Cataract extraction used to involve days in the hospital at absolute bed rest and not moving your head. Now, you have the procedure in the morning, wear an eye patch till the next morning and then you can SEE! It’s astonishing how much it improves your sight. It reminded me of the Wizard of Oz when things turn from…

Would that Swiss meringue work well on baked Alaska?  I’m tempted to put something like cointreau or amaretto in there... maybe cognac?

1. A good many of the could also be done with rubbing alcohol, but you don’t want to accidentally ingest it..

You can mix some cream cheese into the egg whites which will give the “noodle” a little more substance. Somewhere in these pages years ago there was an article about making lo-carb “noodles” that included cream cheese and egg whites.

Browse all you want, but don’t leave your cart in the middle of the aisle.  If you need to stand there and gaze at 33 types of relish, pull your cart over so others can pass.

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If I’ve got all the elements I need, I can knock out a good-sized Thanksgiving dinner in around 3 hours. I spatchcock the turkey, make dressing instead of stuffing, prepare sweet potatoes and white potatoes, maybe a corn pudding, okra corn and tomatoes, some green bean thing, etc. I use the four-hour bread recipe so…

How much did she eat before she decided the meat was undercooked?

Zaya Wade has a difficult life.  There are obstacles to her progression everywhere.  She is very fortunate to have a loving, understanding father.

This is stuff the security guards did; Zefram LLC and Northwestern LLC, are listed as defendants. Bezos may well be a shitty person, but it is doubtful that he had a hand in harassing the laundry staff at his home. Times are very tough, but staying 18 months while being abused weakens her case.

When people began to realize that Oz was just a shill, Oprah had a responsibility to declare her separation from him and make it known that he not longer had her trust.

When people above you in the table or organization are stampeding out, that might be a good time to seek a promotion. Generally in companies other than Twitter, there is a Board that will temper the craziness after a few months. Unless you are personally unhappy, I’d recommend sticking it out to see what happens. …

Turkey pastrami? I’ll follow you anywhere. My favorite cold-cut. Getting harder and harder to find.

It is my unconfirmed belief that the microwave heats the pasta while it’s heating the water, instead of waiting for the water to heat the pasta.  That was supposed to be a sentence.

Tell someone what you’re doing (like cleaning the gutters or installing a ceiling fan). I had trimmed a few trees on ladders when it came to me that if I fell, no passers-by would see me behind the house.

Nice tip.  I’ve been using mayo on turkey for years, but I never took the time to infuse it.  Great idea.

Perhaps about two slugs. I don’t always add vinegar to this because ketchup is somewhat acid-y already. I also make it with chili sauce,

They didn’t want to limit it to pregnant women.

This argument has been going on since the 1950's.

If a little pumpkin pie spice is good, then a whole lot must be wonderful.  Most places use more than is necessary and it blocks the flavor of the coffee.