Sir B is an archivist/records manager — with a master’s in library science — and he was so livid when he heard this I thought he was going to stroke out. It’s against all the professional ethics in his profession. He’s stomping around and saying “someone needs to be fired and barred from the ALA for this!”

As a librarian who has worked in several historical societies with large photograph archives, I am severely disappointed to read the National Archives is altering images in their collections. Whoever made these changes or approved of them should be fired and then formally reprimanded by Society of American…

The photograph is not from the National Archives collection. It was licensed from Getty for display.

We live in Russia. This is how Russia works. WTF

It’s a tie. When my kids were little, I decided to learn to make veggie burgers from scratch. My first try used (IIRC) pinto beans. In the pan the burgers swelled up ridiculously when cooked. Seriously, it was like a science experiment gone mad. My then-husband and son bravely chewed their way through theirs, but I…

Champagne cocktails are actually really good.

I was a thirteen years old, newly-minted vegetarian. I wanted to make dinner for my family, so found a recipe for a tofu quiche. Now, I had never had tofu or quiche before, so had no clue what these things were or tasted like. Off to to store I schlepped to get ingredients. Needed a pie crust but could only find a…

My mouth literally dropped open. I cannot fathom anyone being as inept in the kitchen as your family. Trying to make pasta WITHOUT WATER!!!!!

I’ve always enjoyed cooking for friends, but after one was diagnosed with celiac disease, it wasn’t as straightforward to plan menus without a weirdly segregated “the food on the left counter is for you, the right is for us” vibe. So one night I decided I’d make gluten free homemade pizza for everyone to enjoy. I made …

Yeah, I got a mention too, and I’m never even remotely interesting. Woo-hoo!

Off the top if my head... Mr RU has:

I mean that’s kind of rude, if someone feeds you something inedible for dinner you say thank you, eat as little as possible and order pizza on the way home.

I am able to cook rather well for home cooking, I try things I find on YouTube and other sites and they come out tasty. However, I tend to forget that many within my social circle and family do not have the spice-tolerance level that I have. In my defense, my father is a Vietnam vet who really loves Thai cuisine and…

I’ve had a lot of success with infusions since then. I like to use whiskeys and vodkas for the most part, but we’ve done infused gins and tequilas at work. Working with fruit is the easiest, but herbs and teas are possible if you look up how long other people recommend to infuse and also taste frequently (average at…

Homemade tomato soup is a waste of time. I have tried and tried and never come up with anything that makes it worth it to not just buy Campbell’s.

I love your stories and all the photos of your yummy creations on SNS!

Sorry, this is another of my long comments.

I’m so embarrassed to even tell this story. Oh well, here goes. My husband invited one of his best friends from his childhood over for dinner one night and said gentleman was bringing his girlfriend. I had never met these people and I really wanted to make a good impression. I wanted to make something that I knew…

And spending millions lobbying against legislation that would help victims of child sexual abuse.

Hey, the cool pope comes through again! Very progressive. Not as progressive as, you know, having not covered up child sexual abuse for decades. Or as progressive as not being a misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic organization that advocates for harmful and toxic ideas. But a woman will be participating in all that…