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Originally Posted by Michael AzP Williams

Just a FYI for pet owners

TAMPA, Fla. - Kiley Shultz says her healthy, 12-year-old golden retriever, Apollo got sick the day after his third monthly dose.

Shultz is one of a growing number of pet owners who blame a popular flea and heartworm preventative for killing their dogs.

The I-Team combed through reports filed with the Food and Drug Administration. We found 965 complaints where owners blamed their dog's death on Trifexis in the last three and a half

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Originally Posted by Michael AzP Williams

So the army's coming over for dinner and you need to come up with something to feed them. How about cooking up a whole hog? It'll serve nearly 40-50 people so it's a great choice for that church social or the family reunion.

The first thing you'll need is a place to do the cooking. You can run out and spend $1000 or so on a good high quality smoker or you can put one together in the backyard. Depending on how industrious you feel, you could buy some plans or you could rig one

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Originally Posted by Michael AzP Williams

Who doesn't love a clambake -- especially here in Northeast Ohio, one of the nation's top markets for bakes.

Putting together a clambake is pretty easy. Especially if you're not set on digging a pit, lining it with glowing rocks and the whole beachside spiel. A stovetop or patio bake is the way to go.

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Originally Posted by Michael AzP Williams

If you've ever hungered for the lipsmackin' taste of real barbecue (as opposed to the charred chops most weekend chefs whip up on their grills), perhaps it's time you considered building your own backyard barbecue pit. The back-to-basics cookers are much easier to construct than you might think, and require no fancy equipment or utensils. In fact, I actually dug my family's pit myself in the hard, rocky soil of New Hampshire!

Pit barbecuing is nothing more than the slow cooking (and

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Originally Posted by Michael AzP Williams

Try this pickling spice recipe in your pickles instead of buying a pre-made pickling spice. Simply substitute this home made version.

The spices will be tied in a cheesecloth bag and cooked to release the flavors. Then removed before canning.
Ingredients


6 Tablespoons Mustard Seed
3 Tablespoons Whole Allspice
6 tsp coriander seed
6 whole cloves
3 tsp ground ginger
3 tsp red pepper flakes
3 bay leaves
3 cinnamon

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