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Steak is Better

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Ground Beef at a Meat Market

Almost all ground beef is contaminated enough to make you sick. By Rob Quinn  Published August 25, 2015 on Newser. I don’t know Rob Quinn, the writer of this article for Newser, but I think this information is too important not to pass along. If you are a meat eater, it is far better to […]

Washable Grocery Tote Bags

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Washable Tote Bags

Washable Grocery Totes (left side of the photo) could be one of the healthiest choices you make. The cute printed totes made from recycled plastic (the blue one in the photo) are almost irresistible. They’re bright, cheerful, memorable of a place or season. I used to have a lot of them, until I realized I couldn’t throw them in […]

Sweet Cashew Cream Sauce

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Cashew Cream & Strawberries

Creams and sauces made from raw cashews are wonderful alternatives to dairy. Raw cashew nuts blended with vanilla, lemon and maple syrup create a sweet cashew cream sauce, and come very close to a Romanoff-style sauce. Blend them with roasted red peppers or cilantro for more savory sauces to use on pasta. Lately, with organic […]

Bone Health & Eating Dried Plums

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Dried Plums

They were always called prunes, but a market research study found that when they were renamed dried plums, sales increased. Indications were that women were more likely to purchase a product named dried plums than named prunes. The title, California Dried Plums, came from the fact that most of the produce is grown in California. […]

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Phebe Phillips, 2021, Podcaster, Cat Lover, Poet, Storyteller

Phebe Phillips is best known for whimsical plush toys that filled the shelves of Neiman Marcus, FAO, and many fine retailers for 25-years. Today, she creates The Literary Catcast Podcast—dedicated to the preservation of vintage books and writings with cats as main characters, bringing them into the modern awareness of a podcast. She has books in the works, and is a felt artist. She and her husband left the city of Dallas in 2023 to live deep in the woods of North East Texas. They have seven cats, many raccoons, opossums, and deer.

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Phebe’s book: Why Me? Positive Verse for Loss & Sadness

Phebe's book: Why Me? Positive Verse for Loss & Sadness.

Phebe’s book, in Spanish / English combo language.

Phebe's book: Why Me?Positive Verse for Loss & Sadness, in Spanish.

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