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(Last Updated On: February 6, 2023) NATIONAL FETTUCCINE ALFREDO DAY On February 7th, National Fettuccine Alfredo Day celebrates one of the world’s favorite ways to enjoy a plate of fettuccine. #FettuccineAlfredoDay Fettuccine alfredo enjoys a history as rich as its flavor. Created in 1908, fettuccine was made out of love and concern by an Italian restauranteur. Alfredo di Lelio’s concern for his pregnant wife’s lack of appetite caused him to put his talents to work. The birth of their first son depended on it. His recipe of noodles, cheese, and butter not only encouraged her to eat but she also...

Multiple fire crews are at the scene of a large fire at an egg farm in Bozrah on Saturday. Firefighters said the fire is in a chicken coop at Hillandale Farms on Schwartz Road. According to Colchester Fire Department, there are water issues and more tankers are being called. In a video posted by Norwich Fire Department, there appears to be extensive damage to the chicken coop. Crews are still working to extinguish the fire. There is large amounts of smoke in the area. The smoke from the fire can be seen on Route 2 near exit 24.

This won’t help the egg shortage. Several fire crews were called to a massive fire that occurred at an egg farm in Bozrah, Connecticut on Saturday afternoon. The fire occurred at Hillandale Farms located on Schwartz Road. At the time of this writing fire crews from Colchester, Salem, Lebanon, and several other towns are all responding to the scene to put out the blaze. WATCH:

More than 100 firefighters responded to a raging inferno that ultimately killed 100,000 chickens at an egg farm in Bozrah, Conn., officials said. The blaze was brought under control late Saturday afternoon after a four-and-a-half-hour battle involving 16 fire departments, according to Fox 61. The Bozrah Town Fire Marshal is investigating the three-alarm chicken coop fire. The Salvation Army, which was on the scene providing food to firefighters, confirmed with officials that around 100,000 chickens died in the fire. The fire comes as egg prices are already soaring in part due to a large number of avian influenza deaths in...

The fire started at around 1:15 p.m. at Kreider Farms on the 1400 block of Mt. Pleasant Road in South Annville Township. According to Annville-Cleona fire Chief Philip Snavely, the fire caused $12 million in damages and has killed an estimated 250,000 chickens. Fire officials say the fire began in the middle of a poultry barn row. The middle barn became fully enflamed, but crews were able to keep the fire neutralized to the one building. Fire crews continue to work the scene of the fire as of 10:09 p.m.

Multiple fire departments responded to a massive fire at Hillendale Farms in Connecticut. Hillendale is one of the largest suppliers of chicken eggs where an estimated 100,000 hens have died.

On a farm close to Hanoi, Le Van Hien picks out the best bird among his flock of "dragon chickens" - a breed with legs as thick as a brick that can fetch up to US$2,000 a head. The lumpy legs of the Dong Tao chicken - named after the commune where it is bred in northern Vietnam - are considered a delicacy, and are particularly popular among the wealthy during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, known as Tet. Hien's prized 4kg bird, whose enormous legs make up around a fifth of its body weight, was sold for about US$150...

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) said lawmakers shouldn’t be “playing chicken” with the American economy as the threat of a national debt default later this year looms. “The last thing we ought to be doing is playing chicken with the American economy,” Warnock said on ABC’s “This Week” in an interview with Jonathan Karl. “We’ve been through the onslaught of a very long pandemic that has created a lot of challenges for American families.”

A U.S. military spokesperson said the Chinese jet 20 feet from the plane's nose, which caused the U.S. aircraft to take evasive maneuvers. A military source told the New York Times that officials waited eight days before releasing the information because a 'disclosure of this type takes time to verify details, obtain and declassify imagery and make proper notifications to other government agencies.' U.S. military planes and ships routinely carry out surveillance operations and travel through the region. China claims vast swathes of the South China Sea that overlap with the exclusive economic zones of Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and...

The new story begins in Southeast Asian rice fields. The earliest known chicken remains come from Ban Non Wat, a dry rice–farming site in central Thailand that roughly dates to between 1650 B.C. and 1250 B.C. Dry rice farmers plant the crop on upland soil soaked by seasonal rains rather than in flooded fields or paddies. That would have made rice grains at Ban Non Wat fair game for avian ancestors of chickens.These fields attracted hungry wild birds called red jungle fowl. Red jungle fowl increasingly fed on rice grains, and probably grains of another cereal crop called millet, grown...

Story at-a-glance: * A carnivore or meat-only diet can be uniquely beneficial for some people, especially those struggling with autoimmune diseases, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, chronic pain and mental health disorders * It can also be used as a detox strategy for three to 12 months * One of the primary benefits of a carnivore diet — as long as you focus on red meat and limit chicken and pork — is that it’s a really low in omega-6 fat, which is the most harmful type of fat and a primary driver of chronic disease * You’re also removing most...

KFC has apologized after its phone app sent a notification to German customers suggesting they treat themselves to fried chicken and cheese to commemorate the pogrom that preceded the Holocaust, German media reported on Thursday. "Commemoration of Kristallnacht — Treat yourself to more soft cheese and crispy chicken. Now at KFCheese!," read the message sent on Wednesday.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (WFLA) — Typically when you think of stuffing a bird, you’re thinking of bread filling, onions, and seasoning, but one particular chicken got some attention after authorities at a Florida airport found something “fowl” inside it. Monday, the Transportation Security Administration posted on social media that its agents at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport found a gun smuggled inside a raw chicken. Photos of the desecrated bird carcass showed a gun that was wrapped in a plastic bag and shoved inside it. “We hate to beak it to you here, but stuffing a firearm in your holiday...

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — Two Largo residents were arrested Wednesday after police say they were caught partially eating a rotisserie chicken at Walmart and putting it back on a shelf. Arrest reports from the Largo Police Department said Cristian Ray Reeves-Putnam, 26, and Alexis Ann Marie Castillo, 32, were shopping for food when they were allegedly seen eating a chicken out of a box. Police said after the suspects had their fill, they re-sealed the half-eaten chicken and back on the shelf. They were later caught trying to leave the store without properly scanning or paying for items hidden in...

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A Florida man unknowingly picked up a slithery hitchhiker on his way home from work. David Harrison says he was driving home when he found the snake on his windshield – but this isn't the first time something like this has happened. About a week ago he says he found a chicken on the hood of his truck. While Harrison says he's seen his fair share of wild animals, he says the snake takes the cake!

VIDEO4 pcs chicken Approx 2 tbs ground black pepperMarinade 1/4 cup vinegar based hot sauce ButtermilkApprox 2 cups Italian Style Panko Olive oilCover chicken with approximately 2 tbs ground black pepper. Marinate in ziplock bag overnight in refrigerator. Next day roll chicken in approximately 2 cups of Italian Style panko. Air fry at 390 degrees for 30 minutes. At 15 minute mark flip the chicken while squirting olive oil on both sides.

Rising prices for packaged chicken breasts, thighs and wings can leave a consumer squawking: Enough is enough. Egged on by the high cost of chicken parts, Simon Kirsch, a 33-year-old tech worker from Portland, Ore., decided to spring for the whole bird and take it apart himself. Whole bird “I couldn’t justify spending that money,” he says. Before inflation, he says, “I wasn’t, like, making soup on the weekends.” As of last week, the price for a whole chicken, on average, was $1.56 a pound, according to the Agriculture Department, up from $1.09 a year ago. Boneless, skinless chicken breast...

Twitter stock was falling Friday night after Elon Musk said he is terminating his deal to buy the social media company, asserting that it breached terms of the agreement by refusing to provide detailed information about fake accounts on the site. In a filing that came after the stock market had closed, Musk reported that his lawyers sent a letter to Twitter terminating the deal. In the text of the letter, Musk’s attorney asserted that Twitter had “not complied with its contractual obligation,” and that Musk was therefore ending the deal. The original agreement includes a $1 billion breakup fee,...

The man spent a month in jail for animal cruelty but says he never should have been arrested.

There are many inventive recipes to celebrate our Independence Day, but I don’t think any are more expressive that the simple ‘Flag Cake’ that can be made with berries. This one from the blog ‘Cake is Love’ looks like it can be adapted very easily to using packaged brownie (or cake) mix and icing: https://blogcakeislove.blogspot.com/2012/07/4th-of-july-american-flag-brownies.html *************************************************** *************************************************** Lucile Wright was a renowned caterer in Savannah, Georgia, who became even more well-known when she was featured in the book ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil’, by John Berendt and in the film of the same name. She was especially...