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"White Castle recalls frozen burgers over listeria fears"

Something new at our Thanksgiving dinner this year: "Patti's Good Life by Patti LaBelle Sweet Potato Pie" (click) I thought it was quite good. Yes, it has a ton of sugar in it but it's a dessert, afterall. The spices are quite pronounced (as if they doubled the spices used in a regular pumpkin pie). My sister-in-law, who gets heart burn at the drop of a cup of coffee wouldn't be able to eat it, the spices are so strong. More for me!

Once again, Walmart currently has the KFC Fire Log (click) in stock. Get it while you can.

A new month, new cookbooks on sale. I did not list all of the Christmas cooking/baking-themed cookbooks that are on sale. From the San Francisco restaurant American Grilled Cheese Kitchen,"Grilled Cheese Kitchen: Bread + Cheese + Everything in Between" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. From the author of The Nourished Kitchen, Jennifer McGruther's "Broth and Stock from the Nourished Kitchen: Wholesome Master Recipes for Bone, Vegetable, and Seafood Broths and Meals to Make with Them [A Cookbook]" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 17th Edition (Better Homes and Gardens Cooking)" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. Winner of the 2017 IACP Award: Literary or Historical Food Writing, Matt Goulding's "Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture" Kindle Edition $2.99US Don't think it contains recipes...more of a culinary travel guide. "Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook: Easy Appetizers • Festive Cocktails • Make-Ahead Brunches • Christmas Dinners • Food Gifts" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. "Better Homes and Gardens Baking: More than 350 Recipes Plus Tips and Techniques (Better Homes and Gardens Cooking)" Kindle Edition $2.99US "Betty Crocker Cookies: Irresistibly Easy Recipes for Any Occasion (Betty Crocker Cooking)" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes and scroll down to see recipes. "Betty Crocker Christmas Cookies (Betty Crocker Cooking)" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. Instagrammer Dennis Prescott's "Eat Delicious: 125 Recipes for Your Daily Dose of Awesome" Kindle Edition $.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "Fresh Flavors for the Slow Cooker: Reinvent the Slow-Cooked Meal; 77 Mouthwatering Recipes" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes and scroll down to see recipes. With a foreward by Michael Ruhlman, "The Fat Kitchen: How to Render, Cure & Cook with Lard, Tallow & Poultry Fat" Kindle Edition $2.99US "Slow Cooker: The Best Cookbook Ever with More Than 400 Easy-to-Make Recipes" Kindle Edition $2.51US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes and scroll down to see recipes. Hisako Ogita's "I Love Macarons" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "500 Treasured Country Recipes from Martha Storey and Friends: Mouthwatering, Time-Honored, Tried-And-True, Handed-Down, Soul-Satisfying Dishes" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of what's covered in the chapters. "Brittles, Barks, and Bonbons: Delicious Recipes for Quick and Easy Candy" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook: Revised & Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. eG member Marlena Spieler's "Macaroni & Cheese" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "Cookie Classics Made Easy: One-Bowl Recipes, Perfect Results" Kindle Edition $.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. Matt Pellegrini 's "The Art of Baking Bread: What You Really Need to Know to Make Great Bread" Kindle Edition $2.99US Slightly more expensive... Gabriela Camara & Malena Watrous' "My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions [A Cookbook]" Kindle Edition $3.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Trader Joe’s products recalled over possible listeria contamination"

Was coming to post this same sale and saw your post. It's on Woot so get it before they run out.

"Kit Kat Is Reportedly Coming Out With 5 New Flavors Next Year, Including Cherry Cola And Chocolate Cream Pie" If you see one of the new flavors, please take one for the team and give them a try and report back.

This is from my morning BookBub email: "Modern Pasta Sauces: Delicious and Creative Twists on Your Favorite Classic Recipes" Kindle Edition $.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. Note that this cookbook is currently unrated. On the Amazon info page for this cookbook is a sample recipe from the cookbook titled "PRESTO! KALE PISTACHIO PESTO". I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

One BookBub cookbook and the others are finds this afternoon: A Gourmand Award winner for Best Foreign-International Cuisine, Ruth van Waerebeek's "The Taste of Belgium" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see some of the recipes. "The Quintessential Cast Iron Cookbook: 100 One-Pan Recipes to Make the Most of Your Skillet" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. From the Amazon info page for this cookbook: From Margaritas to Tropical Coffee Cake to Snapper Rangoon—more than 200 Florida Keys culinary delights from the James Beard Award winner,Linda Gassenheimer's "The Flavors of the Florida Keys" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes and scroll down to see some of the recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

"Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. Recalls Chicken Fried Rice Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination"

Heading into the weekend, some finds: "Canal House Cooking Volume N° 7: La Dolce Vita" Kindle Edition $1.99US From the Amazon Info page: This volume celebrates the bounty of fall and the festive holiday season with delicious Italian dishes, some classic, some reinterpreted Canal House style. Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "Canal House Cooking Volume N° 3: Winter & Spring" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "A Canal House Cooking Volumes 4–6: Farm Markets and Gardens, The Good Life, and The Grocery Store" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes and scroll down to see recipes. "South Wind Through the Kitchen: The Best of Elizabeth David" Kindle Edition $2.99US From the Amazon Info page: A posthumous collection of recipes and articles—recommended by her friends and fans—from “the best food writer of her time” (Jane Grigson, The Times Literary Supplement). Elisabeth Luard's "Tapas: Classic Small Dishes from Spain" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see recipes. This cookbook may have been previously posted in the past: Jane Grigson's "Charcuterie and French Pork Cookery" Kindle Edition $2.99US I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

This is not the first time Salinas had this issue. I wonder if it's the same grower...

Peanut Butter flavor with the Pretzel Pop Tart would totally rock. Though, because it's a Pop Tart they would probably have to add a little sweetness....maybe a little honey with the Peanut Butter? Great idea, Kim!

Taco Bell joins the chicken strips club: "Taco Bell introducing chicken strips, new dipping sauce" Sounds good to me, but they also sound expensive.

Mexican Cartels are fighting to control the booming Mexican avocado business. The article is from the Los Angeles Times. Hopefully, you won't encounter a paywall. "Inside the bloody cartel war for Mexico’s multibillion-dollar avocado industry" I love avocados and guacamole. I remember when the US Avocado industry fought to prevent Mexican Avocados from entering the US. The "pro" argument at the time was that increased competition would cause the prices of avocados to drop in US grocery stores. History has shown that didn't happen. Turns out the US grocery stores who sell the avocados ended up the winners, but that's another story. By opening the US borders to Mexican avocados, it started a bloody power struggle to control the Mexican Avocado industry. How does your guacamole taste now?

The first cookbook is from my BookBub email this morning. The other two are finds from this afternoon: Rose Levy Beranbaum's "Rose's Baking Basics: 100 Essential Recipes, with More Than 600 Step-by-Step Photos" Kindle Edition $2.99US There's a recipe from the cookbook on this cookbook's Amazon info page for Apple Walnut Bundt Cake from Rose’s Baking Basics. Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list recipes then scroll down to see some recipes. "From Freezer to Table: 75+ Simple, Whole Foods Recipes for Gathering, Cooking, and Sharing: A Cookbook" Kindle Edition $1.99US Slightly more expensive...From Britain's Bakery of the same name: "The Hummingbird Bakery Home Sweet Home: 100 new recipes for baking brilliance" Kindle Edition $3.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list recipes then scroll down to see some recipes. Uses weights in the recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

This sort of reminds me of the sleuthing @gfron1 has been doing for his restaurant: "Apple sleuths hunt Northwest for varieties believed extinct"

Reviving this ancient discussion for this article: "Kellogg's to Launch This New Pop-Tarts Flavor in the New Year"

Three recalls to post: "Select boxes of Cheese Nips recalled because they may contain plastic pieces" "Around 100,000 pounds of salad recalled after samples tested positive for potentially-deadly strain of E. Coli" The link mentioned in the quote is to a PDF file listing the products involved. "Breakstone's Cottage Cheese recalled for possible contamination by plastic and metal pieces"

"Burger King is running out of zesty sauce because of the global horseradish shortage" Arby's Horsey Sauce may be impacted, as well. Of course, I am more concerned about the future of my Bloody Mary's and Shrimp Cocktails.

It was a BookBub email item and I did confirm when I posted them that the sale price was correct. I guess it was short-lived, as well. Sorry!

Thank you, Kim!

An interesting mix of bargain-priced cookbooks today... "Betty Crocker The Big Book of Pies and Tarts (Betty Crocker Big Book)" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see pastry recipes and scroll further down for a list of the fruit pies in the cookbook. From the Amazon info page for this cookbook: Fifty-seven mouthwatering soup and stew recipes from the award-winning New England food writer and author of Lobster! "Chowderland: Hearty Soups & Stews with Sides & Salads to Match" Kindle Edition $1.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes. "Bake Until Bubbly: The Ultimate Casserole Cookbook" Kindle Edition $2.99US Use the "Look Inside" feature to see the list of recipes and scroll down to see recipes. Slightly more expensive... A collection of globe-spanning recipes from the chef and restaurateur Anita Lo "Cooking Without Borders" Kindle Edition $3.99US No list of recipes but you can use the "Look Inside" feature and scroll down to see some of the recipes. I am a US Prime member and the price you see may vary.

Kim, have you put this recipe in your linked-to Kim's Cookbook? It looks delicious.

"Central Valley Meat Co., Inc. Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible Salmonella Dublin Contamination" See article for specific product info...