God came knocking on my door last summer disguised as an angry mob

I’ve seen Rocky at least a dozen times

I have nothing to add other than a strong approval for veggie cream cheese, which is objectively the best schmear.

I was also on my early 20s. I ignored it when it came out, but finally allowed myself to be talked into it, and have spent the last... Oh, God, literally twenty years evangelizing it to people who have mostly refused to even give it a shot. The soundtrack, incidentally, is excellent, too.

Counterpoint: Ellen cancelled Ellen because she's not willing to rise to the challenge of being a better person

It might be hyper-regional, but as a Wisconsinite and a recently-displaced Madisonian, I’ve never heard of this salad, and the idea has me seething with a rage that is stupid both for the level of ire and for the fact that an unappealing salad deserves at most an eyeroll. I want desperately to know which grocery store…

My wife has been vegetarian for more than half her life, so we’re old hands at meatless cooking. We do use a lot of meat substitutes, and my main insight into these is that you should always follow the recommended preparation method on the package. That probably sounds obvious, but the temptation to save time with the…

Worked great! Definitely keeping these pickles up my sleeve for the next time I find myself with extra asparagus.

As an adult I’ve grown to appreciate asparagus and I think I’ll try this a little later tonight to use up the last few spears from a recipe earlier in the week. Garlic, though, since I’m out of shallots.

If you see a child watching Tucker Carlson, call the police immediately, contact child protective services. Keep calling until someone arrives. What you’re looking at is abuse, it’s child abuse and you are morally obligated to attempt to prevent it.

People have come out of the woodwork to defend him on Twitter, but I have to wonder whether any of them would actually voluntarily watch his show.

That last paragraph is essential; it’s easy for clothes chairs to become storage for dresser or closet overflow. In my experience anything that goes into that pile stays for a long time. Better to actually put it away or get rid of it.

Will do; thanks for the suggestion!

One of my favorite chilis uses a small amount of orange peel, and it makes all the difference. You're right though; it's easy to overdo it.

... do you ever convince yourself to do something you hate just because it’s popular?

Pretty much, but... you’re not actually looking up recipes for ice cubes, right?

If the pages of boilerplate preceding recipes is actually important, then you are reading better cooking blogs than I am (not unlikely). In my experience, it’s usually anecdotes and cheerleading about the recipe they already sold you on with a photo. The worst offense, though, is that the main website I use for…

Nah, just wishful thinking...

Maybe they'll understand if we start calling it "consequences culture"?

I've always been vaguely curious about hot Dr. Pepper. I think that’s over now.