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Start your party right with these fabulous appetizers 1 large baguette It’s that time of year 1 stick butter, melted where gatherings happen in 6 cloves garlic, minced greater frequency. So, 2 tablespoons freshly chopped whether it’s for Christmas, parsley New Year’s or just a plain kosher salt old get-together, be prefreshly ground black pepper pared for whatever invita1 cup shredded mozzarella tion comes your way with 1 cup shredded fontina one of these delicious appeCOOKING tizers. When you arrive at a Preheat oven to 350 degrees. WITH KRISTIN party with one of these Using a serrated knife, crosshatch By Kristin Kveno dishes, you’ll be the night’s baguette, making slices every inch VIP in no time. These reciin both directions and making sure not to slice pes are simple but tasty and bring the through the bottom of baguette. In a small bowl, right pizazz to any gathering. stir together melted butter, garlic and parsley — season with salt and pepper. Brush baguette Every time I serve this appetizer, the crowd goes wild. It’s easy to make, but the results are with melted butter mixture, making sure to get an ooey-gooey, unbelievably divine cheesy-carb inside crosshatches. Stuff each crosshatch with mozzarella and fontina and wrap bread comcreation. pletely in foil. Bake until cheese is melted, and Cheesy Garlic Pull-Apart bread is warm and toasty for 20 minutes. Let https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/ recipes/a49850/cheesy-garlic-pull-apart-bread- cool 5 minutes, then serve. n recipe/
MDA sets dicamba restrictions ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Department of Agriculture recently announced it will work with the makers of four dicamba herbicide products and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement state-specific use restrictions for Minnesota during the 2022 growing season. The restrictions are aimed at curbing off-site movement of the products. The affected dicamba formulations are Engenia by BASF, FeXapan by Corteva, Tavium by Syngenta, and XtendiMax by Bayer. These are the only dicamba products labeled for use on dicamba-tolerant soybeans. Because of a high number of alleged drift complaints in the 2021 growing season, the MDA plans to register the four products for use in Minnesota in 2022 with the following additional restrictions: No application shall be made south of Interstate 94 after June 12, 2022. North of Interstate 94, use is prohibited after June 30, 2022. No application shall be made if the air temperature of the field at the time of application is over 85 F or if the National Weather Service’s forecasted high temperature for the nearest available location for the day exceeds 85 F. The state-specific restrictions would
require EPA approval and would appear on the federal label for each product. The MDA will also require product makers provide approved education and training of applicators. “The additional restrictions are based on scientific evidence from our drift investigations and discussions with the University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Soybean Growers Drift Taskforce,” said Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen. From 2018 to 2020, the MDA had placed an annual June 20 cutoff date on registered dicamba products. The EPA enacted a federal cutoff date of June 30 in 2021 and did not allow states to impose additional restrictions through a Special Local Need label. Other federal requirements for the products which will appear on the 2022 labels include requiring an approved pHbuffering agent (also known as a volatility reducing agent) be tank mixed with dicamba products prior to all applications; and requiring a downwind buffer of 240 feet and 310 feet in areas where listed endangered species are located. In addition to the cutoff date, Xtendimax and Tavium have crop growth stage cutoffs. This article was submitted by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.v
Crunchy, salty AND healthy? Zucchini chips to your liking and flip the dates to the other side are a fabulous addition to any gathering. and repeat. Remove from oven, place on a Impress friends and family with this tasty snack. paper towel-lined plate and let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Easy Baked Zucchini Chips https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/242066/ n easy-baked-zucchini-chips/ Brussels sprouts as an appetizer? This recipe 1 zucchini, thinly sliced features pop-in-your-mouth Brussels sprouts 1 tablespoon garlic-flavored olive oil coated in Parmesan and bread crumbs; who sea salt to taste knew this veggie could be so much fun to eat!?! Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place zucchini Parmesan Crusted Brussels Sprouts in a bowl, drizzle olive oil over zucchini and https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/ lightly toss to coat, season with salt. Spread recipes/a55370/parmesan-crusted-brusselszucchini onto a baking sheet. Bake in oven until sprouts-recipe/ lightly browned, about 20 minutes. 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved n 1/2 cup flour A couple of years ago, I was at book club the 2 eggs, beaten 3/4 cup panko bread crumbs first time I tried bacon-wrapped dates. A friend 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan set down a plate of them, and we were all 2 tablespoon olive oil instantly curious about what the heck it was? 1 teaspoon salt So, she told us to give it a try. I am not a date 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder fan, but wanting to be polite, I obliged. WOW! The blend of sweetness from the date, creami- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Caesar dressing, for dipping (optional) ness of the goat cheese and the salty, crispy bacon was a marvel in taste. The plate was Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a large empty in no time, and that was the moment that baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray or made all of us in book club bacon-wrapped olive oil. Add flour to a medium shallow bowl dates believers! and eggs to a separate medium shallow bowl. In a third shallow bowl, whisk together panko Bacon-Wrapped Dates https://pinchofyum.com/bacon-wrapped-dates- bread crumbs, Parmesan, olive oil, salt, garlic powder and cayenne pepper. Working in batchwith-goat-cheese es, toss Brussels sprouts in the flour until fully 8 slices of bacon coated, then dunk in eggs. Dredge in panko 16 dates mixture, then place on baking sheet. Bake until 4 ounces goat cheese golden and crispy, about 25 minutes. Serve toothpicks immediately with Caesar dressing. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Slice the dates It doesn’t matter if your gathering lengthwise on one side to create an opening. includes many folks or just your famiRemove that pit. Using a spoon, stuff a small ly; these appetizers will bring cheer to amount of goat cheese into the cavity of each any party. And seriously, give those date. Press sides together to close. Cut bacon bacon-wrapped dates a try! slices in half. Wrap each date with a piece of Kristin Kveno scours the internet, bacon and secure with a toothpick. Arrange pours over old family recipes and evenly on a baking sheet (with raised edges; otherwise, grease will get everywhere) and bake searches everywhere in between to find interesting food ideas for feeding your for 10 minutes. Remove the dates and use the crew. Do you have a recipe you want to toothpick to turn each one, so it’s lying on its share? You can reach Kristin at side. Bake another 5-8 minutes, until browned kkveno@thelandonline.com. v
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