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I would love to see some recommendations for presses. I'm having a difficult time deciding between an aluminum and cast iron press.

Thanks!

I should also note that my folks' Genesis is their first of 2. The old Genesis resides at their home in the Bahamas, and the island elements. It takes a beating, but still serves up a great meal.

Gah! Whole milk products aren't "bad." The implication that skim or low fat is "better" is frustrating. Calcuim absorption is better with fat, and for some, the fat helps digest dairy.

I switched from soy milk to whole, pastured, lightly pasteurized milk about 6 years ago. My cholesterol remained the same, and I actually lost weight.

I had one in my last two rentals and was relived when the house we purchased had a solid, deep, stainless sink. I broke so many dishes and glasses in those white sinks, and was grateful to have a dishwasher. Unfortunately, the helpful guests will try to hand wash what they use right after they use it, and room mates seem to want to make more work for themselves contributed to the loss of a lot of stuff.

Hey! That's the Double H truck in Charlottesville!

I've got to agree with you. I don't have a ton of money to throw around, but I believe in voting with your dollars, and I'd rather be putting into the hands who nourish my family. Local meat and poultry are really expensive, so we supplement other forms of protein and eat it less often. I also find that nothing goes to waste. When we get a quality product that may cost a bit more, we only buy what we need and make sure that it gets used before it goes bad.

My folks live on Great Exuma in the Bahamas, where there's a salt pond. On a trip to visit a few years ago, the weather wasn't great, and it was extremely windy. This made for perfect salt harvesting conditions, and we headed over to the salt pond after eating some grouper at a great little road-side fish fry.

Fresh veggies, jerky, albacore tuna, silken tofu...

Cheese actually stores well at room temperature, and investing in a butter bell will allow you to safely keep your butter unrefrigerated.

I agree with stoojie. There's a lot a research to back up his/her statements. The problem is that the ethical animal husbandry lobby doesn't have the same capital/influence as the corn and soybean lobby.

I've been avoiding corn, vegetable, canola oils for years. I recently saw an episode of "How It's Made" that featured the making of canola oil, and I knew that I had made the right choice.

That's one of the first thing I did when I bought my house. Every time it's come up in conversation, people are surprised to hear that this is possible. For some reason I continue to be shocked that they don't know this.