Archive of entries posted on 11th April 2012

Plan Menus Accordingly: April is National Grilled Cheese Month

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While the presidential proclamation making this declaration was not immediately discovered through a relatively thorough Internet search, numerously press reports corroborate the headline.

Kraft Foods says that while the origin of the grilled cheese sandwich is unknown, similar recipes appeared in the cookbooks of Ancient Rome.

Of those who buy sliced cheese, (preferably Kraft, presumably) 74 percent make a grilled sandwich at least once a month.

Grilled cheese is the second most preferred non-deli sandwich nationwide. The tomato is the most frequently added ingredient.

That’s convenient since April is also National Fresh Florida Tomato Month.

It’s also National Soyfoods Month, National Soft [....]

Pearson, Shaw Fight Against Planned Parenthood Bill They Sponsored

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Defunding Planned Parenthood is goal conservatives across the country strive for. Governor Terry Branstad campaigned on the issue during the 2010 campaign. Now, there is an amendment in the Iowa House that would seemingly accomplish that goal. But a few House Republicans who initially sponsored that amendment are now speaking out against it. Planned Parenthood [...]