Missouri Food Assistance Applicants Hit ‘Bottleneck’

Officials at food banks like Kansas City-based Harvesters worry about administrative barriers facing families applying for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. (Austin Wood | Flatland)

Imagine you have just been evicted, and that any documentation you had regarding income, health care expenses, utility costs, or other relevant paperwork got lost in the shuffle. That is a problem in and of itself. But the lack of information is a bigger barrier when it stands between you and gaining eligibility for the…

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When Going Under the Knife Does Not Mean Surgery

KU Med students prepare ingredients in a culinary medicine class where they learn about nutrition and food as medicine as well as how to cook a selection of dishes. They critique the meals as well as talk about how it can benefit their patients. (Chase Castor | Flatland)

Chef Educator Rachel Ciordas deftly sliced collard greens into a ribbon-like chiffonade as students from the University of Kansas School of Medicine watched with a degree of awe typically reserved for an episode of the Food Network’s “Chopped.” After Ciordas demonstrated how to peel, chop, or grate the raw ingredients, the future physicians donned aprons…

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Cracking Egg-flation

Carne Diem is one Kansas City-area food establishment that has avoided the spike in egg prices through its use of local suppliers. (Contributed)

Whether ordering an omelet, French toast, chicken n’ biscuits, chilaquiles, corned beef hash or eggs Benedict, eggs play a starring role at The Farmhouse. “When you’re a brunch and breakfast place, eggs are everything,” said Vince Paredes, executive chef and co-owner of the award-winning farm-to-table brunch venue in the River Market. “We bake with eggs.…

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