Page 6 - 05.09.12FC.Page1.indd

H

OME

Freeman Courier

/ May 9, 2011 / page 6

Dawn

Walz is

pictured

with her

bean pot,

a staple

in her

kitchen

and

what she

uses to

make her

Corned

Beef

Chicken

and Rice

Bake, a

family

favorite.

Find ingredients for Corned Beef Chicken & Rice at Freeman Shopping Center

Highway 81 - Freeman - Mon.-Sat.: 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sun.: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Sponsored this week by Freeman Shopping Center

In the kitchen with Dawn Walz

A cook’s best friend

Dawn Walz admits she wasn’t al-

ways much of a cook.

“Just ask my family,” says Dawn,

who has been married to Darren for

13 years and is the mother of Dustin,

Katelyn and Andrea, triplets who turn

10 in August. “I can live on ramen

noodles.”

is isn’t a recipe for ramen noo-

dles.

Rather, it’s one for Corned Beef

Chicken and Rice Bake, which was

shared with Dawn by her mother-in-

law years ago and helped shepherd

Dawn into the world of cooking.

“As a wife and new mother I felt

a responsibility to feed my growing

family,” says Dawn, who is an estab-

lished leader and senior national ex-

ecutive with Celebrating Home. “I

love this recipe because it’s easy and a

complete meal in one.”

Dawn makes Corned Beef Chicken

and Rice Bake in her bean pot, one

of the signature kitchen items avail-

able through Celebrating Home. Bean

pots are oven, microwave, freezer and

dishwasher safe and can be used for

hot and cold dishes alike.

“I love my bean pots; they’re a sta-

ple of my kitchen,” says Dawn. “With

them, the possibilities are endless.”

While a bean pot is certainly not

essential to making the delicious

Corned Beef Chicken and Rice Bake

(a 9x13 casserole may also be used),

Dawn says it works well because it

cooks the dish evenly, quickly, and it’s

a breeze to clean a erward.

e real reward, though, is the

quality of the food, and that includes

this recipe that ranks among the

best-loved in the Walz household —

Corned Beef Chicken and Rice Bake.

CORNED BEEF CHICKEN & RICE BAKE

4 or 5 chicken breasts, thawed

2 pkgs. corned beef

2 c. Minute Rice

¼ c. water

16 oz. sour cream

2 cans cream of chicken soup

Salt and pepper to taste

Combine the sour cream, cream of chicken, water and salt and pepper in

the baking dish of your choice. Stir in the minute rice. Cut the chicken

breasts in ½-inch strips and wrap two slices of the corned beef around

the chicken chunks and lay them on top of the rice and sauce mixture.

Bake at 375 degrees for 3 to 3 ½ hours.

Recipe by Dawn Walz •

Freeman Courier

, May 9, 2012

Extension offers tree,

horticulture services

This growing season, SDSU Exten-

sion offers a unique lineup of services

and resources to South Dakotans

looking for answers to their horticul-

ture and tree questions, says Rosie

Nold, ag & natural resources program

director.

“We’re opening up a new world of

information to South Dakotans; ex-

posing them to resources they may not

have thought of utilizing before,” said

Nold, of the many online resources

available on iGrow.org, SDSU Exten-

sion’s online teaching platform which

provides 24/7 access to SDSU Exten-

sion information and resources, and

AnswerLine a toll-free connection to

extension staff dedicated to finding

answers and directing consumers to

research-based resources.

iGrow also features an “Ask an Ex-

pert” section where questions can be

submitted and receive a response in

most cases within 48 hours from local

and regional horticulture experts.

Connecting consumers with re-

search-based information from ex-

tension and Land Grant University

staff across the U.S.; these resources

not only help consumers find answers

to their specific questions but also

broadens their exposure to research-

based information they may use this

growing season and into the future,

explains Nold.

Complementing the available in-

formation are the diagnostic services

provided by the SDSU Plant Diagnos-

tic Lab, which accepts many different

types of samples for disease, insect

and other problem diagnoses.

“SDSU Extension is focused on

providing resources and research-

based information for life-long learn-

ing,” Nold said. “Before, many South

Dakotans relied solely on their local

extension staff for answers. Through

iGrow and AnswerLine, we’re maxi-

mizing the information that is avail-

able to them. We are providing re-

sources and introducing them to more

in-depth information than one indi-

vidual can offer.”

Master Gardeners: Local

experts & volunteers

Along with online resources found

at iGrow.org, or phone consultations

available through AnswerLine, SDSU

Extension continues to provide one-

on-one, hands-on training through

workshops and the Master Gardener

program.

Each year, the SDSU Extension

Master Gardener program trains vol-

unteers to serve in providing horti-

cultural information to the citizens of

South Dakota. The training consists

of more than 60 hours of class work

provided by SDSU Extension special-

ists and focused on basic botany, in-

sects and diseases, plant propagation,

pruning, fertilizing, plant selection

and other aspects of growing fruit,

vegetables and landscape plants.

Program participants are required

to volunteer 50 hours before being

certified as a Master Gardener. Since

its beginning in 1984, more than

1,300 South Dakotans have graduated

from the program — clocking more

than 87,000 volunteer hours.

“Master Gardener volunteers are a

key element in providing horticulture

information to South Dakotans,” said

Rhoda Burrows, SDSU Extension

Horticulture Specialist and Master

Gardener coordinator. “Master Gar-

deners are a very enthusiastic and

dedicated set of volunteers who ben-

efit from having training similar to a

university-level horticulture course,

and are excited to share that knowl-

edge with others.”

To learn more about Master Gar-

deners, or to find answers to horticul-

ture and tree questions, visit iGrow.

org/gardens/gardening or call An-

swerLine at 1-888-393-6336.

Garden Line

archives

available soon

For nearly 30 years, SDPB’s

Gar-

den Line

was South Dakota’s source

for lawn and garden advice. Produced

by the South Dakota State University

Cooperative Extension Service,

Gar-

den Line

featured extension educators

and specialists in horticulture, ento-

mology, soil science, weed manage-

ment, forestry, wildlife and related

disciplines. Budget cuts in 2011 led to

the cancellation of new

Garden Line

programs, but programs from previ-

ous years have been archived and

starting in May will be available on

SDPB 3, the Create Channel.

“While budget cuts forced us to

stop production of

Garden Line

, the

archived programs still allow viewers

to access information from previous

programs. In many cases, the garden-

ing problems that were featured in

one year often repeat in subsequent

years,” Nold said. “The

Garden Line

archives will continue to be a rich

source of horticultural information

for viewers.”

South Dakota Public Broadcast-

ing and SDSU Extension continue to

serve gardeners with programs like

The Victory Garden, Prairie Yard

and Garden, P. Allen Smith

and

Gar-

denSmart.

Geo’s

F I N E F A M I L Y D I N I N G

175 West 3rd Street

Freeman, SD • 925-4377

George & Harry’s Birthday Bash

SATURDAY, MAY 12

Live music from 9:30 pm to 1:30 am by

JADE MONKEY

CHISLIC only $6.50 Dozen

5:30 pm to 8:30 pm - Regular $10.50

Mark your calendar for our annual

car show on Saturday, June 2

Mother’s Day Buffet

Mother’s Day Is Sunday, May 13

Take mom out for Sunday brunch buffet featuring:

Shrimp, Chicken, Ham, Dessert & More!

Reservations are strongly encouraged due to limited

seating. Buffet hours are 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Hwy 81 South, Freeman 605-925-4496

Open Mon.-Sat. 10:30 am - 12 am • Sunday 10:30 am - 11 pm

We Wish All Of The Mom’s A Happy Mother’s Day

M

ory

o

rtMan

& C

o

.

M

artha

B

artz

- J

ohn

D

ooley

- S

hannon

K

eSSler

“Porter to Puccini’

Saturday, May 12

7:30 p.m.

PIONEER HALL

On the campus of Freeman Academy

FREEMAN, S.D.

Tickets Available As Season

Ticketholders And At The Door

Per Event: $12-adult; $6-student (K-12)

All tickets include the performance and a dessert reception

THIS PERFORMANCE IS PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE FOLLOWING:

A Friend of FA • Freeman Courier

Freeman Regional Health Services

Freeman Shopping Center • Mannes Floral

Marlo & Mavis Ortman • Merchants State Bank

Popplers Music, Inc. • Rural Mfg. Co., Inc.

Steel Sales & Construction, Ray & Joyce Hofer

For More Information, Call Freeman Academy - Amy Hofer Vetch, 605-925-4237

PROGRAMS CELEBRATING THE ARTS - 2011-2012 SEASON