Heath and Safety

Perhaps you remember a post I made over the summer about homemade iced tea. Though refreshing, making the tea may pose a few risks. Because you should do this on the stove (not the microwave) there is an exposed heat source that may touch something easily caught on fire: The paper tag on the end of the bag's string. While the tag will probably not burst into flame, it may cast an alarming glow not unlike that of a cigarette. While you can put this out by running the tag under the sink, it's best to not to burn your tag in the first place.

On another health and safety note: It is OK to eat cookie dough.

The Last Batch of Cookies

By the time I'm baking the last batch of cookies, I've eaten half of them, and the dough--which only moments ago was both delicious and mischievous--is suddenly a disgusting mix of raw eggs and butter.

Turkey Sandwich

So we ordered groceries from Safeway.com and had them delivered. This is very convenient when you don't have a car. Anyway, when the delivery guy left, I began to put things away, and I found some items we had not ordered. At first, I reached for the door handle to run after the guy, thinking we had received the wrong order, but soon I realized we'd just gotten some free stuff.** What did we get? Giant bags of lunch meat (Turkey and Roast Beef), Hummus, and an enormous (party size) tub of Spinach Dip. While I'd love to tell you I incorporated all of these into a delicious recipe, all I can say is I used the turkey and hummus to make a sandwich. I went to the over-priced little store around the corner and found some lettuce and tomato, and I smacked these between two pieces of toast with the turkey and a layer of hummus. Delish!

**Perhaps you can judge my morals here, but I'm pretty sure once a food item has been delivered incorrectly, it is trash. Much like the principles at a restaurant: once something is down on your table, they cannot put it on another table. Why waste good lunch meat, right?