“There’s also this inherent fear that what if it changes again, as at that moment treating success implicitly means that gaining weight would be a failure.”

She explains in great detail why, as a Black woman, she can’t be completely excited about this. Including the ways that Harris has failed Black people in the past, and the way the last Black person in the Oval Office let her down. So I’m confused...is the plain and simple fact that Kamala Harris is Black, regardless…

I don’t know if it’s more or less “polite”, but I would feel very comfortable telling any member of my family who was badgering me that my womb is none of their goddamned business. While Meghan Markle certainly has extenuating circumstances that I do not, I find it incredibly difficult to believe that she just HAD to…

You’re not wrong, but if she simply refused alcohol, all anyone could do was speculate that she was pregnant. That may have still overshadowed Eugenie’s wedding, but one couldn’t reasonably expect Meghan to potentially endanger her baby in order to avoid speculation. One can reasonably expect someone to keep their big…

I gotta go with Marnie on this one. Soft pretzels are my absolute fave, and while I like Allison’s helmet picks, crab fries and Cracker Jack are just meh.

Thank you! I’m very unfamiliar with tofu (I’ve been trying to go the “more lentils and veggies” route rather than the “fake meat” route), so any information at all is helpful!

Allison, what is the purpose of microwaving the tofu, and is there another way to achieve it? I don’t have a microwave (not be cause of hipster sensibilities, but because of limited, poorly placed outlets in my kitchen), but as a fellow “I need to be more flexitarian”, I’m really excited by your recent slew of…

My brother and I went hiking in the Smoky Mountains last summer, and after having dinner at a bbq restaurant in Gatlinburg and boxing our leftovers, we went to a bar to have a nightcap before returning to our AirBnB. The woman bartending was telling us about all the black bears in the area, and how we shouldn’t ever…

This is definitely true at restaurants, though I’ve found at home with a normal person oven, I have to par-cook it before I add it to pizza, otherwise the crust burns before the sausage has had time to render, and it’s a big ol’ gross mess. Live and learn. :)

I was not a fan of Italian sausage until I moved to Chicago. It didn’t dislike it, but it was towards the bottom of pizza toppings I would choose. Then I arrived here, and Italian sausage is a gd revelation. Every restaurant here seems to know how to season it to perfection, then cook it so it’s crispy and doesn’t…

Allison, I will allow your Runza blasphemies in service of a better veggie Runza. They serve a black bean one that’s alright, but I love mushrooms and will be trying this very soon, even though I will inevitably fuck up the dough.

Pasty dough is VERY different, in my experience. It’s a much drier pastry dough, vs. a yeast bread on the Runza.

Czech food and culture is also huge in Nebraska...many of our towns are directly named after Czech cities (there is a Prague but it’s pronounced “Pray-g”, and Bruno is Brno for American tongues, and UNL is one of only a few universities in the country to offer Czech as a language course.

Yeah, their fries are fuckiing great. Hot, crispy and with the perfect amount of salt.

Yeah, I was thinking about map in the Mission mode, where you can send the other players somewhere on the map while you’re doing other things. I’m sure they’ll have a workaround, but that was nice on the WiiU gamepad.

Ploughman’s lunch, cheese and pickle sandwiches & steak and ale pie were the 3 things I took home with me from England that have stayed in regular rotation. I’m fancy af.

Happy birthday, Allison!! I am very thankful for you and your excellent food writing, and I hope your day is as fabulous as you deserve!!

This is exactly my opinion. I will make the hell out of this and then eat it in a bowl, but the “ick” factor is definitely the bun, not grilling watermelon.

Also, pretty much no one is “physically unable to tolerate a mask”. With very, very, VERY few exceptions, those people are just being whiny assholes.

Yes, I too grew up around lakes and also rivers, which are also dangerous and unpredictable, and I realize that rescuers having specific details is important. My dad was a volunteer fireman who joined many water rescue missions, so I’m extremely familiar with the details. But in my experience, describing the details…