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September 30, 2013
Autumn, Apples, and...Cheesecake?
by Lucy Arlington
Don’t you just love to bite into a crisp, juicy apple? October puts us in the midst of apple season, and having lived most of my life in Ontario, Canada, I get nostalgic for a red McIntosh fresh off the tree. When our children were young, we’d go apple picking. I can still picture my eight-year-old son reaching up to pluck a big one off a branch, or my seven-year-old daughter biting into an apple’s flesh with its juice dripping down her chin. Apples are so versatile. They taste great in pies and squares, loaves and muffins, even savoury casseroles. The recipe I’m sharing with you today combines two of my favourite desserts—apple crisp and cheesecake. I hope you try it. You’ll be amazed at how scrumptious it is.
Do you have a favourite apple recipe?
APPLE CRISP CHEESECAKE
1. Preheat oven to 325F2. CRUST:2 cups graham cracker crumbs1 cup Oatmeal1/3 cup brown sugar, packed2/3 cup Butter, meltedCombine all ingredients. Press into bottom and 1 1/2"(6cm) up sides of 10"(25cm) springform pan. Chill.
3. TOPPING:1/4 cup Oatmeal1/4 cup brown sugar, packed1/4 cup Flour1 teaspoon cinnamon2 tablespoons ButterCombine all ingredients, until crumbly. Set aside.
4. FILLING:3 250 gm pkg Cream Cheese1 cup brown sugar, packed3/4 cup sour cream4 eggs1 3/4 teaspoons cinnamon1/2 teaspoon nutmeg2 apples, slicedBeat cream cheese, brown sugar and sour cream in large mixer bowl on medium speed 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add spices. Pour into crust.
5. Spread apples over filling.
6. Sprinkle topping on top.
7. Bake at 325°F (160°C) for 65-75 minutes, or just until soft set in centre. Run knife around edge to loosen cake form pan then cool completely in pan on wire rack. Chill overnight, if possible.
September 29, 2013
Finally! Good News About Alzheimer’s
by Kate CollinsHow great is was to see some positive news about preventing Alzheimer’s disease this week. First there was a Mayo Clinic study and then research by neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter, both saying that we are not doomed to get the disease because someone else in our family has it. We control our genes through diet and exercise, turning them on and off with healthy or unhealthy habits.
My quick summary of the studies is that there are a lot of toxins in grains nowadays that our guts can’t handle, even if we have no symptoms, such as gluten intolerance. And what affects our guts affects our brains. (The gut is called the Little Brain) It’s a long explanation that I’m not going to tackle, but suffice it to say that if you’d like to prevent any of the diseases of dementia, you should read the latest research on it and take steps to modify your diet and include exercise, even in short bursts throughout the day.
The basics of the preventative way of eating are: cutting back on grains as much as possible, cutting way back on sugar, adding more dark leafy greens, upping protein sources of nuts, cage-free eggs, and grass fed beef, and adding healthy fats – avocados, coconut, olives, coconut and olive oils, and macadamia and pecans. A benefit of the healthy fat is that when you substitute it for a carb, you will stay full longer.
I’ve already begun incorporating some changes. My lunch now consists of homemade guacamole (the really fast way: mash avocados and add salsa or salsa verde) olives, a slice of hard cheese, Beanitos (bean chips, gluten free) and hummus. It’s yummy and surprisingly filling.
Now I’ve just got to squeeze in more time to exercise. That’s my downfall. My husband used to keep me on track with a walk at the end of my writing day. Now that he’s not here to crack the whip, I’m not as faithful as I should be. But after reading these studies, I’m determined to do whatever it takes to avoid any form of dementia. I never want to be a burden to my kids.
Some people claim they just can’t cut out their breads or give up their sugary drinks. I can give up anything if it means avoiding Alzheimer’s. How about you?
September 28, 2013
FALL TV--What Do You Think?
by Leann
After learning that The Glades, a scripted cop show on A&E was canceled after airing a final episode with a HUGE cliffhanger (seriously A&E, what is WRONG with you?) I thought I was done with TV. But no. I am a TV junkie and I don't mind admitting it. I like books and TV and movies and songs because I love stories in any form.
I was happy to see many of my favorite shows return. But of course, two new shows I was hoping to watch are on at the same time as The Voice, which means no DVRing both of them. (I never miss a second of The Voice!) I watched Hostages and have recorded The Blacklist when NBC
gave it a rerun last night. Now I will probably have to choose. But honestly, Hostages didn't exactly make me want to return. I haven't watched The Blacklist yet, so it may end up being my choice.
But is this the year of opening episode cliffhangers or what? Castle did it (and though I consider Castle light and fun and usually has so-so writing, it was a great episode!) and then NCIS
had a cliffhanger, too! At least NCIS is wrapping up the storyline for Ziva, unlike those meanies at A&E who left viewers to make up their own resolution.
But one show still resonates with me, one I watched this summer on BBC America. It was Broadchurch, set in a small Irish coastal town. I absolutely loved it. The scenery was amazing
and the story complex. I hear there will be another season that it will be totally different. But I'd tune in just for the setting. I also loved Masterpiece Mystery's Silk and though my husband doesn't usually like the British stuff, even he was captured by it.
The Voice is as great as ever and I am glad it's back. Blue Bloods was also had a very well written opener. What about you? Even if you're not a TV fanatic like I am, what do you enjoy watching? And what will you miss?
After learning that The Glades, a scripted cop show on A&E was canceled after airing a final episode with a HUGE cliffhanger (seriously A&E, what is WRONG with you?) I thought I was done with TV. But no. I am a TV junkie and I don't mind admitting it. I like books and TV and movies and songs because I love stories in any form.
I was happy to see many of my favorite shows return. But of course, two new shows I was hoping to watch are on at the same time as The Voice, which means no DVRing both of them. (I never miss a second of The Voice!) I watched Hostages and have recorded The Blacklist when NBC
gave it a rerun last night. Now I will probably have to choose. But honestly, Hostages didn't exactly make me want to return. I haven't watched The Blacklist yet, so it may end up being my choice.But is this the year of opening episode cliffhangers or what? Castle did it (and though I consider Castle light and fun and usually has so-so writing, it was a great episode!) and then NCIS
had a cliffhanger, too! At least NCIS is wrapping up the storyline for Ziva, unlike those meanies at A&E who left viewers to make up their own resolution.But one show still resonates with me, one I watched this summer on BBC America. It was Broadchurch, set in a small Irish coastal town. I absolutely loved it. The scenery was amazing
and the story complex. I hear there will be another season that it will be totally different. But I'd tune in just for the setting. I also loved Masterpiece Mystery's Silk and though my husband doesn't usually like the British stuff, even he was captured by it.The Voice is as great as ever and I am glad it's back. Blue Bloods was also had a very well written opener. What about you? Even if you're not a TV fanatic like I am, what do you enjoy watching? And what will you miss?
September 27, 2013
The "Guess Which Character I've Killed" Contest
By Ellery Adams
Sounds a little gruesome, right?
Well, it's October, which is National Mystery Month, and also the release month of my fifth Books By The Bay mystery, POISONED PROSE.
This novel is a little different than previous installments in that I decided to terminate a reoccurring character. It was nothing personal and actually, as I write the sixth book, I'm finding that I truly miss this person. Hopefully, you'll realize why he or she had to go. It was sad, but it had to happen. And Oyster Bay, North Carolina, will never quite be the same.
To me, an ongoing series cannot stay fresh unless the isolated small town worlds existing in most cozy mysteries are given a mighty shake every now and then. I like to think of my towns as places inside a snow globe and once in a blue moon, I must turn them upside-down so that the magical confetti can whirl about inside the dome.
So here's my oddball contest. Guess which character I'm going to kill by posting in the comments. I'll pool all the correct answers and, on October 5th, notify the winner via email or Facebook. If I can't find you, I'll post the winner's name on my next blog (October 12).
What will you get? A $25 e-gift card to the bookstore of your choice. Good luck and don't forget to pre-order Poisoned Prose! Pre-orders really help your favorite authors stay alive in this competitive marketplace. Thanks so much!
ISBN - 0425262952
Price - $7.19
Available at your local bookstore or Amazon.com,Indiebound.com, Barnes & NobleWhen Olivia Limoges and other Oyster Bay patrons of the arts sponsor a retreat for famous storytellers, one of them is going to have a very unhappy ending…
Olivia thought gathering some of the most renowned storytellers in one place would be a nice, simple way for herself and the Bayside Book Writers to appreciate their talents. But things take a dark turn when the most famous storyteller in the nation—the captivating performer Violetta Devereaux—announces onstage that she will meet her end in Oyster Bay.
When Violetta is discovered murdered after the show, everyone involved with the retreat becomes a suspect. There are rumors that Violetta, who grew up in extreme poverty in the Appalachian Mountains, possessed an invaluable treasure. Now Chief Rawlings and the Bayside Book Writers must work at a frenzied pace to solve the crime before someone closes the book on them.
Sounds a little gruesome, right?
Well, it's October, which is National Mystery Month, and also the release month of my fifth Books By The Bay mystery, POISONED PROSE.
This novel is a little different than previous installments in that I decided to terminate a reoccurring character. It was nothing personal and actually, as I write the sixth book, I'm finding that I truly miss this person. Hopefully, you'll realize why he or she had to go. It was sad, but it had to happen. And Oyster Bay, North Carolina, will never quite be the same.
To me, an ongoing series cannot stay fresh unless the isolated small town worlds existing in most cozy mysteries are given a mighty shake every now and then. I like to think of my towns as places inside a snow globe and once in a blue moon, I must turn them upside-down so that the magical confetti can whirl about inside the dome.
So here's my oddball contest. Guess which character I'm going to kill by posting in the comments. I'll pool all the correct answers and, on October 5th, notify the winner via email or Facebook. If I can't find you, I'll post the winner's name on my next blog (October 12).
What will you get? A $25 e-gift card to the bookstore of your choice. Good luck and don't forget to pre-order Poisoned Prose! Pre-orders really help your favorite authors stay alive in this competitive marketplace. Thanks so much!
ISBN - 0425262952
Price - $7.19
Available at your local bookstore or Amazon.com,Indiebound.com, Barnes & NobleWhen Olivia Limoges and other Oyster Bay patrons of the arts sponsor a retreat for famous storytellers, one of them is going to have a very unhappy ending…
Olivia thought gathering some of the most renowned storytellers in one place would be a nice, simple way for herself and the Bayside Book Writers to appreciate their talents. But things take a dark turn when the most famous storyteller in the nation—the captivating performer Violetta Devereaux—announces onstage that she will meet her end in Oyster Bay.
When Violetta is discovered murdered after the show, everyone involved with the retreat becomes a suspect. There are rumors that Violetta, who grew up in extreme poverty in the Appalachian Mountains, possessed an invaluable treasure. Now Chief Rawlings and the Bayside Book Writers must work at a frenzied pace to solve the crime before someone closes the book on them.
September 26, 2013
Wondeful Fall Recipe--Apple Crisp
by Lorraine Bartlett / Lorna Barrett / L.L. Bartlett
One recipe I look forward to every fall is apple crisp.
Wayne County, NY, is the 2nd biggest apple producer in the country (and that's where our family cottage is located). And although I'm not a real (raw) apple freak, I love recipes that include apples. Apple turnovers, apple strudel, apple sauce...and of course, apple crisp.
When I was 12, my mother gave me the Betty Crocker Cookbook as a Christmas present. It's one of the best BASIC cookbooks anyone can have, and I can't tell you how many times a year I consult it--but it's a LOT.
One of my favorite recipes, and one that I adapted for my own cookbook, Recipes To Die For: A Victoria Square Cookbook, is apple crisp.
However, right now...I'm trying to lose weight. Not for any other reason than to be healthy. (I do NOT want my primary care physician to tell me in November that I need to take yet another medication.)
But...ya gotta live, and apple crisp isn't as calorie laden as say a donut or other fatty dessert. And when I made made it earlier this week, I cut back the sugar and butter to make it even LESS fatty. Yes, it was more tart than I was used to in the past, but it was still WONDERFUL.
Ingredients4 cups sliced pared tart apples (about 4 medium)2/3 to ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed (I used 1/3 cup brown sugar)½ cup all-purpose flour½ cup quick oats¾ teaspoon cinnamon¾ teaspoon nutmeg1/3 cup butter, softened (I used 1/4 cup butter)
Preheat the oven to 375º. Grease an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan. Place the apple slices in the pan. Mix the remaining ingredients thoroughly. It will resemble coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture over the apples. Bake for 30 minutes or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden brown. Serve warm, and if desired, with a scoop of ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream, or pour on a little light cream. It’s a simple but decadent dessert.Yield: 4-6 servings.
OMG -- the reduced-calorie version was still wonderful (although tart). If you're in apple country, why don't you treat your family to it this weekend? You won't regret it!
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P.S. Jeff Resnick #6 -- Dark Waters -- debuts on Tuesday. But wait--haven't tried this dark mystery series--the first book, MURDER ON THE MIND, is available for free for all e-formats (and you can download it free to your computer or smartphone or tablet).
One recipe I look forward to every fall is apple crisp.Wayne County, NY, is the 2nd biggest apple producer in the country (and that's where our family cottage is located). And although I'm not a real (raw) apple freak, I love recipes that include apples. Apple turnovers, apple strudel, apple sauce...and of course, apple crisp.
When I was 12, my mother gave me the Betty Crocker Cookbook as a Christmas present. It's one of the best BASIC cookbooks anyone can have, and I can't tell you how many times a year I consult it--but it's a LOT.
One of my favorite recipes, and one that I adapted for my own cookbook, Recipes To Die For: A Victoria Square Cookbook, is apple crisp.
However, right now...I'm trying to lose weight. Not for any other reason than to be healthy. (I do NOT want my primary care physician to tell me in November that I need to take yet another medication.)
But...ya gotta live, and apple crisp isn't as calorie laden as say a donut or other fatty dessert. And when I made made it earlier this week, I cut back the sugar and butter to make it even LESS fatty. Yes, it was more tart than I was used to in the past, but it was still WONDERFUL.
Ingredients4 cups sliced pared tart apples (about 4 medium)2/3 to ¾ cup brown sugar, firmly packed (I used 1/3 cup brown sugar)½ cup all-purpose flour½ cup quick oats¾ teaspoon cinnamon¾ teaspoon nutmeg1/3 cup butter, softened (I used 1/4 cup butter)Preheat the oven to 375º. Grease an 8 x 8 x 2-inch baking pan. Place the apple slices in the pan. Mix the remaining ingredients thoroughly. It will resemble coarse crumbs. Sprinkle the mixture over the apples. Bake for 30 minutes or until the apples are tender and the topping is golden brown. Serve warm, and if desired, with a scoop of ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream, or pour on a little light cream. It’s a simple but decadent dessert.Yield: 4-6 servings.
OMG -- the reduced-calorie version was still wonderful (although tart). If you're in apple country, why don't you treat your family to it this weekend? You won't regret it!
------------------------------------------------------P.S. Jeff Resnick #6 -- Dark Waters -- debuts on Tuesday. But wait--haven't tried this dark mystery series--the first book, MURDER ON THE MIND, is available for free for all e-formats (and you can download it free to your computer or smartphone or tablet).
September 25, 2013
TP Season!
By Julie
Last weekend was Homecoming for the local high school. That means hearing the marching band's drums from our yard, seeing lots of beautiful young people posing for pictures on their family's front lawns, and ... most of all ... it means that it's TP Season in our neighborhood once again!
Back when our girls were in high school, we rarely went a weekend in the fall without getting TP'd. It's a rite of passage, at least around here. To be honest, I think the decorated trees are kinda pretty. I've seen some great efforts, some lesser ones. My favorite time was when we woke up to our first white wonderland. Not only that, but the perpetrators had made a pyramid out of our patio set out on our front lawn. Back then, we had our beloved lab, K'Ehleyr. She'd started barking late that night and what did we do? We shushed her. LOL Little did we know!
Anyway, our girls are past high school, so we no longer get TP'd. But, like noticing school supplies in stores, the sight of those soft strings waving in the wind brings back happy memories. Good times.
Did you ever TP a house? Did you get caught? (One of our kids did. And the mom who caught her and her friends brought pop and snacks out for them to enjoy when they were finished. Gosh, I love this neighborhood!)
Last weekend was Homecoming for the local high school. That means hearing the marching band's drums from our yard, seeing lots of beautiful young people posing for pictures on their family's front lawns, and ... most of all ... it means that it's TP Season in our neighborhood once again!
Back when our girls were in high school, we rarely went a weekend in the fall without getting TP'd. It's a rite of passage, at least around here. To be honest, I think the decorated trees are kinda pretty. I've seen some great efforts, some lesser ones. My favorite time was when we woke up to our first white wonderland. Not only that, but the perpetrators had made a pyramid out of our patio set out on our front lawn. Back then, we had our beloved lab, K'Ehleyr. She'd started barking late that night and what did we do? We shushed her. LOL Little did we know!
Anyway, our girls are past high school, so we no longer get TP'd. But, like noticing school supplies in stores, the sight of those soft strings waving in the wind brings back happy memories. Good times.
Did you ever TP a house? Did you get caught? (One of our kids did. And the mom who caught her and her friends brought pop and snacks out for them to enjoy when they were finished. Gosh, I love this neighborhood!)
September 24, 2013
Magical Morning
by Deb Baker/Hannah Reed
There is something very special about greeting the dawn. It's so easy to get caught in busyness, but I took time for a walk along the riverbank outside my front door. Here's what I saw:
A fox overlooking the Fox river
Another bunch of early risers
A tiny hint of fall color
Glorious nature
Paddle boats ready for adventure
However hectic your day is, pause briefly and notice the beauty of life. It's there, if you look.
There is something very special about greeting the dawn. It's so easy to get caught in busyness, but I took time for a walk along the riverbank outside my front door. Here's what I saw:
A fox overlooking the Fox river
Another bunch of early risers
A tiny hint of fall color
Glorious nature
Paddle boats ready for adventureHowever hectic your day is, pause briefly and notice the beauty of life. It's there, if you look.
September 23, 2013
Chilly Weather
by Maggie SeftonCoastal scene along the Chesapeake Bay on the way to Tangier Island
Brrrrrr! Looks like cooler weather has spread all over the country. Chilly temps had come to Virginia before I left last Friday, and chilly temps greeted me when I arrived in Colorado. Yesterday, Monday, morning I awoke to high winds which blew all morning after a rainy Sunday night. Fall is definitely coming. That's okay with me. As much as I love Summer and warmer temps, I do love the changes Fall brings with the colors and the crisp smell of leaves in the air. Now, I just have to finish wading through the pile of mail and other household demands that awaited my return before I can take some long walks on our trails and enjoy early Fall.
My 12-day escape to Virginia's Northern Neck near the Potomac River was full of surprises. I thought I'd be working, working the entire time and maybe exploring the area a little. Instead, I found myself joining with neighbors and others who live in the area for pot lucks and a day trip through the Chesapeake Bay to Tangier Island for a yummy family style seafood feast. A lot of "Ex-Pats" from the hectic DC/NoVa area retire to the Northern Neck. Plus, daughter Melissa came down from Manhattan to spend a couple of days with me. She arrived by train at 8:30am one morning last week in nearby Fredericksburg, Virginia, and we spent the next few hours starting to explore Fredericksburg's charming Old Town area. Lots of Colonial buildings are still there and nicely preserved. It reminds me a lot of Old Town Alexandria in Northern VA.
Now that I've returned to Fort Collins and worked through that huge pile of mail waiting for me, I've started catching up with friends and neighbors here. This morning I had coffee with a friend (long chatty coffee) and after errands I went next door to catch up with my neighbors. Now. . .I have to get back to work on the revisions I was "supposed" to finish in Virginia. I can't help myself. I love visiting with people. :)
Are you someone who likes to visit with neighbors and friends regularly? Or are you someone who likes to "escape" somewhere to be completely alone?
September 22, 2013
A Third Anniversary of Love Lost
by Kate CollinsThree years ago this week, life as I knew and loved it ended with my husband's sudden death. My world turned upside down. My heart crumbled. I lost my purpose. I floundered, wondering what I was going to do without purpose. Yet all around me, life continued on and so, eventually, did I, thanks to the wonderful support of my family and friends, and even to the many readers who sent their condolences.
A lot has happened in those three years. I made the New York Times Bestseller list three times. I traveled on a mission trip to Cuba. (Great country, by the way, which the rest of the world knows.) I sold my big family home and built a new condo home in a wonderful neighborhood filled with other downsizers. I organized a widow's group that meets after church for brunch. I helped found a women's club in my new neighborhood. I started teaching a class in creative writing at a women's shelter. And I learned to live as a single.
My discoveries: After having had a wonderful married life, it's not fun being single. I seem to be hyperaware of married couples holding hands, exchanging knowing looks, sitting with heads together at a movie, and countless other things that I don't get to do anymore.
I don't enjoy love songs anymore. They make me cry. I don't read romances. I can't watch romantic movies. I don't go to balls, dances, or other couples' events. I don't date. At this point, no one could possibly be a replacement for the love of my life. And I don't like it when women complain about having to go home to their husbands or having to spend one evening alone. Seriously?
The best discovery, however, is that my husband is always near. Starting from the day of his funeral, he has let me know that he's around. We even have a signal. It's an amazing and comforting realization that life does go on, that our loved ones can be with us whenever we think of or talk to them, and that love really does last forever. If you don't want to take my word for it, there's a wonderful book written by two Harvard trained scientists called, "The Afterlife Experiments."
The good news is that I've made a new life for myself in a new, sunny, happy home and I've surrounded myself with great new friends. For anyone who has suffered a deep, tragic loss, there is always going to be a scar across your heart. Scars don't go away. But there is also happiness to be found, just a different kind of happiness.
The great news is that The Flower Shop Mystery series continues to grow and find new fans. The little series-that-could, now on its 16th book, has been a life-saver for me. Abby, Marco, Lottie, Grace, and the gang are my family, too. And when I get letters like the one I got the other day, in which a reader said my books had helped her through a tough time, I know I've found my purpose.
September 21, 2013
When Yogurt Attacks!
by Leann
Who knew yogurt could make you sick? I mean, it's my go-to food for protein since I have many, many, too numerous it would bore you to tears problems with food. If it's not a migraine causer, it's a gut wrencher (and I mean that literally).
But every morning I start my day with a cup of yogurt--until recently. In the middle of my deadline, the worst time EVER to get sick, I found myself awakened in the night feeling like I was about to lose my cookies. Even when I have gut problems, I hardly ever feel nauseous. But I was that night. And for the next week I spent my time running between the couch and the bathroom.
Then I read that people were reporting problems to the FDA concerning a certain brand of yogurt. Hmm. The very yogurt I'd been eating everyday.
Surely that couldn't be what was making ME sick. I've never been the victim of a product that ended up on a recall list. But then, the day after the first article about the yogurt, they did do a recall and there was a link to the lot numbers affected with MOLD. I ran to my fridge and I had FIVE containers of yogurt with those numbers. And no doubt I had eaten several before I became ill. Out they went.
After a week of sickness I finally was well enough to start working on my book again and I needed to make a trip to the grocery store. I didn't feel like eating yet, but my husband and the pets sure did! I knew those yogurt lot numbers by heart and some were STILL on the shelf. And the reaction I got when I reported it to the clerk was a shoulder shrug--as if to say "So what?"
I was reminded again that if it's not you being affected, then it's really no big deal. No one died, right? But I keep thinking that lots of moms feed yogurt to their little ones. How would this affect toddlers if it took me a full week to recover? All I know is that from now on, ANY food that is recalled will be on my radar. Unfortunately the brand of yogurt I'd loved so much makes me sick to look at now. I probably won't ever eat it again. Thank goodness a new grocery store is being built in town--one with lots of organic options and great produce. I won't have to travel an hour to get to a decent store--and maybe the people they hire will actually care if there's a recalled item on their shelf.
Anyone else have a run-in with a recalled food--or even this very yogurt I've been talking about?
Who knew yogurt could make you sick? I mean, it's my go-to food for protein since I have many, many, too numerous it would bore you to tears problems with food. If it's not a migraine causer, it's a gut wrencher (and I mean that literally).
But every morning I start my day with a cup of yogurt--until recently. In the middle of my deadline, the worst time EVER to get sick, I found myself awakened in the night feeling like I was about to lose my cookies. Even when I have gut problems, I hardly ever feel nauseous. But I was that night. And for the next week I spent my time running between the couch and the bathroom.Then I read that people were reporting problems to the FDA concerning a certain brand of yogurt. Hmm. The very yogurt I'd been eating everyday.
Surely that couldn't be what was making ME sick. I've never been the victim of a product that ended up on a recall list. But then, the day after the first article about the yogurt, they did do a recall and there was a link to the lot numbers affected with MOLD. I ran to my fridge and I had FIVE containers of yogurt with those numbers. And no doubt I had eaten several before I became ill. Out they went.After a week of sickness I finally was well enough to start working on my book again and I needed to make a trip to the grocery store. I didn't feel like eating yet, but my husband and the pets sure did! I knew those yogurt lot numbers by heart and some were STILL on the shelf. And the reaction I got when I reported it to the clerk was a shoulder shrug--as if to say "So what?"
I was reminded again that if it's not you being affected, then it's really no big deal. No one died, right? But I keep thinking that lots of moms feed yogurt to their little ones. How would this affect toddlers if it took me a full week to recover? All I know is that from now on, ANY food that is recalled will be on my radar. Unfortunately the brand of yogurt I'd loved so much makes me sick to look at now. I probably won't ever eat it again. Thank goodness a new grocery store is being built in town--one with lots of organic options and great produce. I won't have to travel an hour to get to a decent store--and maybe the people they hire will actually care if there's a recalled item on their shelf.
Anyone else have a run-in with a recalled food--or even this very yogurt I've been talking about?
