What's Next?

   Anyone who has faithfully read my Publisher's Page surely knows that my three major food groups could be identified as peanut butter, pistachio nuts, and Oreo cookies.

   It should therefore not come as a big surprise that I'm feeling a little under seige right now. First we were told to stop eating peanut butter due to the threat of salmonella.  They still have us on hold as to when we will be free to once again enjoy the classic "stick to the roof of your mouth" experience.  Then came the great pistachio nut scare.  Unlike the peanut scare where people actually got sick, the discovery of salmonella in pistachio crops has not, as I write this, resulted in any documented illnesses.  But to be safe, we are being told to refrain from enjoying this wonderrrful tasting nut, so no more pistachio gelato or ice cream, no more pistachio biscotti, and worst of all, no more use of pistachios in any pasta dishes. Any wonder why I am taking these events personally?  Am I being singled out? What's next? Is it possible for salmonella to find its' way into my beloved Oreos?

   Please go pick on somebody else!