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Is It Cheaper to Um, Kill Your Own Turkey for Thanksgiving?

Posted on November 7, 2011
Is it cheaper to raise and cook your own turkey for Thanksgiving dinner? Author Jennifer Reese of Make the Bread Buy the Butter experiments with her own two pet turkeys

Vegetarians, look away. In the pioneering, do-it-yourself spirit, Jennifer Reese, author of Make the Bread, Buy the Butter, does an experiment with her own birds to see if it’s more cost-effective (and tasty) to raise and cook your own turkey for Thanksgiving. The results are not for the weak of heart.

Bringing up Baby on a Vegetarian Diet

Posted on June 21, 2011
How to raise your child on a healthy vegetarian diet without sacrificing nutrients

More and more families are choosing to become vegetarian, and a balanced, meat-free diet can be very healthy. However, it is important to replace the nutrients meat provides — particularly protein, iron, zinc, and possibly some B vitamins, says Annabel Karmel, author of SuperFoods for Babies and Children.