Food - News April 18, 2011

Iowans are planning better, shopping smarter, planting gardens to battle higher prices. (Ankeny Press Citizen)
Monica Thompson tries a piece of asparagus as her husband, Joe, works the grill at their Indianola home.

Republican budget includes overhaul of food stamps (KansasCity)
House Republicans resurrected a 1990s-era fight over food stamps in their budget approved last week, arguing that any serious attempt to cut spending must include an overhaul of government programs that help needy families pay for food.Congress already has started cutting some food programs, including reducing the Women, Infants and Children ...

Lobster Shells Valuable For Golf Balls, Plant Pots ( WMTW-TV)
Lobsters aren't just for eating anymore. The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters.

Area chef to match knives with other big tomatoes (Kewaunee County)
No one said the road to Regional Chef of the Year was going to be easy. Ryan Schroeder, chef and co-owner of Big Tomatoes in Green Bay, is sharpening the knives in preparation for a Wednesday competition in New Orleans hosted by the 20,000-plus member American Culinary Federation.

Chocolate Easter bunnies at Seroogy's Chocolates in De Pere. Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette (Kewaunee County)
It's that time of year when bunnies begin to multiply - chocolate ones included.

Lobster shells valuable for golf balls, plant pots (The South Mississippi Sun Herald)
Lobsters aren't just for eating anymore. The shells from Maine's signature seafood are being used to manufacture decorative tiles, trivets and drinking-glass coasters.

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