Well, good luck with that ‘nothing else’ that they’ll pass!

Many really seem to accept that ‘indoctrination’ because it fits their preconceptions just fine. They do not warrant excuses.

Waitaminnit . . . when she was working, and a Republican, and against the ACA, she was a nurse!

Yes, and that’s why those who have health insurance are being charged extra for things. The additional charges help the hospital cover the cost of indigent care. It’s a tax on consumers, particularly a tax on those who are demonstrably already sick.

Um . . . people would ask me if my daughters were selling GS cookies, so they could order some. On the other hand, if I had hinted to subordinates that they *really should be ordering* cookies from *my* daughters, it would be inappropriate, as you describe.

I only recently read about this. The lemonade stand story is horrible, but not just in the way you think.

You know, Trump recently literally said that he didn’t know that being president would be so hard.

Yes. Their Dunning-Kruger is showing.

I find myself feeling like this a lot.

Mad Max: Ocean Edition?

The guy who drives right next to you, maybe a little behind. You speed up, they speed up. You slow down, they slow down.

New Mexico plates

This motley crew reminds me of Saturday mornings:

WHY?

I actually don’t do the whole ‘five minute’ procedure, since it calls for some odd contortions at times. I like the basic ingredients and their proportions, though.

Look into brining the chicken before roasting. That seems to make it a bit more forgiving, I think. Oh, and use a meat thermometer. Most other methods to test for doneness are hit-or-miss.

Use a bread flour. It has more gluten. “All Purpose” flour is a mix that has less gluten, so it will be suitable for bread or for cakes. You can buy “vital wheat gluten” to add to all purpose flour, if you wish.

YouTube has many videos showing knifework and other techniques. Watch them.

You have some great questions here! I applaud your search for knowledge and a better life through cooking!

What’s wrong with a rice cooker? In Asia, everyone uses them, as far as I can tell. Certainly Asian-Americans all use them. The Japanese have high tech rice cookers that rival their toilets for technical sophistication!