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According to public reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is planning to buy 7 million pounds of beef byproducts and serve it up in the nation’s federally-funded school lunch program. U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) is urging the Secretary of the USDA to end any transfer of products containing so-called “pink slime” to public schools, re-evaluate its process for approving its use and require the labeling of products that contain it so consumers can make informed choices.

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I took this from Giada De Laurentis' appearance on the "Today Show" this week and the family loved it!

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It seems every time Dennis and Judi mention something they cooked the night before everyone wants the recipe!  Over the past couple weeks they have both talked about Greek chicken they made, and of course, listeners have requested we put the recipe's up. So here you go.

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Portion control and cost efficiency have always been among the popular trends at New Jersey Restaurants.

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For a different and more authentic Sicilian version of the rice ball filling...Make a bechamel sauce (easy), it's a mix of butter, flour and milk.  Thicken it with parmesan and mozzarella cheeses.

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Yesterday on the show I mentioned making riceballs over the holidays. Here is a video of the basic recipe with my friend Alicia Vitarelli. Later today I will post an alternate recipe for a different filling. Buon appetitto!

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We over-protect our kids today to the point where no stranger can help them. They deem all passersby potential rapists, all middle aged men latent pedophiles. Cause we've pretty much told them that most strangers are bad, dangerous people. And it's sad. It'd be better if they had to use a little more intuition, street-smarts and common sense.

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Earlier tonight, we chatted about the grossest foods you've ever eaten or seen on a menu.  I thought I was pretty adventurous in my eating, but a bunch of you definitely blew me out of the water.  For instance, I've eaten haggis, which consists of a sheep's heart, liver and lungs cooked in a casing of the sheep's intestines, but the thought of eating octopus while it's still alive like they do in Korea or a rat burger, such as the one a guy said he ate in Mexico, turned my stomach just a bit

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SOLD OUT!
The Ultimate Taste Of New Jersey

I am happy to say that thanks to you The Big Joe Henry Big Jersey Cookbook, The Ultimate Taste of New Jersey is now sold out! Thousands of the cookbooks were sold and through your generosity thousands of dollars were contributed to The Foodbank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties needed to feed the hungry here in New Jersey. I want

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Below is a video of a comedian from Boston named John Pinette. We mentioned the video during the "Week In Review" and it's about Pinette trying to find Italian food while in France. After a few weeks, someone finally tells Pinette, Italy is just 45 minutes away. Pinette drives there and he went to a typical family owned restaurant where they try to kill you with the amount of food they serve you. They bring you out so much food you get scared.

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