MOTHER JONES FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The House Is Trying to Sneak These Controversial Changes Into the Farm Bill, Farmers in the path of Hurricane Florence, Mapping the unequal burden of a hurricane, Antibiotics have been crucial to poultry farming AND MORE. 16SEP18

September 16, 2018 The House Is Trying to Sneak These Controversial Changes Into the Farm Bill Even if the SNAP work requirements don’t make it through, these three wrinkles could. (Mother Jones) Farmers in the path of Hurricane Florence. Are they ready? (New Food Economy) Mapping the unequal burden of a hurricane. (CityLab) Antibiotics have been crucial to poultry farming. What's replacing them? (The Atlantic) Tormented by trade. Businesses ramp up their lobbying against Trump's tariffs. (The Wall Street Journal) Gabrielle Hamilton and Ashley Merriman exit the Spotted Pig–a few months after stepping in to try and rehabilitate the Ken Friedman-owned restaurant. (The New York Times) EW FROM BITE PODCAST Strange as it sounds, many white nationalists are also vegans. PhD student Alexis DeConing joins us to talk about the disturbing history of an extremist group's attraction to giving up meat. Hear it on Bite, episode 66: "The Bizarre Fad Diet Taking the Far Right by Storm" WHAT'S COOKING It’s 4 p.m. and you’ve just found out that seven friends are coming over for dinner. You’re pressed for time and don’t have much in the way of ingredients, but you’re up for a challenge.  That was the situation Tom Philpott found himself in last summer. He had just a couple of hours, a bit of fresh pork, canned tomatoes, and a pantry with the basics. He called up food writer and host of The Splendid Table, Francis Lam, who offered a brilliant solution: Francis Lam's Tomato Butter Set your oven to 350 degrees. Purée your tomatoes (fresh or canned), and pour a thin layer onto a sheet tray. (You may want to use multiple sheet trays if you have a lot of puree.) Allow the puree to bake, stirring in a little olive oil or herbs, though not too much. Bake it until it’s reduced to a jam-like consistency. Remove the sheet pan from the oven and let cool. Put the puree in a food processor with a small amount of butter. Voilà! Spread this sweet and rich tomato butter on toasted bread. You can also spread sautéed ground pork or beef on top.   Hungry for more food news? Follow Mother Jones Food on Twitter and Facebook, and find all of our food stories at www.motherjones.com