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"E. coli Outbreak Linked to Baby Spinach" The investigation has spread to 7 states.

Make some sauerkraut and chop up some cooked pork roast and stir it in to heat it up. Serve with dumplings* and some potato pancakes. Along with the sauerkraut theme, you could make a knock-off Reuben sandwich with the roasted pork and call it a "Duvel". *Not Asian pot sticker dumplings but more along the lines of "Chicken and Dumplings".

A co-worker brought in to work a package of the new Pop Tart Bites (click). I tried a few and have to say they aren't very good. The crust-to-fruit filling ratio is off...too much crust. They are frosted, too, but that didn't help much. Pass them by...

"Costco alerts customers to recall of Kool-Aid mix that may contain metal or glass"

Limited edition Gingerbread Oreo's: Actually, not too bad. The ginger flavor isn't that over-powering. I could have done without the sugar crystals in the creme filling, but the flavor of the cookie is okay. Now it makes me wonder why they didn't do a half dark chocolate Oreo/half Gingerbread Oreo. Or would that be too weird?

Trader Joe's is involved with this one. The patties in question are sold at Trader Joe's: "Innovative Solutions, Inc. Recalls Chicken Patty Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination" Product codes/details are in the article.

"Euro Foods Dba Citterio USA Corp. Recalls Salame Stick Products Due To Possible Salmonella Contamination" Thought this was pertinent 'cause tis the season for a variety of meat sticks (for Xmas stocking stuffers).

"Worst to come: pasta makers fret over durum wheat supply crunch" It's always something these days, ain't it?

Stumbled across lots more sale-priced cookbooks this afternoon. A lot of the cookbooks I found have been previously posted and I left them off this posting. Nigella Lawson's "Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes, and Stories" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. Measurements look to be Imperial. "My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. From the founder of Southern Baked Pie Company, "Southern Baked: Celebrating Life with Pie" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. Scroll down to see one recipe. From Tasty, the internet food channel of the same name, "Tasty Ultimate: How to Cook Basically Anything (An Official Tasty Cookbook)" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. "Sea Salt and Honey: Celebrating the Food of Kardamili in 100 Sun-Drenched Recipes: A New Greek Cookbook" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see the list of recipes. From NYC's Frankies Spintino restaurant..."The Frankies Spuntino: Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) From the New York City bakery Magnolia, it's "The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker" Kindle Edition $2.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. Then scroll down to see recipes. Measurements are both Imperial and Metric. Slightly more expensive... From Ina Garten, "Barefoot Contessa Parties!: Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun: A Cookbook" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Recipes are centered around parties. Slightly more expensive... "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day: A Cookbook" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. Slightly more expensive... NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, "Nadiya Bakes: Over 100 Must-Try Recipes for Breads, Cakes, Biscuits, Pies, and More: A Baking Book" Kindle Edition $3.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll up to the top to see the list of recipes. Then scroll down to see recipes. Measurements are both Imperial and Metric. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

I bought some Almond Roca® Buttercrunch Popcorn this past weekend. The Werther's Caramel Popcorn I snacked on a while ago tasted much better than this. This Almond Roca Buttercrunch popcorn doesn't taste like Almond Roca to me. Just sweetness.

The Lunchables still remain stuck somewhere in the supply chain. They could be sitting on a dock somewhere, unrefrigerated, and Walmart will still sell them to their customers (allegedly ). Here's a pic of the empty shelves dedicated to Lunchables at the Walmart Grocery store up the street from me: And now the Ritz crackers are stocked but the Keebler Club crackers (some dark green boxes left on the center shelf) have mostly gone missing. Damn those elves! And the missing Gladware, etc., previously pictured in my older post, all still remain missing.

Just amazing... "Doug the ugly New Zealand potato could be world's biggest"

Tastykakes are in the news... "Flowers Foods Issues Voluntary Recall on Certain Tastykake Multi-Pack Cupcakes Sold in Eight States Due to Possible Presence of Tiny Fragments of Metal Mesh Wire" The bolding in the quote text is mine, emphasizing US states impacted. Products codes can be found in the article.

Another from a BookBub email this morning: "The Artisan Kitchen: The science, practice and possibilities" Kindle Edition $1.99US (eG-friendly Amazon.com link) The "Look Inside" feature shows actual pages from the cookbook. You can zoom in on the pages to read them better. Scroll down to see recipes. This cookbook contains 150 recipes. Look at this cookbook's Amazon info page to see what main topics are covered inside. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

The nice thing about candy corn is you can use the same candy in your candle vase year after year after year and it will likely survive unscathed (might get a little chewy a few years down the road ).