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Saturday after Thanksgiving bargains

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on November 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

( Recited to Twas the night before Christmas). It’s the Saturday after Thanksgiving and all through the grocery store, the economically challenged were lurking, for the bargains galore.
So, what better way to save, than to visit some local supermarkets? What intrigued me was the rack, usually in the back of the stores that have “reduced [...]

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Thanksgiving Grease Fire

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on November 28, 2008 | 3 Comments »

We arrived from out of state to eat with my husband’s family. My sister-in-law invited about 20 people. There were wonderful appetizers, plenty to drink and loads of conversation.
Then the oven caught fire. 911 was called. Turkey being carved for the main course was hastily moved. First the police and then the fire department arrived [...]

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Uno’s isn’t number one in my book

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In Woburn, Massachusetts the number of restaurants is staggering. There’s also a mall, a movie theater and traffic congestion. It’s located by the “cloverleaf” the intersection of Route 128 (Route 95 for you out-of-towners) and Route 93.
Tuesday, dinner was Pizzaria Uno in the Woburn Mall. I was facing the service area. Our server ” G” [...]

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Melamine in U.S. Baby Formula

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) spokesperson said that they have found trace amounts of the chemical melamine in one sample of infant formula.
“There’s no basis for concern because we’re talking about trace levels that are so low … that there’s absolutely no risk,” FDA spokeswoman Judy Leon said.”
Tainted baby formula was found in [...]

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US Food Safety.com & Stop & Shop recall

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Last night, the staff at US Food Safety tried to call Stop & Shop corporate headquarters about the Simmering Soup’ Butternut Squash recall. It was after their business hours. We wanted confirmation on the story. We drove to our local Stop & Shop, showed the store manager the press release we had and she confirmed it. 
The story posted on [...]

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