I was a professor for 20 years, at a few colleges. I can guarantee you, most of them didn’t even think about reading the book, and the rest just heard the topic and were itching for a battle from jump. I found white conservative freshmen to be some of the most fragile, combative people I have ever had the displeasure…

Oh god thank you for saying that. I’m trying my damndest to get strong, but that number on the scale is a mindfuck.

Yep, this is how I make chicken - and it works really well for fish too. And the mayo’s thickness makes any spices and herbs really stick to the meat before you coat it with crumbs.

Chick-O-Stick: the best candy ever. Seriously.

Innnnnteresting. I will try them.

Okay, get your rocks and throwing arms ready: I think Reese’s peanut butter cups are overrated. The peanut butter part is delightfully salty and crumbly. But that chocolate is positively abysmal. Grainy, too sweet, not-chocolatey-tasting. Blech.

God, Zagnuts are delicious.

You’re not wrong here. The curds aren’t that good - but neither are the fries or onion rings. For the calories, I’d rather just get a triple butterburger with cheese instead.

...finding middle ground and pushing back against anyone who seems to care too much about something they don’t.

Ha! A fantastic shift for that server.

Well, I mean of course you can do whatever you want, but sometimes you’re just not in the mood to have a fight in the middle of a crowded restaurant, you know?

Ecch, that must have been horrible. I hate embarrassing situations like that - although usually the person who should be embarrassed is least so.

Yeah, I’m not sure how you take care of what she does when she’s not with you. My father-in-law lives in a world where servers make a ton of money, and you can’t convince him otherwise.

This is what my husband does with his stepdad: At some point in the dinner, go to the bathroom. When you’re leaving, pretend to have forgotten something in the bathroom and go back in. Find the server and slip them some money, apologizing. If your mom and her friends are anything like my father-in-law, they ain’t…

God, Samin Nosrat is such a bright light.

Couldn’t it be Maria Butina or something?

I had the exact same reaction. I didn’t know he had rejoined; they must be threatening him.

Can attest that this is fabulous. Also fabulous: Penzeys’ Vietnamese cinnamon. It is the richest, spiciest, cinnamoniest ever. I make spiced nuts every December, and I firmly believe that Penzeys’ double-strength vanilla and Vietnamese cinnamon are the reason why people always ask for the recipe.

It’s not that it’s objectively horrible to do. It’s that only some people are allowed to do things like that.

Someday you’ll be a mindless consumer too, kid!