A Ukrainian New Year! January 1 marks the first day of the New Year in most of the world. That’s according to the Gregorian calendar. Ask any Ukrainian, and they’ll tell you that Ukrainian New Year begins the eve of January 13, and New Year’s Day...
Best Soup In The West. Knoepfla. Knopfla. Knophla. Knepfla. Knoephla! Western and central North Dakota boast heritage based in many cultures, a result of pioneer settlement in the latter part of the the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries....
Farmers’ markets back in the day No bib overalls in that farmers market photo above. Right? As a kid, I first became aware of farmers coming to town with produce. It didn’t seem to be such a grand affair. They were casual. Back then, it was just a pickup or two...
Real Good Food, Not Just For Cowboys Real cowboys get hungry. And so do travelers and tourists. If they want real good “Home Cooking at its Best”, they go the Cowboy Cafe, in Medora. It’s practically an institution in western North Dakota. ...
All Kinds of Rhubarb Pie! There is no shortage of eateries which proudly offer ‘the best!’ Rhubarb Pie. Opinions run strong about this specialty. Many rhubarb pie connoisseurs insist that only the deepest red rhubarb be used, with lots of sugar. Some...
Whoppers They’re big. They’re ugly! But, oh, do they taste good! Tastes like tender pork, meaty not fishy. The Truth At least, that’s what we were told when we joined the paddlefish snagging mania in North Dakota one opening day,...