Once upon a time, chicken choices were something like this: a fryer or a roaster, whole or cut up, kosher or not. Today, the market also offers an assortment of specialty chickens. Prices can range from  $1.99 to $10.95  a pound, Chicago Tribune  reporter Monica Eng recently discovered.   For a specialty bird, a consumer may pay up to 10 times the cost of a regular chicken, Eng says.

Eng researched 5 types of specialty chickens, found out how their feed and treatment differ,  and even had a panel of tasters rate them as to taste and texture.  Here’s what she discovered...

Brutal rainstorms, flooding, hurricanes, and snowstorms can all leave you with no electricity and a fridge and freezer full of food.  All those “f”s and no electricity may cause you to think of another word beginning with “f,” but swearing won’t help.  Instead, go to the link below for advice on what to do in  either of these situations:

1) when you have some warning beforehand that a natural disaster is coming, and

2) when you don’t. 

These trustworthy tips from the USDA will help you salvage some of your perishable edibles and make the  natural disaster a bit less of a financial disaster for your food budget.