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Product Recalls

Current Recalls – week ending 3/20/2026

A recall was just announced on approximately 180,100 ovens sold across the U.S. and Canada, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).1 This is due to the ranges posing a burn hazard. The oven ranges affected are Frigidaire, Frigidaire Gallery and Frigidaire Professional gas ranges with one of the following model numbers: Read More…

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When the world feels like too much

“Constant lying is not aimed at making the people believe the lie, but at ensuring that no one believes anything anymore. A people that can no longer distinguish between truth and lies can not distinguish between right and wrong.” Hannah Arendt Historian & Philosopher 1906 – 1975 Let’s face it… The world feels a little…

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Product Recalls

Current Recalls – week ending 3/13/2026

select states. Recalled Baby Sleepsuits Halo Dream Inc. has recalled approximately 45,000 Halo Magic Sleepsuits after discovering that the zipper head can detach, which poses a choking hazard to babies, according to the CPSC announcement. The recall affects Halo Magic Sleepsuits with batch codes PO30592, PO30641, and PO30685. The products were sold in small and large…

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Product Recalls

Current Recalls – week ending 3/6/2026

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling about 81,000 baby monitors over fears they could overheat and pose a fire hazard. The recall involves the Babysense Max View Baby Monitor. The parent company, Hisense, has received at least 11 reports of incidents involving the display unit of the monitor. Luckily, though, there haven’t been…

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Fresh Spaghetti Sauce – no meat

Many people call this a Marinara Sauce. My Italian mother-in-law called it spaghetti sauce. Some call it red gravy. This was the spaghetti that they served as an appetizer at Sunday dinners – after the salad and before the main course. It makes a great fast and easy meatless dinner.  1 – 14.5 oz. can petite…

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fake baked mostaccoili

Fake Baked Mostaccioli

This is one of my favorite fast go to dinners. Its almost as good as real baked mostaccioli, without the baked on cheese on the casserole dish. And its on the table so much faster. Oh, and its really cheap too! You’ll need spaghetti sauce. I make a batch of spaghetti sauce every couple weeks…

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Current Recalls – week ending 2/20/2026

amazon smoke alarms The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced a recall on more than 3 million pounds of frozen chicken fried rice sold across the U.S. and Canada. Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. has issued a recall for its Ajinomoto Yakitori Chicken with Japanese-Style Fried Rice and Trader…

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