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• A Farm Mom's Perspective on the School Lunch Program

  Posted in My Farmer's Wife

  Posted by cwatkinson@iafalls.com on April 21, 2015, 4:06 p.m.

  A FARM MOM'S PERSPECTIVE ON THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM
  Note: I've sat on this blog for several months, because I didn't want to offend the hardworking folks who serve my kids and all the students and staff in our local school district. I'm sad that nothing is changing and that our state is engaged in a arm wrestling match over even funding our schools. Things need to change, I understand food...so that's where I will start.   
  I’m not generally a person to buck what my local school district does. I am usually very happy with the results I ...

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• Perfect and easy pork tenderloins

  Posted in My Farmer's Wife

  Posted by cwatkinson@iafalls.com on April 19, 2015, 4:15 p.m.

  PERFECT AND EASY PORK TENDERLOINS
  There were a few dishes that I had not discovered until I met and married my Farmer Boy.  Fried hot dogs and potatoes, creamed dried beef on fried potatoes and the kind of cheesecake that you make like a cream pie with cream cheese and whipped topping. I also had not discovered homemade breaded pork tenderloins.
  Tenderloins are an Iowa food tradition and identity. It kind of goes along with being the #1 pork producing state in the nation. They are served at almost every local diner. You can find them in most reputable ...

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