No Sweat

Today's miracle sweat-wicking micro-fibers hide a dirty little secret that serious athletes know about. They're great at wicking away moisture. But they embed perspiration residue deep into the fabric. The result: musty, stubborn sweat odors that linger no matter how hard you try to get them out.

Grilled Sausage with Potatoes and Green Beans

INGREDIENTS:

• 3/4 pound fresh green beans, trimmed and halved
• 1/2 pound red potatoes, quartered
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 1 pound smoked sausage, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/3 cup water

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
2. On a large sheet of foil, place the green beans, red potatoes, onion, and sausage. Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with oil, and top with butter. Tightly seal foil around the ingredients, leaving only a small opening. Pour water into the opening, and seal.
3. Place foil packet on the prepared grill. Cook 20 to 30 minutes, turning once, until sausage is browned and vegetables are tender.

Source: www.allrecipes.com

Happy talkie, talkie ... Visual Talking

"What the heck are you saying?" Ever heard that before? Maybe Visual Talking can help. It's like the Twitter of PowerPoint presentations. Combine words and pictures to communicate -- it's that simple.

In your user question please consider asking something about a current event and how/if VT would apply, e.g., "Should the Olympic athletes use VT to help communicate?" or "Now that Britney has her bod back, should we send her VT messages to get her to quit smoking?" or "Should Homeland security include VT as part of their interagency communications package?"

Eat healthier, not cheaper

By just about any measure, global food prices rose significantly over the past two years. It's not your imagination. Eating right is costly. In fact, you may pay more than $30 more per day on food if you make healthy choices.

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Phelps is a Tiger

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Cashew Raisin Rice Pilaf

INGREDIENTS:

• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked long grain white rice
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped carrot
• 1 cup golden raisins
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 cup uncooked wild rice
• 2 cups frozen green peas
• 1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimento peppers, drained
• 1 cup cashews
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ground black pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

1. Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the long grain rice, onion, carrot and raisins for 3 to 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a saucepan bring 1 1/2 cups salted water to a boil. Add wild rice, reduce heat, cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Drain and set aside.
3. When the rice/raisin mixture is finished simmering (rice is cooked), stir in cooked wild rice, peas, pimentos and cashews and heat through.

Source: AllRecipes.com