Grilled Beef Fajitas
Ingredients:
• 1( 1 oz.) package fajita seasoning mix
• 1 pd. boneless beef top round steak
• 1 medium red or yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into strips
• 1 medium onion, cut into 1 / 4-inch slices
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 8( 8 inch) flour tortillas
• Salsa
Directions:
1. Prepare fajita seasoning mix following package directions and pour over steak. Cover with Reynolds Wrap( R) Heavy Duty Aluminum Foil and marinate steak 1 to 2 hours.
2. Make a grill pan by shaping two layers of foil over the outside of 13x9x2inch baking pan. Remove foil and crimp the edges to form a tight rim, making a pan with one inch sides. Place on cookie sheet.
3. Preheat grill to high. Remove steak from marinade discard marinade. Add peppers, onion and oil to foil pan. Slide foil pan from cookie sheet onto grill and place steak beside pan on grill.
4. Grill 8 to 10 minutes on high in covered grill. Stir vegetables and turn steak after 5 minutes. Slide foil pan from grill onto cookie sheet. Slice grilled steak into thin strips.
5. Wrap tortillas in foil add to grill to heat while slicing steak. Serve beef, peppers and onions wrapped in warm tortillas with salsa.
recipe courtesy allrecipes. com
Bacteria, Fungi Spores, Oh My!( continued from cover)
presented by the microorganisms against the risks involved with the chemical itself. For example, there are chemical sanitizers that are used in commercial kitchens which are designed for treating food preparation surfaces. These products control bacteria on relatively clean surfaces but present almost no risk because of low toxicity.
In a hospital things are different with known health issues at stake. People with a variety of sicknesses create the potential for contamination of many surfaces. Also, there are people with compromised immune systems who could become seriously ill from exposure to common microbes. When the risk from infection are greater, the necessity for a highgrade disinfectant becomes apparent.
Although these tend to have higher levels of toxicity, the potential risk warrants their use.
Your home is similar. Your kitchen counter is generally clean. Therefore keeping it clean usually means simply maintaining a sanitary condition. If you prepare raw meats on the counter you may consider using a good sanitizer / cleaner. In the bathroom a stronger disinfectant might be appropriate. You could also use a surface disinfectant in sick rooms to kill infectious microbes.
A clean home is important. But, the most important thing to remember is that all cleaning agents, sanitizers and disinfectants should be stored and used according to the label directions. Failure to do so could cause more harm than good.
Mortgage Interest Deduction and the New Tax Plan
A new tax plan passed by Congress in December 2017 allows taxpayers to deduct mortgage interest up to $ 750,000.
This is lower than the previous limit of $ 1 million.
The limit only affects new mortgages, not existing mortgages.
Since the median list price of a home is $ 270,000, most homeowners won’ t be affected by the limit decrease.
The new limit is expected to affect about 1.3 percent of new mortgages on very expensive homes, usually in expensive housing markets such as coastal areas.
The new limits on deductions aren’ t expected to affect many people nationally, according to realtor. com. That’ s because homeowners can only take the deduction if they itemize and only about one-third of taxpayers do that. Of those that itemize, just over 21 percent use the deduction. However, it will affect high-cost markets in local areas.
What will the new tax plan mean for the housing market?
Experts are divided as to the impact of the new tax plan on housing. Some see the tax changes as encouraging renting in high-cost areas, causing housing prices to fall.
On the other hand, with a higher standard deduction, taxpayers in lower brackets could find themselves able to buy a home. That could push prices up, according to realtor. com.
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