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Current Recalls – week ending 5/2/2025

SharkNinja Recalls 1.8 Million Foodi Multi-Function Pressure Cookers Due to Burn Hazard; Serious Burn Injuries Reported Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company voluntarily recalled batches of dark chocolate-covered macadamias on Saturday due to undeclared allergens. The products, sold at retailers in 17 states and Guam, may contain almonds and cashews. More…

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Current Recalls – w/e 4/25/25

Pumpkin Juice recall update as FDA issues highest risk warning for 12 states Walker’s Wine Juice LLC recalled its pumpkin juice in March due to possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum. FDA has elevated it to highest risk. Martinelli’s Apple Juice The original recall was initiated on March 18, and on Tuesday, the FDA gave the…

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Easy Easter Dinner Ideas

Fried Apples are a southern staple. They go great with ham. Its like apple pie without the crust. They’re called cooked apples up north. Almost everyone will eat green beans. Add a little butter and sprinkle with slivered almonds and they look fancy. A great safe side dish. Get Recipe Broccoli salad is a delicious…

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Broccoli Salad

If you’ve never had this one, you are really missing out! This is one way to get people to eat their broccoli. My daughter came up with this faster version, and it still tastes great! The red onion adds a little zing. The poppy seed dressing and the raisins add some sweetness. And Bacon? Bacon…

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Current Recalls W/E 4/18/2025

Fisher-Price Recalls 2 Baby Toys Due to Choking Hazard Target Recalls 25,600 Units of Popular Baby Food Brand Over Lead Concerns Frozen Soups and Bowls Recalled for Potential Contamination With Wood Harvest NYC Inc Recalls Enoki Mushroom Due to Possible Health Risk May Flower International Inc., Issue Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat in “Beijing Soybean…

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Cooked Apples

This is an old southern favorite! We called them fried apples when I was growing up.  To make Fried Apples Core and slice apples Melt 2-3 tablespoons butter in a large frying pan. Place apple slices in pan. Should be enough to fill pan. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Stir gently to mix completely. Cook…

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Perfectly Easy Ham

Ham is not a particularly healthy choice, but we enjoy it once or twice a year – Christmas and Easter. It’s pretty easy. This was actually the way my grandmother did it, and I still make it this way – Place the ham in the roasting pan, cut side down. Score the ham lengthwise at…

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Current Recalls W/E 4/11/2025

Cabot Creamery Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted Cabot Creamery issued a voluntarily recall for a single lot of its Extra Creamy Premium Butter, Sea Salted, in seven states, totaling 1,700 pounds across 189 cases, after testing found it to be contaminated with elevated levels of coliform bacteria, possibly fecal contamination. More Info Stouffer’s and…

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