OMG, Barbara please retire... you've exhausted any good will you may have accrued over the years. STOP.

I think you could totally soften it for blondes... a golden-taupe wash of color on the eyes and a dusty rose lip would look lovely.

I love it ALL. Bravo.

OK, I hear that. Well, only you know what you will be comfortable with as far as matters of money and coupledom go. I make considerably more than my partner and am happy to lessen his financial stress when possible with zero resentment, so naturally I am looking at this through my personal prism.

Would you offer him a little financial assistance if he was carrying a balance and you had gotten a serious income bump? If so, then why not avail yourself of his offer? You guys are partners.

I REALLY want to stay up and watch SNL tonight, but these rye old-fashioneds are damn tasty and I see no reason to stop drinking them.... which may lead to an early bedtime.

There was a song playing on this?

I hope your kid accomplishes everything he wants to in life and more. With that attitude, it's more than possible.

King Diamond! "Them" got so much play on my boom box in HS.

Holly Hunter is the same age as Madonna and is a great example of rocking it and looking her age.

She has pumped SO. Many. Things. Into. Her. Face.

Macklemore winning over Kendrick Lamar is just another example of the Grammys being a marketing tool and nothing more. Ehhh.

Your grandmother is absolutely right. When I make risotto, my guy goes into a blissed-out zone that usually gives me the secular version of a plenary indulgence. Especially if it's my summer risotto (sweet corn, Vidalia onions and fresh basil with shrimp).

There are few and far-between delights from the Kaiser these days.

YES PLEASE.

Let me know what you think when you do!

It was gently wilted, but still bright green and full of punch. I love kale chips, kale pesto, kale aioli, kale frittata, kale-potato hash.... I just love kale.

It is - I chopped it (after removing the ribs, what a pain in the ass that process is!) and sauteed it briefly over high heat - no more than 2 minutes, constantly moving the kale in the pan. I then tossed it with a vinaigrette I threw together: 2 TBSP. unfiltered apple cider vinegar, 1/4 c. olive oil, 1 TBSP. dijon, a…

Thanks! I can't wait to use the leftovers and make chicken salad.

I butterflied it myself. Just use a good pair of kitchen shears and cut the backbone out. Then put it breast side up on a cutting board and press on the breastbone until the chicken lies flat.