Home and How To

Instructional programs and exploration of hobbies, crafts, and home arts.

dot.com

A local Prairie Public production that will teach small business owners and employees, entrepreneurs, farmers, and ranchers how to construct a web site that will reach new customers, and reduce the high cost of marketing. Also may be available to college credit.

Fish Decoys: Folk Art Beneath the Ice

Rooted in the ancient tradition of spearfishing, fish decoys were most likely first used thousands of years ago on a frozen lake somewhere in Asia. Host Mark Greenig travels from community to community through the Minnesota lake country, talking with carvers young and old, hearing their stories and learning about their craft. Meet carvers Lawrence Bethel, John Jenson, Jay McEvers and many others as they share their craft in this special look into an original American folkart.

Home or High Water

Home or High Water is a two-part how-to that illustrates what can be done to avoid damage caused to your home by flood waters, torrential rains and melting snow. Professionals show you how to construct sandbag levees, install sump pumps, reroute sump pump flow during winter months, choose appropriate drain plugs and build proper grade around property to prevent water from overwhelming the foundation. Part two focuses on flood and water damage clean up.

Painting With Paulson

Join renowned artist and teacher Buck Paulson as he shares painting techniques that will have you painting like an expert in no time. This series teaches many important painting basics while helping you produce landscapes, still lifes, seascapes, and fantasy figures.

Prairie Public Cooks

• P Is For Pasta
  From noodles to knoepfla, P Is For Pasta is packed with mouthwatering recipes from the best of prairie cooks -- our viewers. Sample some of the cherished recipes sent to us from around the area.
• S Is For Soups and Stews
  What can be more comforting on a cold winter night than the rising steam from a bubbling pot of something yummy on the stove? Here you'll find ideas to appeal to even the most finicky cooks.
• D Is For Desserts
  It doesn't matter if your idea of the perfect dessert is a gooey chocolate confection or a light fruit compote, you'll find something to tempt your sweet tooth in this episode of Prairie Public Cooks!
• P Is For Pork
  From the savory taste of slow-cooked ham to the surprisingly modern concoction of chilies, pork, and cranberries, this episode is packed with ideas for "the other white meat."

Prairie Quilts

Once a utilitarian soluntion to staying warm, quilting has become an art form that provides an outlet for creativity of quiltmakers everywhere. Explore the wonderful works of art, expressions of love, and legacies of comfort being made by contemporary quiltmakers on the prairie.

Schmeckfest

Food Traditions of the Germans From Russia
In German-Russian life, "food was love" and prairie mothers who left no records of their lives are remembered in the recipes and rituals of food preparation. The descendants of German-Russian immigrants keep their traditions alive through a celebration of their traditional foods: kuchen and knoephla, breads and dumplings, and pickles of all kinds.

Winnipeg in Bloom

With little more than 100 frost-free days, and from clay-laden soils, the passionate gardeners of Winnipeg grow outstanding gardens. Shot in high definition television, this Prairie Public Television and George Siamandas production presents Winnipg gardens at their best.

 

 

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