Experience with far smaller block-grant programs such as the Children's Health Insurance Program suggests that allotment disputes and shortfalls are ongoing problems that almost certainly would grow bigger given the hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding at stake in Medicaid annually.
The leaves can be used in salads, or to make soup or season broths, and the roots can be eaten as a vegetable or grated for use in salads. Its flavor and smell is somewhat similar to celery. The seeds can be used as a spice, similar to fennel seeds.In the UK, an alcoholic lovage cordial is traditionally mixed with brandy in the ratio of 2:1 as a winter drink. In Romania, the leaves are the preferred seasoning for the various local broths, much more so than parsley or dill.he name lovage is from love-ache, ache being a medieval name for parsley; this is a folk-etymological corruption of the older French name levesche, from late Latin levisticum, in turn thought to be a corruption of the earlier Latin ligusticum, of Liguria  (northwest Italy), where the herb was grown extensively.
A panache of vegetables is a mixture of a variety of different vegetables. Panache is a French cooking term and can also be applied to fruits or a mixture of multi-colored ice creams or jellies. Continue Reading. A vegetable panache can be comprised of any variety of vegetables and can act as a side dish or part of a main dish. The chef can prepare the vegetables by steaming, frying, roasting or any number of other methods.