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rapunzel: No, but... is that an invitation?

My partner broke both his shoulder blades a few years ago, and would love this- not just for cuddling, but for regular sleeping too. What they need is to make modular inserts for these- http://www.lovebumper.com/index.html - which are great, especially for those with mobility issues, but sometimes slip in the bed (possibly NSFW, no nudity). Then, I can see it being a bit more marketable. :)

It's a salad spinner. No, I wouldn't spend money on a salad spinner for clothes. It does nothing I can't do in the sink by myself, and faster.

Vegetarian Food for Thought, by Compasionate Cook's Colleen Patrick Goudreau. She is an awesome host, and her pod casts keep me going through my 3 hour daily commute!

I have a friend with an allium allergy, I recommended it to him... that has to be the saddest allergy in the world...

I would avoid processed protein powders- I use the whole-food, raw, organic, allergen-free supplement called Vega. It is a meal in itself and is thoroughly backed by science. But really, you shouldn't just listen to people's opinions on these things, read the details and decide for yourself!

http://myvega.com/

Vegans need to make sure they get enough b12 and omega 3.... Aka what we already knew.

I work in a kitchen, and for that application, these do not work sufficiently. For health reasons, when you work in a kitchen and you cut yourself, you need to wear latex-free waterproof gloves. However, water inevitably ends up inside these gloves, and they need to be changes very often. Similarly, and bandages you have will need to be changed any time they get wet, since they will hold possible contaminants next to an open wound. Not good. The best bandage for staying power while wet is Duoderm or Elastoplast if you can't get that. And wear a finger condom :P

Seitan! Really good seitan, maybe done a few ways. I have never had the nerve to try it myself, the bag of wheat gluten sits there untouched, save the odd spoonful finding its way into bread dough. A how-to guide would be perfect for this tricky, but delicious, food!

Interesting post. We have a kitty who we rescued as special needs, she was anorexic and her coat was like straw. Poor girl just had no interest in food- the shelter told us to prepare for the worst, and even gave us a voucher for a free kitty if she died within the month (!). After extensive testing and a year-long elimination period which often involved syringe-feeding, we discovered she was allergic to animal proteins- at least every single one we were able to try her on. She eats hydrolyzed soy protein exclusively, since it is the only one her body won't reject. As with all cat foods, hers is supplemented with man-made ingredients, including taurine.
I make her treats out of wheat gluten, nutritional yeast, flax seed and kale which she simply can't get enough of. I have to be careful when I bring home my groceries that she doesn't get to the kale before I unpack it- she's been known to carry it off into 'hiding' for future consumption. She is very happy and healthy now, especially considering the shape she was in when we first got her. She is also the sweetest, most affectionate cat I've ever known. She still gets sick if she gets into animal proteins, but we're diligent about segregating the food.
I don't think I could make her food, simply because I have too many care-taking chores in my day already. Making treats is not a source of nutrition- she gets like, 3-4 grams a day of them, so I don't have to worry about messing it up and having it adversely effect her health. I would stress too much about having her food made just right.