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Rachel Tritsch For the Intelligencer Updated 9:47 am CDT, Tuesday, October 20, 2020 A spooktacular popcorn mix prepared just in time for Halloween. For the Intelligencer A spooktacular popcorn mix prepared just in time for Halloween. For the Intelligencer Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Image 1 of 5 A spooktacular popcorn mix prepared just in time for Halloween. For the Intelligencer A spooktacular popcorn mix prepared just in time for Halloween. For the Intelligencer Recipes with Rachel: A spooktacular popcorn mix Back to Gallery Have some Halloween festivities coming up, or just craving delicious Halloween treats for yourself? Try this festive snack mix that sneaks in some fun goodies. I made this the other night for the kiddos. We watched the cartoon “The Adams Family” (highly recommend) and then once they went to bed, I just kept eating it! I like to put a couple of surprises in the mix instead of the normal ...

When Turlock Unified School District first drafted plans for its school farm seven years ago, the ultimate goal was to provide not only an agricultural learning hub for students, but to also grow healthy foods which would one day make their way from the school farm to the cafeteria table. Now, thanks to plenty of collaboration, teamwork and hours on the farm, that dream has become a reality.  Pitman High School Culinary Arts instructor Mohini Singh, TUSD Coordinator of Environmental Studies and Applied Horticulture Hali Bream and TUSD Director of Child Nutrition Jennifer Lew-Vang have put their heads together to become the perfect trifecta of farm-to-table knowledge. The trio utilizes Bream’s knowledge of the farm, Lew-Vang’s expertise when it comes to school lunches and Singh’s dedication to teaching culinary precision to create a system that has allowed students to eat and utilize fresh ingredients at lunch and in the classroom.  Pitman High School Culinary Arts instructo...

Carrie’s Crispies, the gourmet rice crispy treat business which has been selling at local farmers markets and events, will officially have its own retail space starting Wednesday, Sept. 30 The business, owned by Carrie and Brian Cieslak, open at 7133 W. Becher St., sporting a small retail space where customers can purchase their rice crispy treats as well as larger orders for parties and corporate events. The Cieslaks, who launched their rice crispy treats business in 2015, have built their business on sales generated through events, catering and wholesale business with establishments including the West Allis Cheese and Sausage Shoppe (both locations), KitscheCoo Unique Gifts, Bougey's Bar and Grill and the Blum Coffee Garden. “We started really small,” says Carrie Cieslak, noting that they made their first sales at the Greenfield Farmers Market. “At that time, we didn’t know what the demand would be. But it didn’t take long before people were coming to us for bulk orders and as...

CLOSE Autoplay Show Thumbnails Show Captions Last SlideNext Slide EVANSVILLE, Ind. — More and more Evansville non-profits are finding ways to bring their Fall Festival booths to life for at least a few days this fall, hoping to raise some of the desperately-needed cash that their food specialties bring in every year. Christ Gospel Pentecostal Church on East Riverside relies on their booth to keep the building in good repair and make improvements to it. Buy Photo Reverend Sharon Spicer checks on cooling loaves of banana nut bread in the kitchen of the Christ Gospel Church in Evansville on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.   (Photo: Aimee Blume / Courier & Press) “Money from the festival goes into the building fund; recently we used it to put in a new ceiling,” said the Rev. Sharon Spicer. “We used money from the building fund to remodel the front of the church. We saved and built a new fellowship hall and a new kitchen about 10 years ago. Whatever t...

As a royalty member in BitLife, you may have the option to do away with someone who is undermining you in your kingdom. You don’t have to go out of your way to capture them, but its an excellent way to make an example to your followers when you want to be more of a tyrant than a leader. Not every member of royalty can outright execute people, though. The option to execute someone only shows up for the highest leaders of a country. For example, for Japan, our character had to become the empress or emperor of the country. After that, you have the option to execute any member of your country. It can be a random citizen, or it could be a specific character they’ve met before. For example, we chose to execute the character’s ex-boyfriend and stalker. When we decided to execute them, we had a list of options for how we’d like to deal with them. We could do it with rat torture, firing squad, or turn them into puppy chow. The choice was ours. There are other opportunities for your ruler ...

Saturday would have been the first day of the Main Street Vermilion Farmers Market 2020 season. If you're missing your favorite vendor, here's a list of vendors, products and contact info to help you stay connected. 2020 Vermilion Farmers Market Vendor Contacts While you can’t shop the Farmers Market this summer, you can contact your favorite vendor and support them by buying their products. ArtisTree Bird houses, wood products, gourd art Contact: rchrdkm30@gmail.com Tanseyland Farms Jams, jellies, raw honey, honey products Contact: jantanze@aol.com Dody's Bowls and Glass Kiln formed glass Contact: msdodyb@gmail.com PSR Crafts Handcrafted cloths, towels, aprons, place mats, blankets, afghans Contact: pat.rife43@gmail.com Table Runners from Sandy's Studio Table runners, pot holders Contact: sjneiding@aol.com B and K Woodcrafts Nautical and seasonal wood crafts Contact: urahutia11@yahoo.com LL Kountry Works Decorative tole painting, wooden items, ja...

A Twitter user is sparking a massive regional debate all with a seemingly simple question: “What is this snack called?” Claire Downs, a TV writer and researcher based in Los Angeles, posed the question in a May 22 tweet that has since received nearly 7,000 replies. In her post, she shared a close-up photo of a bowl of Chex cereal covered in a powdery, sugary substance. “Where you are from, what is this called?” Downs asked. The answer, it turns out, is not so straightforward. Downs originally wrote that her brother-in-law, who is from Oklahoma, calls the mixture “white trash,” adding that to him, it’s considered a Christmastime treat. Countless Twitter users disagreed on that name, however. Commenters replied to Downs’ tweet with a wide-ranging array of suggestions — from “puppy chow” to “muddy buddies” to “reindeer poo.” “In the Florida swampland we call that Satan’s teeth, or Christmas Crunchers during the holiday,” one user claimed. Others were completely perplexed by the arg...

(WFRV) — LEMONY PUPPY CHOW Yield: 24 Servings Ingredients: 9 cups rice squares cereal 1 ½ cups white chocolate chips 1 lemon, juice and zest of 2 cups powdered sugar Directions: Pour the cereal into a large bowl and set aside. In a microwave safe bowl, combine white chocolate chips, lemon peel and juice. Microwave uncovered on high for one minute and stir. Microwave about 30 seconds longer or until smooth. Pour mixture over cereal, stirring until evenly coated. Pour into a gallon sized zip top bag. Add powdered sugar. Seal bag and gently shake until well coated. Spread on waxed paper or foil to cool. Store in airtight container. Per Serving: Calories 130, Total Fat 3.5g (Saturated 2g, Trans 0g), Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 90mg, Total Carbohydrate 25g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Total Sugars 17g, Includes 10g Added Sugars), Protein 1g, Vitamin D 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 15%, Potassium 2%

Let’s be honest – every person enjoys a good snack to munch on at some time! All are not always the healthiest choice we can make, but aren’t too bad, in moderation. So go ahead and indulge once in a while! Consider these: puppy chow. If you haven’t heard of this concoction or tasted it, boy have you missed a good thing! A bit on the healthier side, this recipe for homemade granola is the bomb! Be sure to add in the M&M’s as suggested, just for fun. Everyone likes caramel corn, but try making your own. It’s easier than you think, and oh so good! The ranchers mix is a tangy, tasty treat that after one bite, will be hard to quit munching. Last but not least, the Teddy Graham granola isn’t just for the young. It just might bring the youth back in the rest of us! Give them a try! Puppy chow • 1 (11 1/2-ounce) package milk chocolate chips or semi-sweet chips • 1/2 cup peanut butter, creamy • 1/2 cup margarine • 1 box containing 12 cups of square rice or corn cereal • 2 cups ...

Macy Casner of Seymour has sponsored a dog run for an entire year at the Humane Society of Jackson County since she was 5. Submitted photo Macy Casner of Seymour turns 14 on Sunday. Since it’s supposed to rain that day, her family is planning a parade Saturday. Those wanting to participate by driving by, mailing or dropping off a card or participating in a scavenger hunt for the Humane Society of Jackson County can email her mother, Missy Casner, at mcasner03@gmail.com. Macy has been able to sponsor a dog run for an entire year at the Humane Society since she was 5. If people decide to support her philanthropic mission, at least 20% of her birthday money will go toward helping the animals. Macy also is accepting donations of items to give to the Humane Society. That includes bleach, Purina Dog or Puppy Chow, Purina Cat or Kitten Chow, nonscoopable cat litter, cat or dog treats, dog toys (Nylabones, Kong or rope toys), cat toys, a six-roll package of paper towels, laundry deterg...

Photo credit: Instagram/foodymomma More From Delish Although you might automatically think of chocolate bunnies and Peeps for Easter, there are other creative ways to satisfy your sweet tooth for the holiday. Our bunny bait recipe, for one, combines salty, sweet, and colorful ingredients for Easter and now you can get a similar snack pre-made from Walmart. The Walmart mix is called "Munchy Medley," according to its packaging, and it includes salty pretzels, white chocolate-covered pretzels, white chocolate Chex, and pastel colored M&M's. You can also get pastel colored "Yummy Chow" (which is super similar to our Puppy Chow) and has powdered sugar-coated Chex mixed in with bright M&M's. Both mixes are sweet and crunchy, a combo your ordinary Easter candy can't always compete with. The snacks were seen at Walmart by @foodymomma on Instagram, and people in the comments said they've seen similar treats available throughout the y...

Photo credit: Instagram/foodymomma More From Delish Although you might automatically think of chocolate bunnies and Peeps for Easter, there are other creative ways to satisfy your sweet tooth for the holiday. Our bunny bait recipe, for one, combines salty, sweet, and colorful ingredients for Easter and now you can get a similar snack pre-made from Walmart. The Walmart mix is called "Munchy Medley," according to its packaging, and it includes salty pretzels, white chocolate-covered pretzels, white chocolate Chex, and pastel colored M&M's. You can also get pastel colored "Yummy Chow" (which is super similar to our Puppy Chow) and has powdered sugar-coated Chex mixed in with bright M&M's. Both mixes are sweet and crunchy, a combo your ordinary Easter candy can't always compete with. The snacks were seen at Walmart by @foodymomma on Instagram, and people in the comments said they've seen similar treats available throughout the y...

Louis, our beloved shepherd mix, died peacefully at home March 31 following a cancer diagnosis. Louis Maguire-Dinan He was 10. In addition to his parents, he is survived by brothers Marvin and Dexter. He was predeceased by Wilbur and Russell. Born around August 2009 and rescued in Lynchburg, Va., he came to us within weeks of buying our house in Stamford. Marie said that she wanted a third dog, a large-breed, long-haired male rescue and that he would be named ‘Louis.’ On Saturday Nov. 7, I set out before dawn to a PawSafe adoption event at a New Milford landscaping and nursery store. There, a litter of 10-week-old shepherd-Chow Chow mix puppies roughhoused noisily in a makeshift corral. Except for one they’d named ‘Kason’ who sat apart, staring up at me.   It was Louis. I brought him home that morning, Marie’s 36th birthday. She came out onto the deck and they met in the yard.   Expressive, watchful, sensitive and sweet, he would become her steady companion—...

Marianne: Atkinson BACKDATED secret changes to key whistleblower forms and rules AFTER the Whistleblower filed his complaint. The complaint was filed in AUGUST. The forms and rules were changed in SEPTEMBER, but backdated to August. The changes eliminated the requirement that whistleblowers provide first-hand evidence to support allegations of wrongdoing. The changes accommodated the complaint, which was based entirely on second-hand information. Atkinson claimed that the changes were made “in response to recent press inquiries regarding” the Whistleblower's complaint. However, the complaint didn't go public - and the press didn't know about it - until the second week of September, when Atkinson notified Congress. The week after that, on September 24th, is when the changes were uploaded to the ICIG website, accompanied by a claim that they were made back in August. None of it makes any sense. How could the forms have been changed back in August if they were changed in res...

Plaut’s case is an extreme one. With restaurants closed across more than two dozen states — though takeout and delivery are still available in many places — employment uncertainty and grocery store shelves periodically barren, a growing number of people are watching online tutorials, FaceTiming parents, and asking experts on Instagram and Twitter for help in an end-of-days-like scramble to learn how to cook. Basic cooking is a skill many people pick up as a kid, in college, or as a young adult. But with an estimated 40 percent decline in home economics classes, both parents working in 60 percent of American families, and so many options for ready-made meals in urban areas, from grocer steam tables to fast food to delivery apps, some people fell through the cracks. “I picked up very basic stuff, like I can make spaghetti or tacos, but I’m scared of burning rice,” says Amy Myers, 29, a developer based in Chicago. “My mom is a single mom and worked full-time, so she didn’t have ti...

Many celebrities’ reactions to the coronavirus pandemic have been uplifting. Stars left and right are announcing large donations to organizations that help those in need. Others are sending meals to kids who rely on public schools for food. They’re also urging fans via social media to practice social distancing and self-isolation to prevent the spread of the virus. That means no going out, no large group gatherings, and for many, cooking at home. That last one is making for some A-plus social media content, which we all need right now. For celebs like Chrissy Teigen and Antoni Porowski, who are already in the food space, cooking posts are pretty standard. But it’s exciting to see some unexpected chefs, like Kylie Jenner, quarantine from the kitchen. I can’t with 100% certainty say the celebrities on the list below aren’t frequent cooks in their normal lives, but the coronavirus is at least making them post more mouthwatering pics and recipes. And for that, I’m eternally grateful. Che...

By Michelle Reese Worried about spending 2 weeks (hopefully not more!) at home with the kids and very limited social interaction? Yeah, so are we. Here's a calendar with some themes/things to do on each day from March 16 through March 29. Do a few, do them all. Let them inspire ideas that work for your children's ages and interests. And be sure to check out some additional ideas and helpful links with fun activities and educational websites at the end. Monday, March 16 Prepare for St. Patrick’s Day by making leprechaun traps! The sky is the limit here as older kids can get more technical with their designs, while younger kids will be happy just decorating a small box with paint, markers or stickers. Tip: Legend has it that they’re attracted to shiny things since they love coins! Here’s a link to some trap ideas to get you thinking. While those tricky leprechauns are tough to catch, they just might leave behind a few little treats (or a funny mess) in the morning! Need ...