We happen to dislike alfalfa sprouts intensely, for reasons we can't quite put our finger on. But from now on, we'll just go with the "they occasionally have salmonella" excuse. Nine people in Washington have been sickened by locally grown alfalfa sprouts, including at least two people who required hospitalization. This outbreak of salmonella bacteria has been connected to sprouts from Sprouters Northwest Inc., located in Kent. If you happen to have some sprouts in......

Photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr contributor zeebleoop Well, unless you want your burger to be a bun, pickles, lettuce cheese, and condiments. Or perhaps of the exotic meat or veggie variety. Local QFCs and Fred Meyers (parent company: Kroger) are recalling ground beef purchased at their stores over the past few weeks. The beef is being recalled after an outbreak of E. coli in the Midwest traced to the beef. Of course this recall comes......