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Farm Bill faces cuts to critical food programs
After recently voting to keep the government funded, Congress is expected to turn to a laundry list of pressing legislative items. Among these are tackling the fiscal year 2025 appropriations bills and reauthorizing the Farm Bill, which is set to expire at the end of the fiscal year. The Farm Bill is an incredibly important…
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A voyage to Provincetown and Liz’s Cafe: In & Out of the Kitchen
PROVINCETOWN, Mass. — We recently had a terrific meal at the delightful Liz’s Cafe in this coastal resort town. Let me tell you about it. It’s been a regular ritual to visit Provincetown once a year with a friend. We drive out separately and stay for a few nights. We each do our own thing during…
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Pennsylvania issues $2 million to food banks
(The Center Square) – Dozens of food banks, soup kitchens, and other emergency food groups are set to receive grants from the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced Friday that more than $2 million will go to 57 groups for “fighting hunger and food insecurity and increasing access to healthy food for Pennsylvanians,…
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MPD: Driver rams into food truck, attempts to strike two people
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man is facing attempted second degree murder charges after police say he struck a food truck and attempted to hit two people with his vehicle. Alton Turner, 42, was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted second degree murder and two counts of aggravated assault following the incident on Friday…
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12 Canned Foods You Should Be Eating For Breakfast
Smoked salmon is a hugely popular breakfast food. Despite this, canned salmon is not. This juxtaposition is puzzling; canned salmon is for all intents and purposes much the same thing. It offers the same nutritional benefits of smoked salmon, predominantly an abundance of omega-3 fatty acids. What’s more, it’s cheaper with some canned products selling…
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12 Canned Foods You Should Be Eating For Breakfast
Smoked salmon is a hugely popular breakfast food. Despite this, canned salmon is not. This juxtaposition is puzzling; canned salmon is for all intents and purposes much the same thing. It offers the same nutritional benefits of smoked salmon, predominantly an abundance of omega-3 fatty acids. What’s more, it’s cheaper with some canned products selling…
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Opinion | What Joan Nathan Taught Me About the Power of Showing Up
Three-quarters of the way through a grueling 10-day hospital stay for my older daughter, Orli, the cookbook author Joan Nathan called me from hospital reception. Her daughter, she said, had read about Orli’s latest surgery via social media. Could I come downstairs? I met Joan in the hospital atrium. Out of her bag she pulled…
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Indy Motor Speedway offers fans new, traditional food items
(NewsNation) — The “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” is also a spectacle of fast food, high-end steaks and fish, craft cocktails, buckets of beer and whatever fans can fit into their own coolers. “It’s the greatest place on earth,” Indianapolis 500 fan Zach told “NewsNation.” “They let you bring in whatever you want,” Zach said as he…
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Food truck nonprofit helps veterans get their culinary chops
Just call him Fusilli Dan. Dan Lee, 30, Army veteran, has recently launched his new Farina Pasta Bar food truck with the support of a nonprofit “food truck incubator” for veterans and active military spouses.The Sayreville native joined up after high school, serving through 2015. “You meet a lot of different people,” said Lee. “It’s…
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Letter: Utah should become a food independent state
When you get right down to the nitty gritty, there are really only a few existential threats to humanity. And, surprisingly, after watching the recent onslaught of political ads, I still believe they are still neither Joe Biden nor a legislator who might reach across the aisle to solve some real physical problem, like help…