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More Cross-contamination Tips

I had gotten a little slack with my duality* lately.  And read a good reminder post – that, for the life of me, I cannot find!  So, thank you, nameless blogger.  I got your back. Anywho, here’s some things that need to be tossed into the dishwasher every now and then: – cutting boards, but [...]

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Dear Strawberries: Timmy’s Vs. Starbucks

Q:  Which one is better:  Tim Horton’s or Starbucks? A: Starbucks naturally.  If you are asking about contamination and a cafe, the answer is nearly the same.  Tim Horton’s website declares none of their beverages or products to be gluten free.  Starbucks does not BAKE their own stuff there.  They essentially make beverages and stock [...]

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Aluminum Foil & Me

Maybe one day I will find something that is more “green” to use.  I’m sure it is out there.  Right now?  The easier the better.  And since we’ve gone to a dual-mode kitchen, I’ve begun to use up a lot of surface cleaners, food wraps, baking dish liners, and anything that will separate gluten from [...]

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We’re heading into 16 months now.

So we’ve had this diagnosis for a year and a half now.  And, since switching to a healthier lifestyle, hubby has not been contaminated!!!  This is the first time that he has gone over a month without contamination.  I guess there is something to be said for cooking fresh, eh?  (Please excuse the Canadianisms.) Here’s [...]

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Cross Contamination: condiments

Tip:  Keep the condiment serving utensils in the dish.  e.g. honey spoon in the jar, spoon in mayonnaise jar, butter knife with the butter, etc.  Even better?  Use squeezable condiments! Everyone should know, in a half & half house to use serving utensils as they were intended – place gently on your plate and replace [...]

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Contamination Tip – storage

Have you ever been to Dairy Queen and seen where they store the ice cream cones?  Directly above the ice cream dispenser. Yup.  They do.  I wonder what kind of morsels fall downward when you rip one of those cones out of the dispensing box?  Gravity, friends.  Just can’t escape it. But when it comes [...]

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Contamination Tip – covering

In the first year, consider your kitchen as a contaminated place. There is dust in the air. The oven fan probably has flour in it. It is just easier to pretend that it is an unsafe place to cook. Sooooo, USE DISPOSABLE COVERINGS for everything. I use wax paper on my cookie cooling racks. tin [...]

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