Small town Wisconsinite, here. Bar pizza is what I think of from that description, too!

Joke’s on you, Ryan... I had 4 babies - in Wisconsin, even! - but I raised them all to be liberals!

I once had sex on a first date... and we just celebrated 21 years together in October!

None of the Republicans and so-called Christian right would know Christ if he walked in and prayed for them. They’d throw him out for being a dirty-footed hippie... all that long hair and peace and love nonsense!

Scrape off any obvious burned on chunks, then just use your vinegar and baking soda and a scrubby sponge. I never, ever use anything like Easy-Off.

When I was 17, a very close friend was accused of raping a girl that I vaguely knew from school. I defended him, because I *just knew* he couldn’t have done that.

Yes! I’m also in a long-term poly relationship (over 20 years with my husband, 9 with my other-husband), and the closest we’ve ever gotten to a threesome is when I hold hands with both of them at the same time. We’re no more exciting to be around than your average 2 person couple, really. We watch tv, we go to the…

Thanks so much for the pictures! That’s really cool about the food and everything being as accurate as they can be. History, especially medieval history, is utterly fascinating to me.

I’m also tall and overweight, and I walk incredibly quietly. I have a family member who is 3 inches shorter and weighs 100 pounds less than me, but he sounds like an elephant thundering around! I’m forever scaring people by “sneaking up on” them. I’m just walking, I swear!

Well, the heck with them, then! I’ll be your friend... let’s go!

I just read about this like, a week ago, and I want to go SO BAD.

I make stock with whatever I have on hand. Usually, I just clear out the veggie drawer, so... carrots, celery, onion, and garlic are basically a given, and I just go from there. If I’m making chicken soup, it’s probably because we had a whole chicken the night before and I use the carcass for the base. I get beef…

I have 2 kids that can’t handle dairy, and we use unsweetened coconut or cashew milk to make cream soups. Also, you can use a handful or 3 (sorry for vagueness... we have 8 people here, including 5 teenagers, so we make enough soup for a small army) of mashed potato flakes to thicken any chowder-type soup. In the past…

I think my mom used to make that one. It was always bland and blah, even though my mom is a good cook.

I’ve used the Livestrong/MyPlate food tracking website (and now app) for 10+ years, and it’s my favourite one. The app (sadly) doesn’t allow you to enter recipes or homemade info, but the website does a good job of it. When I use the app, I just estimate based on the ingredients that went into the food, but if I get…

My 14 year old was like that as a little one, and he still always manages to wear at least as much food as he gets in his mouth!

Oh, carnival glass... I love it, but I have a houseful of teenagers, and I fear that displaying glassware would not end well.

“and when all is lost, there’s always hot sauce”

I chop them up small and toss them into stirfries or fried rice.

This is a great article! Being afraid of cooking failure is a hard thing to overcome, especially if you have a limited budget. I was always scared to waste food, because there wasn’t any backup. If I ruined dinner, then it was toast for dinner.