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I think it has to do with exposure to allergens: and there are some people allergic to allergens that might be incorporated into a given honey. Just like if you have an allergy to something some doctors recommend you slowly try it and see if the allergy goes away over time (of course you should stop this kind of treatment if your allergic reaction ever gets worse).

I am not saying the study is wrong but it's only one study and I haven't look at it: there could be a number of errors. Trial size, length of time, method, whatever. But it should be pretty sane I think to say that the first time you try something it will not make your allergies disappear over night, no. It might even take a whole season.

And I think the type of honey you eat will have a huge effect so who knows what their standard of local honey was for the trial. For me, I only eat *very* local honey. As in honey that is made within 5 miles of my house (or sometimes my parents house which is actually where I have suffered the worst allergy symptoms).

I would eat it. But yea, I would go from freezer to a cool oven. I never thaw frozen stuff out to avoid any possible bacteria just don't preheat the oven, cover, and bake longer. If you're worried check the internal temp in the middle. I have used both pyrex glass dishes and ceramic that was freezer and oven safe with this method. Although, those heavy duty foil pans work best for me.

Maybe this is icky but I generally don't worry about cleaning the toilet brush... it was just in the disinfecting solution and I give it a rinse when I flush the toilet at the end of the cleaning so it's "clean" enough to sit in the little holder behind the toilet. Maybe I'd be worried about it if I had kids but I don't so... clean enough.

For those who want to save some time or hate shredding cheese, I have a mill style shredder by Pamper Chef which was probably the best $30 I have spent. Bonus clean up is simple: dish washer.

Soulard is my Saturday morning ritual for produce but I also love the butcher, spice shop, and bakery. Generally I can get all my shopping done there - just not at once. I find the spice shop and butcher much nicer on a weekday so I can actually talk to the people behind the counter. Of course, I live close so it's never a big deal to me to stop in.

Also don't forget the pasta lady and all the local honey.

I agree. For my "green" remodel we bought a home that did actually need a remodel. What we have replaced we have replaced with greener items. The list of things that still need to be done is pretty huge, but you know it's a home... we have years. The ugly 1980s kitchen looks a lot better with paint - I only broke on appliance so far and I think the vent hood came broken.
We started with the essentials which was water damage and mold clean up. We try to make green choices in general: water filtration system, re-usable recycled aluminum bottles etc. Green design is pretty but basically worthless - you don't need to replace flooring unless your vinyl flooring is curling up like mine (which leads to more water damage from mopping...)

Clorox is greenwashing at it's best - but I admit when I was in college I did totally love the toilet bowl cleaner. I have since found a greener alternative so....

But also I don't like the green premium on a lot of products. I don't really know why any reason the green line was more expensive than the other Clorox stuff but it was. Same for recycled paper products, if it's recycled shouldn't it have been at least a little less expensive? Anyway it is greener and more budget friendly to not use so many disposable paper products...

I don't know if pie crusts count but if I am making a pie, I will say 90% of the time the crust if from the store. It grosses me out but, I have failed repeatedly in the pie crust department and really, I just eat the filing anyway. Graham cracker crusts I can do tho'.

Brownies from the box, the cheap Betty Crocker one slightly underbaked, were my favorite late night snack as a teen and in college. Still really love them when I need some comfort chocolate.

I never did plan "meals" well: I just looked for recipes I wanted to try. Sometimes I might make two things. Usually though I have 1 dish meals - a lot are soups and casseroles or salads.
But I generally only cook meat once a week if that. We are not a meatless household but it's a very small part of my cooking so I hardly ever plan a meal around meat.

@ ohwoah: I wish I could order pizza after 9pm :-( But no, after 9 my choices all involve a drive thru and are basically McDonalds, White Castle, and Jack in the Box.
Realistically, I won't go past a 5 mile radius when I'm starving.