every day or must eat the same items daily because that’s all they have available to them, most of …
Recently, in the mail, I received a flier hoping to persuade me to purchase an item. As I was throwing it away, a short paragraph caught my ey…
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this column of Dr. Rosmann’s from 2013.
Again it is time to explore a food item of other countries as some of their foods and ingredients are different than that of the majority of p…
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Rosmann column from November 2013.
Christmas season is upon us, and with that comes all the hustle and bustle of preparations. But what does Christmas really mean? It is a relig…
Editor’s note: Please enjoy the following Dr. Rosmann column from November, 2013.
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Preparing a Thanksgiving dinner may be stressful because of lack of experience, family issues, or other situations. While preparing this artic…
Last month two military veterans who live in a rural areas wrote to me; the first asked me to write about the origins of Veterans Day; the sec…
A vegetable I do not see much information about are turnips. Turnip’s scientific name is Brassica rapa and are a biennial member of the mustar…
Most people are familiar with the prayer: “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I…
One of the abundances of fall is the many variety of cabbages. It is an old vegetable, like many other foods, having a 4,000 year history. The…
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this column from October, 2013.
The brilliant red, yellow and orange colors of fall adorn the landscape now. As we begin to spend more time in our homes due to an earlier dar…
“Can I see your scratch?” my 4-year-old granddaughter asked when she visited me at a Des Moines hospital in January. I had undergone triple co…
Throughout this COVID pandemic there are many situations of food suppliers with various organizations and people helping people.
It is time for many children to go back to school. The national, state, and local authorities have decided, along with the local school board,…
Summer and ice cream go together. Winter, spring and fall also go together with ice cream.
Editor’s note: Please enjoy this Dr. Mike Rosmann column from 2013.
The garden you excitedly planted last spring may be producing more vegetables than you can keep up with. What does one do with it, other than …
Do you have a bucket list? You know, the list of things you hope to accomplish before you “kick the bucket?” Now, my bucket list is full of th…
This year is testing the endurance of nearly everyone in the US and around much of the world. It’s still too early to tell how the co-occurrin…
How about a Persian Apple shortcake with whipped topping for dessert? Have you ever eaten one? Yes, you have probably have.
Cows were the next livestock after sheep and goats to be domesticated by our farming ancestors some 9,000 years ago; domestication of pigs fol…
Those of us with gardens may soon be able to harvest lettuces. There even may be some volunteer plants coming up here and there. If one just p…
Recently we burned our CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) land and an adjoining parcel of CRP ground owned by another person who had the good …
Many parents now have had the experience of home schooling their children. I hope it was a stimulating experience for both you and your child.…