Joe~I agree with you about feeling better when eating non-processed foods. Being on dialysis, I have to be even more careful, and there a lot of foods that I cannot eat anymore, or only in very small quantities. So it is far easier to prepare most of my meals from scratch.

Greger~The nut rub sounds very good. Have also considered sauteing pecan halves in some butter, and then sprinkling them with your regular rub to serve as a snack? I've done that with some success.

milk and Girl Scout cookies ;-)

Save your breath-You may need it to blow up your date.