Did anybody’s mom put salted peanuts in the cream cheese icing on the red velvet cake?

I mourn the absence of Malt-o-meal from your list of hot grains in this otherwise fine piece of writing.

I live in a small college town. Macy’s at the small local mall is the only place I can still find a few items to wear. We only have an Ulta so the Macy’s makeup counter still gets a good deal of business. I was unhappy when they dropped Jones New York, the best women’s ready to wear brand they carried, but I can…

No lie-I’d use that iron cord guide.

In my university, most mid and upper level administrators wear suits with slacks regardless of gender. Male professors tend toward whatever was fashionable when they were in college/grad school. So you see a lot of balding guys in their 50s/60s with ponytails, jeans, birkenstocks and a nondescript shirt. Women profs…

Well there are a number of universities already offering courses like this - including my own. I don’t mean to eyeroll too hard but there are a number of qualified scholars with both the academic bona fides and experience in the field (working with refugees and victims of war crimes) that this doesn’t need to be a…

I made two things: Saturdsy was grilled pizza with prosciutto fontina and arugula. Then Monday was chicken paprikash with rhick chewy buttery noodles.

Arugula with roasted beets, walnuts, and goat cheese. Spinach with boiled egg, tomato, blue cheese, cannelloni beans & chicken. Chopped tomato, cukes, red onion, garbanzos, goat cheese & mint in garlic vinaigrette. These are a few of my favorite things.

I saved today’s Kitchenette until the dark part of the afternoon to relieve the dreariness of a 3 pm workday. It worked! I am uplifted. also hungry. I’d eat an upside down sandwich

I didn’t know my first year film students had enough money to hire Pitt and Jolie. This is obviously their attempt to recreate the magic of French cinema in the late 1960s. It couldn’t be professionals.

I forgot to say that in WWII, the SU government declared lipstick to be an essential product so its manufacturing continued. They thought having lipstick improved morale for women war workers and armed forces women.

My favorite lipstick right now is from Bessamé - they make a color from each decade. Hayley Atwell wears their 1945 choice; I prefer the 1935 Cherry Red. The cases are gorgeous and each lipstick case comes in a little red velvet bag. http://besamecosmetics.com/collections/li…

I have so many of the implements listed in the comments. Here are some: Turkish coffee maker, wine wrapper cutter, mezzaluna, two piece plastic garlic chopper (leaves more in chopper than anywhere else) lime shaped zester - zester just sprays all over counter. These are a few of my favorite useless things. However, I…

Oh dear. I have been fascinated by Gertrude Bell for years. This film has all the signs of Hollywood white masculine capitalist patriarchy. What a shame - there is a really profound tale to tell about Bell but this won’t be it.

This is so true. I used to research crime stats for the Ky DOJ. I can’t tell you how incredibly high the percentage of gun owners whose weapons was grabbed by an unarmed assailant and turned on them. When you pull a weapon, you escalate the situation. I think I’ll go check the current stats on this.

I do have to say I make the best chocolate chip cookies - they are not the usual recipe from the back of the Nestlé bag either. I just felt like bragging, everyone go about your business now! and thank you!

It’s not the only person I’ve met who is revulsed by flour. I once baked homemade scones for my stepchildren who were over for the weekend. They refused to eat them because a little flour stuck to the outside from the pastry board. And it had been baked so was a golden brown. All three of ‘em said “Ewww flour”. Evil…

The great state of Illinois says no thanks to these anti-vaxx nutjobs moving here either. We have Rahm Emanuel, we’ve suffered enough

Well I have been a leftie prof for 20 years and I have failed to indoctrinate a whole generation. I needed these tips years ago.

When I get over this hangover, I will raise a glass to you, Ms. Quangel. All joking aside, uncovering this piece of evidence can help argue against the desperate denial of racism that is being promoted by some media and politicians. I am sending the link to all my acquaintances who are on the “mentally ill” or “war…