Right? I don’t have many traditional cookbooks, but River Road Recipes from the Junior League of Baton Rouge is one I wouldn’t be without, even if almost never use it. It’s the ne plus ultra of community cookbooks and it brings me joy just paging through it.

Preach. I think I stopped being able to wear kids clothes when I was 9, after that it was several solid years of rolling up to my early 90's middle school dressed like Brenda from Accounts Payable.

How does this not have more stars?

Have you tried a bit of fish sauce or anchovy paste in your dressing? I started it to get a quick and dirty Caesar type thing (when the mayo jar is mostly empty dump in some tarragon vinegar, garlic, black pepper, and either of the fishy-things, mix until smooth then adjust seasoning)  but now I use it in all my…

I’m slightly more willing to be a Beyonce truther than most folks here so noticed that too, but then I looked at the brightness of the glass bottle on one side and Bey’s earrings on the other and I really just think it’s lighting + probably high-quality illuminating makeup with a much better formula than was available…

That’s the only thing baking by volume has going for it, afaik. You can use a teacup as a pretty solid measurement for a cup (I just double-checked by testing the volume of a current Fiesta teacup and a 19th century Limoges one). I *think* that’s why the 1234-style cakes took off in the US. If you were out in the…

There’s a house in my neighborhood that’s always burning plastic in the middle of the night. What they’re doing is melting down stolen telephone and electrical wire to sell the copper for scrap. Now there are fiber optic cables going up and each pole has a sign basically reading “Look, asshole. There’s no wire here…

You gonna sleep on Gil Scott Heron like that? The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.

It’s pretty rare, that’s true. I’m convinced one of the reasons Taylor Swift keeps so quiet politically is because she remembers what happened to The Dixie Chicks after Natalie Maines spoke out against GWB and the war in Iraq. Went from one of the most popular groups in the world to dead career in about two weeks. I…

You could do a lot damn worse than Geoffrey Holder. He was so chic.

For the non-Americans:

Also fatphobic. I don’t really care if a bunch of white girls get their feelings hurt, because God knows white girl feelings get plenty of consideration already, but man, I’m not sure bagging someone for liking fat women is keeping on the side of the angels.

I live in Mexico.

I don’t know, Sir Mix-a-Lot seems to be doing okay.

What are your thoughts on a British steamed pudding in the sous vide? If I trusted baking anything sous vide —and I absolutely do not— I might trust that.

And you KNOW she takes it personally, too. Like how DARE they use her name, and #wellactually it’s a hebrew name so #whostheracistnow #2blessed2bstressed #fall #foliage #alllivesmatter #froyofriday #valencia #beachhairdontcare #sponcon #ialmostfuckedablackguyincollege #buticalledthecopsonhiminstead #colorblind

I received an unsolicited dick pic during a meeting once and had a hell of a time explaining why I shouted “JESUS! I forgot they came in pink!” during the middle of a menu planning session.

First of all, you wasted a beautiful opportunity to use the phrase Old Glory Hole and while I’m not mad; I am disappointed.

You can’t tell me Jesus can turn water into wine when a party gets dull but can’t come up with a tight sixteen if he really needed to.