Cookie Recall - Undeclared Milk & Egg allergen

D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc. Issues Allergy Alert and Voluntary Recall on Safeway Snack Artist Sugar Free Bite-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies Due to Mislabeling and Undeclared Allergens

D. F. Stauffer Biscuit Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Safeway Snack Artist Sugar Free Bite-Sized Chocolate Chip Cookies because they contain undeclared milk and eggs. People wi...

Herring Recall - possible Listeria

ZIP INTERNATIONAL GROUP LLC, Issues An Alert On Listeria In Sliced Herring Fillet In Oil (Forelka)

Listeria is a common organism found in nature. It can cause serious complications for pregnant women, such as stillbirth. Other problems can manifest in people with compromised immune systems. Listeri...

January 10, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around a store I serviced today for 3 hours. 
80 jumps on trampoline
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)
Worked in yard for 1 hour (cutting vines)


Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli with Straus Organic Cream-Top Whole Milk
Work Snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread with MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly sandwich; sliced organic Gala apple with cinnamon & MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Rotisseried grass-fed beef heart; Princella Cut Sweet Potatoes with Organic Valley Pasture Butter; Organic India Tulsi Chai Masala tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener & Straus Organic Cream-Top Whole Milk
Snack - Organic raw pine nuts; filtered water

Cider 'Recall' - possible mold contamination

Pepin Heights Orchards Issues Cider Advisory

Pepin Heights Orchards is advising consumers to discard Pepin Heights brand Honeycrisp Apple Cider with a "Use By" date on the label of Feb 09 2012. The product was packaged in half-gallon plastic...

January 9, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Walked around a store I serviced today for 3 hours. 
80 jumps on trampoline
20 counter push-ups (10 forward/10 backward)


Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Work Snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun ; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Rotisseried grass-fed beef heart; Monterey Pasta Company Organic Spinach & Cheese Ravioli with olive oil/pepper flakes & Lindsay Naturals Black Ripe California Medium Pitted Olives; homemade organic raw almond milk
Snack - Organic India Tulsi Chai Masala tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener & Straus Organic Cream-Top Whole Milk; SunRidge Farms Organic banana chips

January 8, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
Taking a break from exercise today.

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; Dorset Pineapple & Papaya Meusli with homemade organic raw almond milk
Lunch - 2 slices homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread with MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly sandwich; organic raw sunflower seeds; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; organic Gala apple, sliced with cinnamon
Dinner - organic turkey burger with organic pasture eggs and Ore-Ida Potatoes O'Brien scrambled; homemade organic raw almond milk
Snack - Traditional Medicinals Herba Tussin tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener; SunRidge Farms Organic banana chips

January 7, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Various reps (from 5-20) of resistance rings, ball push-ups, counter push-ups, ab-doer, and a few other things I don't even know the names of!
Exercycle:
16.8 mph
2.1 miles
7.44 minutes
102 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)
Cleaned doves' cage and vacuumed bird room.

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; slice homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Lunch - 2 homemade biscuits with Chevrine Goat Milk Dairy Fresh Goat Cheese Garlic & Herb; organic raw pine nuts; Lindsay Naturals Black Ripe California Medium Pitted Olives; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; Yummy Earth Organic watermelon lollipop
Dinner - organic turkey burger on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Wheat hamburger buns with organic heirloom yellow tomato slice; homemade organic raw almond milk
Snack - Celestial Seasonings Madagascar Vanilla Rooibos Red Tea with Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener; SunRidge Farms Organic banana chips

January 6, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

I am down to 132 lbs. (down from a high of 146 lbs.) Twelve more to go and I will be back to the weight I was from the ages of 15 to 42 (when I tore a rotator cuff 6 years ago and stopped doing anything!) I have taken about 2 years to do this. Slow and steady wins the race!

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Various reps (from 5-20) of resistance rings, ball push-ups, counter push-ups, ab-doer, and a few other things I don't even know the names of!
Exercycle:
17.5 mph
4.5 miles
16.26 minutes
216 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; slice homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Lunch - Clementine orange/organic Gala apple smoothie
Snack - filtered water; organic cacao nibs
Dinner - Vegetables in bone broth mixed with radiatore pasta; filtered water
Snack - Filtered water; Yummy Earth Organic pomegranate lollipop

Rugelach Recall - undeclared egg allergen

Bloch’s Best Inc Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Eggs in Laromme Brand Vanilla Rugelach in 14 oz. Round Containers

Bloch’s Best Inc doing business as Laromme of Monsey, NY is recalling Laromme brand Vanilla Rugelach in 14 oz. round containers because it may contain undeclared eggs. People who have an allergy or s...

Cake Recall - plastic fragments

Rich Products Corporation announces nationwide voluntary recall of 1/4 (Quarter) Sheet Vanilla Flavored Pre-Soaked Sponge Cake Artificially Flavored

Rich Products Corporation recalled its 1/4 (quarter) Sheet Vanilla Flavored Pre-Soaked Sponge Cake Artificially Flavored (Product Code: 00405) on January 5, 2012, because small plastic fragments from ...

January 5, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Walked around the 2 stores I serviced for 3 hours ...
Worked in garden for 2 hours.

Meals:  
Breakfast - organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite; 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich
Work snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun with Mt. Olive Banana Pepper Rings and organic green onion; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; organic cacao nibs
Dinner - Rotisseried organic whole chicken with lemon pepper; homemade biscuits; Full Circle Organic lentil soup; filtered water
Snack - Filtered water; 5 Nabisco Ritz crackers; Chevrine Goat Milk Dairy Fresh Goat Cheese Garlic & Herb

Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company Issues Voluntary Recall of “HEB Queso Cotija (Grated)”, “El Viajero Queso Quesadilla (Shredded)”, “El Viajero Queso Cotija (Grated)”, “BMF Queso Quesadilla...

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company in Wisconsin is voluntarily recalling “HEB Queso Cotija (Grated)”, “El Viajero Queso Quesadilla (Shredded)”, “El Viajero Queso Cotija (Grated)”, and “BMF Q...

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company Issues Voluntary Recall of “Brennan’s Cellars Shredded Premium Fondue Blend -- Emmentaler Swiss & Gruyere Cheese”, "Brennan’s Cellars Shredded Mil...

Alpine Slicing and Cheese Conversion Company of Monroe, WI is voluntarily recalling “Brennan’s Cellars Shredded Premium Fondue Blend -- Emmentaler Swiss & Gruyere Cheese”, “Brennan’s Cellars Shred...

January 4, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Walked around the 3 stores I serviced for an hour ...
Worked in garden for 2 hours.

Meals:  
filtered water with Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Breakfast - 2 slices homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter, fresh-squeezed Clementine juice
Work snack - filtered water with organic lemon; organic raw sunflower seeds
Lunch - Rocky Dogs Chicken hot dog on Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Hot Dog Bun with Mt. Olive Banana Pepper Rings and organic green onion; filtered water
Snack - filtered water
Dinner - Rotisseried organic whole chicken with lemon pepper (I ate about 1/4 of it!); homemade biscuits; organic raw almond milk
Snack - Filtered water; Yummy Earth Organic grape lollipop

Goat Cheese Recall - possible Listeria

Bekkum Family Farms LLC Announces The Recall Of Nordic Creamery Brand Grumpy Goat Shreds With A Sell By Date Of 10-MAR-12 Due To Possible Listeria Contamination

Bekkum Family Farms LLC of Westby, WI, is recalling shredded cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheese is labeled

Sprouts Recall - possible Listeria

Green Valley Food Corp. Expands Voluntary Recall: Product List Updated

Green Valley Food Corp. is expanding its recall to include additional products because of a possible health risk. Products which were distributed from 12/07/2011 to 1/1/2012 are affected in this recal...

January 3, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
5-20 reps on all other exercises (resistance rings, dumbells, ball push-ups counter push-ups, etc.)
Walked around Grocery Outlet for an hour ...

Meals: Breakfast - homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter, 2 kumquats & filtered water
Lunch - Slice of turkey bacon; 2 scrambled organic eggs with salt/pepper/chives and Ore-Ida Potatoes O'Brien; Greek Gods Fig Yogurt; filtered water with Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - filtered water; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Dinner - Vegetables in bone broth mixed with radiatore pasta; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter; organic raw almond milk
Snack - hot organic raw cacao/almond milk
Filtered water

January 2, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

Exercises:
40 jumps on mini-trampoline
Walked 2/3 mile to mailbox and back with Nikky. (Check out her dapper duds - I made that about 15 years ago for another dog I had. May start making them again to sell:

)

Meals:
Breakfast - 2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread (toast) with organic local honey/Organic Valley Pasture Butter sandwich; organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - kumquat; organic carrot/apple juice
Lunch - MaraNatha Natural Raw almond butter/Smucker's Orchard's Finest Northwest Triple Berry jelly/2 slices Alvarado Street Bakery Sprouted Whole Wheat Bread sandwich; filtered water
Snack - filtered water; homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice
Dinner - Del Real Chicken Tamale in Red Sauce; Eden Organics Chili Pinto Beans & Spelt; organic raw almond milk
Snack -  homemade Cinnamon Raisin bread slice with Organic Valley Pasture Butter
Filtered water

Cinnamon Raisin Bread recipe

I've made this recipe many times, but I think my yeast has died as the loaves did not rise as much as usual. But, it still tastes good!

9 ounces filtered water
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 3/4 Tablespoons organic sugar
3 cups organic flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
3/4 cup organic raisins

Put all ingredients into bread machine pan, in above order, except raisins. Set breadmaker to dough setting. Start. Add 1 teaspoon of flour to raisins in a small jar. Shake to separate raisins from each other. Add raisins to breadmaker after 10 minutes of mixing.
When dough cycle is done, lay dough on floured board. Divide in 2 even parts. Pat each section into a flat square. Fold over in thirds; then fold in thirds again. Turn over (folds are on underside) and lay in glass bread pan that has been lightly greased or buttered. Cover with damp cloth napkin or kitchen towel and place in gas oven (NOT turned on) to rise for approximately 90 minutes. (If you don't have a gas oven, preheat your electric oven while the dough is mixing. Before it finishes, turn oven off, then place the pans on the open oven door to rise.) Take from oven. Preheat oven to 375F. When temperature is reached, place uncovered pans in oven and bake for 35 minutes. Remove from pans. Allow to cool before slicing.

January 1, 2012 - Exercises & Meals

I'm going to try to do a daily journal of my exercises and meals each day to kind of keep myself on track. And may help some of you with meal ideas & prompt you to do some exercises you may not do now.

Exercises:
80 jumps on mini-trampoline
Various reps (from 5-20) of resistance rings, ball push-ups, counter push-ups, ab-doer, and a few other things I don't even know the names of!
Exercycle:
14.4 mph
3.9 miles
15.42 minutes
188 calories burned while reading a chapter of Turn Coat (The Dresden Files, Book 11)

Meals:
Breakfast - 2 organic scrambled eggs with salt/pepper/chives; organic lemon/organic local honey/filtered water with Trader Joe's Vit. C powder & NOW MSM powder & Eclectic Institute Spearmint Flavored Astragalus Glycerite
Snack - kumquat; filtered water
Lunch - Tropical Chai Smoothie 
Dinner - Broiled pork steak with Mediterranean spices; Monterey Pasta Company Butternut Squash Ravioli with olive oil/pepper flakes; sliced pear; organic raw almond milk
Snack -  Hot Twinings Classic Earl Gray Tea with Blythe Raw lemongrass & Trader Joe's Organic Raw Blue Agave Sweetener
Filtered water

Tropical Chai Smoothie recipe

This turned out yummy. Pretty creamy color. It's very simple.

2 ripe organic bananas
1 1/2 cups frozen organic pineapple chunks
1 cup Trader Joe's Ruby Red Chai tea, cooled

Blend all until smooth. Enjoy!
Served 2.