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The Ceiling Saga and Salty Confusion

Yes there is a hole in our ceiling We are currently under repair for a leak in our pipes. The bathroom pipes of all the pipes in the house that could leak. It just had to be THE TOILET PIPE! Our “Mr. Fixit” who is currently working on the problem got caught up in the thick of it. It’s a dark and nasty story. One the easily grossed out will not want to hear which is why, of course, I tell it anyway. Mr. Fixit cut into the pipe coming from my parents bathroom: the bathroom only in use about [...]

By Joanne|2011-06-14T18:53:40-04:00June 14, 2011|Health and Nutrition|8 Comments

Food Safety and Health Facts

In the e-newsletter this week, issued by Food Engineering, there were some very interesting news bits in food manufacturing. It sounds so industrial doesn’t it? But it’s interesting so read on…. Nestle Changes It’s Flour: Remember when the Nestle Toll House cookie dough was recalled last year (June 2009)? It was contaminated with E.coli. Flour was the suspect in the investigation because it is a raw commodity which carries more risk. As a result of new Quality procedures, the Nestle facility has converted to a heat-treated flour to improve safety and minimize contamination risks. The products utilizing the heat-treated flour [...]