HEY! You can make refried beans out of any beans. After Gritzer’s post a few years ago on SE, I tried it with chickpeas. OH MAN. THE GLORY.

Runny/Stuffy nose? Vicks Vapor Rub in nostrils. Yes in nostrils. When I learned to read I found out it’s not supposed to go in there... but it worked.

When a cold or flu was particularly bad, mom would break out our ancient Devilbiss humidifier and put some Vicks VapoRub in the cup where the steam came out. I’ll never forget the soft sound of that thing purring out its magical mist while I drifted in and out of my fever delirium.

Spread it on toasted english muffins, home made muffins if you can but store brought are ok too.

Project Engineer here, secret skill, being able to tell people who are older, more qualified, and have been in the business for decades, to fuck off and that theyre wrong.

Green Beans & Bacon <—top

If it’s food it goes in my compost bin, if it’s wet or food that can smell, it goes in my compost bag in the freezer. Recycling is rinsed out and trash is always dry.

5 lbs of gummy bears = over 6,100 calories and 1,200 grams of sugar.

5 lbs of gummy bears = over 6,100 calories and 1,200 grams of sugar.

Can we please stop calling anything that doesn’t come from a mammal “milk”.

I call BS on this one. It’s not about having multiple monitors; it’s about having enough information visible at any one time. Multiple monitors at $100/each is the least expensive route compared to a UHD monitor with enough screen real estate to see everything you need at one time.

You’ll get my 3 monitor development setup when you pry my cold, dead eyes off it.

I grew up on a farm and the field next to us was loaded with sweet corn. I was probably personally responsible for a minimum 5% drop in that farmer’s yield every year.

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall.

Belafonte at Carnegie Hall.

Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good... cause of course.
But otherwise, Listener’s Wooden Heart of Time Is A Machine is super good vinyl, and John Mayer’s Continuum.

Chuck Mangione - Feels So Good... cause of course.
But otherwise, Listener’s Wooden Heart of Time Is A Machine is…

All right. The vinyl record you want in your collection is Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. Not a bad song on the album and you get to pull that little zipper up and down to your heart’s content, which I’m sure is tactically satisfying. I don’t actually own this record on vinyl, but you should!

All right. The vinyl record you want in your collection is Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones. Not a bad song on…

Beatles revolver. It redefined studio recording abd pushed the envelope of the technology of the time. It’s perfect

Beatles revolver. It redefined studio recording abd pushed the envelope of the technology of the time. It’s perfect

California Olive Ranch.

California Olive Ranch.

When I make roux, I’ll usually make between one and two cups at a time, and stick it in a sealed container in the fridge so that I have it available for dishes. Typically, when I make a pot of stew — about a gallon in overall volume — I’ll use three or four tablespoons of roux to thicken it. The advantage of having…

First month without my mom, first mother’s day too. I’m so lost and in pain. Crying without noticing until the tears wet my cheeks. I feel your pain, some commenters feel the same even after 10 years so not too much solace in time, but I’m sure this one is going to be the worst for us first timers.

It’s no longer a favorite since Mother’s day and my mother’s birthday are just a week or so apart. Now that she’s gone, I honor other mothers in my life. My one remaining grandmother, my mother-in-law who I love dearly, my husband’s ex-wife, her mother, and a few “Mutha’s” as well.