I hadn’t heard of this until I met my college friends, who swear by it. They get the frosted kind, toast them, and butter the underside, then eat them frosting side down. I will say, it feels pretty indulgent, and definitely livens up the dry pastry. I, however, am not a convert.

Let’s hear it for small businesses in your area! I know for a fact that there are jam-makers, honey-bottlers, fermentation gurus, and baking fiends in your backyard. Do some tasting now, and get your favorites for your friends. Your state might also have a database of places you can order online, like Illinois does at …

Chili tends to be a go-to in the colder months. brown up the meat and veggies, then throw everything in the crock pot, set out appropriate accoutrement, and be done. I’ve also found that anything around a fire is nice too. Have the chili in a crock pot, but then set out hot dogs or sausages, buns, and condiments, and…

I have two, one of which I’ve posted about before, backing into a ditch in the dark at a very popular kid’s house in my youth, and his dad having to call a tow truck to pull me out. The embarrassment still stings to this day.

Peanut butter sandwiches featured heavily both in my college years and my severe chronic depression years. Sometimes it was a spoon of peanut butter with bites of bread, but it got me through. Ramen was popular, but it never filled me up, and my joints would get weird from all the salt.

Hashbrown casserole is very much a thing here in the Midwest (southeastern Illinois), but I’ve never had it as a Thanksgiving side. It makes sense, though from a regional perspective. This area, Kentucky and Tennessee has a blend of southern soul food traditions that have migrated north with solid Midwestern…

Jumanji was the first movie to give me a nervous breakdown. It was absolutely horrifying to 7 year old me. My older sister used to make fun of me about it, until she caught it on TV recently. She called me and said, “WOW, now that I have kids, this movie is TERRIFYING.” I felt very validated. Haha

I may be basic, but I want a lovely steak, roasted broccoli, and some decadent potatoes. For a quick celebration meal, I’ll take any garbage food, but with some good ice cream afterward. 

Thanks, I appreciate it.

No, she ended up staying somewhere else. I do often wonder if the ghost stayed with the house where she died, or if she moved with the man who accidentally killed her, though.

One of my best friends growing up lived in a house that was deeply haunted. When I would stay over, sometimes we would sleep in her bedroom, and sometimes, we would sleep in the living room. I always preferred sleeping in her bedroom, because when sleeping in the living room, there would always be something that…

Jurgen’s Germanness was so delightful to me, especially compared to Giuseppe’s whimsy. I think both of them will go pretty far, so I look forward to seeing them play off of one another.

Yeah, people have been yelling about “nobody was this mad about seat belt laws” and I have just been staring at them. Do you not remember? In my small midwestern town growing up in the mid to late 90's, there were tons of people who grumbled about seat belt mandates.

Came here to say this!

I still think that only releasing it in theaters, during a massive wave of cases, is stupid. I did, however, see it this weekend at my local drive-in theater. I will not be stepping foot back into a theater for at least another year or two, so I thought that it was the best way to express support for the movie that I…

Any time I’m picking up a basic maintenance bit like a headlight bulb, or a set of wiper blades, or even washer fluid.

YUP. Came here to say that.

Y’all, I have ADHD and some serious anxiety. If I didn’t make a list (IN ORDER of my favorite grocery store), I would leave the store with a cart full of impulse bought junk food and a some stage of a panic attack. This goes for weekly shops and quick trips alike.

“I think this just might be my masterpiece.”

• Eggs: Scrambled! Best served with green chili.