B’s Busy Bakers cooks up something special in Troy

It’s a hands-on lesson in learning for Troy Middle School students.

Every other Friday, you’ll find Kellee Bonenfant’s special needs class rolling their B’s Busy Bakers’ carts through Troy Middle School’s hallways, selling homemade baked goods, coffee and hot cocoa to teachers and staff.

The business puts lessons from their life skills class into real-life practice.

“Our program is called life skills. So we’re teaching our kids life skills, and what it’s going to be like to live on your own, what supplies you have in your kitchen, if you’re hungry and want to make something,” said Bonenfant.

The coffee

Chef Josh Capon makes his beef nachos recipe

American chef and television personality Josh Capon, or “Capon” is known for his recipes that span across cuisines and countries, from his super bowl spreads to his stuffed shells with fresh ricotta.
Capon founded his latest venture, the hospitality portfolio VCR Group, in 2021. He dropped by “GMA3” to whip up his beef nachos.

Josh Capon’s Beef Nachos

Ingredients:
1 bag tortilla chips
1 lb ground beef
1 TBSP cumin
1 TBSP chili powder
1 tsp dry oregano
1 cup crushed drained tomatoes
1/2 cup chicken stock
Salt & pepper
Pickled jalapeños for garnish
1 cup sour cream
4 limes

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The former first lady’s work with PLEZi Nutrition was an extension of her efforts to improve child nutrition when she was in the White House.

“I’ve learned that on this issue, if you want to change the game, you can’t just work from the outside,” she said during a keynote address in New York at a conference

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“According to the most respected measure of these things, 100% of the population in Gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. That’s the first time an entire population has been so classified,” said Blinken during an official visit to the

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The customer who shared the picture on a Melbourne subreddit said they were from Sydney and found it “mind boggling” a shopping center food court had a weekend surcharge.

“A lot of places don’t even have

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Food Price Index Down 0.53%

The market wholesale food price index dropped by 0.53%, reaching 2,271 points, the Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets Commission said. The index level at the beginning of 2023 was 2,316 points. It then reached its spring high of 2,480 points in March 1-10.

The 1,000 points baseline was set in 2005. All product prices are in BGN per kg unless otherwise specified.

ProductsOld priceNew price% change
Imported tomatoes3.072.93-4.6%
Imported cucumbers2.952.87-2.7%
Potatoes1.361.370.7%
Carrots1.251.17-6.4%
Cabbage1.241.22-1.6%
Imported red peppers4.694.68-0.2%
Imported apples1.81