The option to turn off the right column is now working in both v1.0 & v2.0 of the Discuss Cooking skins.
You can get to this options from the UserCP >> Edit Options (or click here). It's at the very bottom of the page.
Ultimately I'd like to have it so you can define what you want in...
Uncle Bob,
Can you look now and see if you can see the option? I have been testing and it seems it's a permission issue but I can't seem to spot the problem. What browser are you using?
Thanks for the help/feedback with this.
Andy