Not for nothing, but... uh... You and hubby (and/or any other consenting adults) should each have a brownie, wait 2 hours, and go have adult-only time.

Hey!

> Nomi Malone. Which is a bloody terrible character name.

The big problem is constantly having to replace the mice. Once they go for the cheese, like, twice, maybe three times, they’re stuffed, and done for the night.

When I was a little kid in Chicago there was a diner called, as I remember it, the ‘Choo-choo Diner’. (which, OMG, is still in business! http://www.thechoochoo.com/)

> [obviously gonna try to find the best pic to illustrate this]

Josh Radnor : Zach Braff :: Matthew Broderick : Jonathan Silver

> hot water the grease out

Just fyi, the dude that founded Jimmy John’s (at my alma mater, U of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign) is also a fairly major asshole, but not quite as public about it as Schattner.

> Leo’s Al Pastor is manna from heaven

Pies are cute.

You have my interest. Where can I sign up for your newletter?

nah. you got it right.

While many will recommend baking soda as an inferior, but easier-to-obtain-and-handle-safely substitute, those people lack vision.

Lawn signs thanking ‘the heroes’ (first responders, grocery clerks, med personnel, whoever) are officially the new “I Support the Troops’ yellow ribbon bumper magnets.

well, this has accurately summarized this entire comments section. Good work.

yes, you CAN make sourdough babka (or sourdough anything, really). It will likely take a longer time to rise (commercial yeast is super-optimized). The flavor could prove interesting. Maybe the tang of your starter will work with the flavor. Maybe not. To minimize the sourness, build your levain with lower protein…

Just as carbonara is essentially cacio e pepe + eggs and pork.

I <3 going out to eat. Hell, I <4 it. And I miss it terribly. So on weekends is when I do my ‘support a local restaurant’ and pick up a to-go meal, of a type I can’t easily put together myself.

> And you’re not that great of an actress either.