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ULIA’S SPICES INC, of City of Industry, Ca is recalling all HULLED SESAME SEEDS distributed between November 17, 2009 and February 25,2010, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Read the rest of this entry »

SPICE INDUSTRIAL GROUP INC., of City of Industry, Ca is recalling LIAN HOW WHITE SESAME SEEDS supplied by Specialty Commodities Corp. distributed from November 6 to December 11, 2009, because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Read the rest of this entry »

Party Pink Apron With Bow on FrontPink Chocolate Apron with BowNo recipe today, I just wanted to tell you about a great deal I just found out about.  You’ve probably noticed the sponsor ad on the left for Flirty Aprons.  They are really a great product and right now they have a great special running that I wanted to tell you about.

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Take my advice and click on over to Flirty Aprons and take advantage of this great limited time offer.

If you buy one, send me a picture and I’ll post it here. Let’s all show off our aprons.

Looking out the window, I can see that winter really is here.  You can expect to see more soups, stews and slow cooker recipes for the next few months.  That said, let’s start out with this great pork recipe. Read the rest of this entry »

This video is about 18 months old so ignore the contest information at the end but Dawn Wells, aka Mary Ann from Gilligan’s Island, demonstrates a unique way to peel an Idaho potato…without the use of a potato peeler!

And surprisingly, at least to me, there really is a Gilligan’s Island Cookbook. Check it out.

With the holidays upon us, we can expect to have overnight guests at some point in the next two months. I found this recipe for a breakfast casserole that will wow your guests and won’t take you much time to make. I call it my Fast Break Breakfast Casserole. Read the rest of this entry »