Is working while sick an American phenomenon? I have too many friends who brag to me about their 70 hour work weeks and working through illness like it’s a badge of honor. It’s a strange thing to be proud of.

I think a lot of places have policies like this which is one of the reasons people come in. The other being that they believe they’re too important to be out of the office (Protip: you aren’t).

i make something my former roommate called “mac n cheese drawer” which means any little bits of cheese about to go off or too small to make a decent meal of go in a baggie in the freezer and when it’s full, make them into sauce. cheddar, havarti, smoked gouda, sharp provolone, even bleu. maybe a little parmesan if you…

I typed a longer reply to Claire’s reply to you, but in essence, I used to use almond milk all the time and my mac came out fine, but that was a roux recipe. I can’t guarantee this method works the exact same way.

Kraft American Singles or Velveeta.

I second Fairlife. I’m very lactose intolerant and have it it in my daily latte. I’m making this mac and cheese tonight with Fairlife milk and Cabot cheddar cheese.

Careful, lactose free milk is much sweeter tasting than normal milk.

Sometimes I use Vodka instead of milk.

Daiya vegan cheese is surprisingly great, albeit a little pricey, and melts deliciously.

Lactose-free milk *is* more expensive, but one of the pluses people usually fail to mention is that due to the lactose-removal process (which includes additional pasteurization) it lasts FOREVER. Instead of 10 days or so, the expiration is well over a month away. If you throw away a lot of unused milk, this could help…

There are lactose free milks, but you need the fat content. Full fat coconut milk might work, but I’ve never used it for Mac & Cheese so I can’t personally vouch for it.

Unlikely—there is a roux being built here, but it’s milkfat (which is why whole milk is listed) instead of butter, and starch from pasta instead of flour.

Mac and cheese works best with medium-firm cheeses, the bane of the lactose intolerant. I would look into melting salts—Claire had a great sous vide article about…

Fairlife! I started buying it when I tried a sample in the store. It has a great taste, comes whole, 2%, fat free...I tried it on my cereal and noticed throughout the day that I wasn’t being bothered like I usually am when I have anything milk related. Went back to read the container and in little tiny letters, it…

You can buy goats milk in most stores. Most people do not have any kind of allergies to goats milk. The lactose is different as well....

I would use lactose-free milk over almond. I have never made mac and cheese with almond milk and I don’t think a 1-for-1 swap would work here.

The great thing about mac & cheese is that almost any cheese will work and mixing things up is perfect excuse to make another batch.

I’d recommend making a roux with flour and butter so you have a thick base to start with, which will give more body and flavor to the sauce to compensate for the lack of fat in almond milk. Also, you can add pretty much any cheese that you like, though soft cheeses will melt more easily.

I hope this changes the tide for creepy Allen. If this is what white male supremecy calls genius then imagine the talent we might see when these mediocre assholes go away.

Probably because she said “no,” “let’s chill,” “next time,” and “I don’t want to feel forced” along with probably dozens of non-verbal cues that she wasn’t into it. And he’s a grown ass adult with no cognitive or social impairments that we’re aware of, so I think he can be expected to know and adhere to the basics of…

I think that reinforces the point though — the conversation here should be a lot more nuanced and handled more deftly. I’m in my 30s now and I know how to say no, but pretty much throughout my 20s as I explored my sexuality I consistently ran into situations that I didn’t know how to handle. There’s a lot of pressure…