Johnson & Johnson admits: Our baby products contain cancer-causing formaldehyde

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No more tears?  I would rather have no more formaldehyde.  I just might get my wish.

Today, the personal care giant announced that it would voluntarily (after consistent pressure from the public and groups like EWG) remove hidden formaldehyde from their baby products like baby shampoo and baby washes.  Don't see formaldehyde listed on the back of your bottle of "no more tears" shampoo?  

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Marinated Chicken Breast Middle Eastern Style

I made this dish the other night as a change from the regular chicken and potato dish.  It has a nice spice to it. You can marinate it over night or at least four hours before baking. DSC02565 DSC02568Ingredients:

One pound of Chicken Breasts

2 Big Potatoes

2 Onions

One box of Mushrooms

2 tbsp of Tomato Paste

One tbsp of Hot Sauce

One teaspoon of Ground Coriander

One tsp of Ground Cumin

2 Garlic Cloves

One tbsp of Olive Oil

Salt and Pepper

How to Prepare:

Marinate the chicken breasts with the tomato paste, hot sauce, ground coriander, ground cumin, crushed garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper overnight.

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Slice the potatoes, mushrooms and onion.

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Season the potato slices with salt and ground coriander.

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Grease an oven tray with olive oil and place the potato slices on the bottom.

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Place the marinated chicken breasts on top of the potato slices then cover with onion and the mushroom slices.

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Cover the tray with foil and bake at 400F/350C for 45 minutes.

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Happy Birthday To Me!

For this birthday, I didn’t want to have a cake. Instead, I spoiled my self with my favorite dessert Frozen Chocolate Graham Crackers (also called Succès). It is very easy yet very tasty.

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Ingredients:

One Cup of Milk

One Cup of Sugar

350 grams or 12 Ounces of Butter

4 Packs of Graham Crackers

One cup of Cocoa Powder

How to Prepare:

Melt the sugar, milk, and the butter in a large pot on medium heat until the milk becomes lukewarm.

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Turn off the flame, then add the cocoa powder to the milk/butter and mix until the cocoa blends in.

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Break the crackers into small pieces and mix them thoroughly with the mixture.

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Wrap in cling wrap in a roll shape, folding the sides so the mixture doesn’t get out of the wrap and then place it in the freezer until frozen.

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Open the wrap and cut it into small pieces before serving.

To make this recipe more fun and mouth watering, you may add more biscuits (Graham Crackers) to the mixture and roll it in a ball shape and then cover with coconut. Place in the fridge until cold ;)

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Totsicles!!!

Let’s make feeding fruits to toddlers more fun. With summer coming and my baby’s refusal to eat any fruits other than bananas, I decided to make him homemade popsicles that are fun as well as a healthy snack after running in the park for a couple of hours.

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Ingredients:

2 Types of Fruits (I used Banana and Apple in one batch and Apple and Cantaloupe in another batch)

Water

How to Prepare:

Peel the Fruits.

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Cut into small pieces.DSC02190Boil the hard fruits (apple and cantaloupe) until soft.

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Drain the fruits.DSC02198

Put in a blender with 1/4 cup of water and mix until watery.DSC02199 DSC02203 DSC02204

Pour in a rubber tray or an ice cube tray.DSC02207 DSC02208

Cover with cling wrap.DSC02210

Poke baby spoons or plastic in each section of the tray then place in a freezer for a few hours until frozen.DSC02214 DSC02222

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Meatball Hero

You can make so many things with meatballs and marinara sauce. You can put them on top of pasta, spaghetti, or rice. You can make meatball lasagna or simply make a meatball sandwich with melted cheese!!!

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Fresh Baguette

1/2Lb of Ground Meat

2 Tbsp of Cup of Bread Crumbs

One Egg

Diced Garlic

1/2 tsp of Garlic Powder

4 Tomatoes

One tablespoon of Tomato Paste

Salt and Pepper

Ground Basil

Olive Oil

American Cheese

How to Prepare:

Cut the baguette.

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Mix the ground beef with egg, bread crumbs, salt, pepper and garlic powder.

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Assemble the meat mixture into balls.

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Boil the tomatoes for 5 to 7 minutes. Peel the skin and then crush into a sauce.

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Heat the olive oil and brown the balls, flipping them every 4 minutes until all are brown.

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Fry the garlic in a saucepan until blond then add the tomato sauce, tomato paste with some basil, salt and pepper, then add the meat balls to the sauce.

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Once it starts to boil, lower the flame and let it simmer until the sauce gets thick.

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Yummy

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BLT

It is one of my favorite sandwiches!!!

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The Cherry Blossoms

One of the most beautiful festivals in DC is the Cherry Blossom Festival. It only lasts for a couple of weeks a year usually from mid March to the beginning of April. After a long, cold winter, this event signals the beginning of the warm weather. When the blossoms are fully bloomed, the entire area gets covered in a white coat of blossoms that give it a spectacular view.

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