Archive for December, 2007

I joined another gym. I had been going to Curves for 15 months and hated it. Actually, I didn’t go for 15 months, I was signed up for 15 months and was paying for it but went sporadically. The routine is boring. Also I could never get my heart rate elevated to my target heart rate [more...]

One of my favorite things to do is make an entire meal out of appetizers. Who needs soup to nuts or a large portion of a big entree when tiny bites of delicious foods await.
Mark Bittman, the Minimalist from the New York Times recently wrote an article called 101 appetizers to make in less than [more...]

In a nutshell: Whole Foods is expanding the recall of chocolate bars because of undeclared allergens such as tree nuts and milk which could be deadly to people who have these allergies.
December 21, 2007 — Whole Foods Market® is expanding the recall of the 365 Organic Everyday Valueâ„¢ Swiss Milk Chocolate Bars with Rice Crisps [more...]

In a nutshell: Canned green beans may be contaminated causing fatal food poisoning.
December 21, 2007–New Era Canning Company of New Era, Michigan is voluntarily recalling 171 cases/ 6 cans per case of 6 lbs. 5 oz. GFS Fancy Blue Lake Cut Green Beans, 4 Sieve, lot code 19H7FL , because they may be contaminated with [more...]

In a nutshell: 38 people in 5 states may have been sickened with food poisoning after consuming fresh ground beef from Safeway supermarkets.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses from Salmonella Newport associated with fresh ground beef products contaminated with multi-drug resistant [more...]