The recipe is from the Ovenly cookbook. I didn’t follow the recipe exactly, it seemed like there was too much liquid to me, so I added the mustard directly to the flour mixture and added the cream a bit at a time. I ended up using about a quarter cup less cream than the recipe called for. http://www.sweetpaulmag.com/fo…

Dutch oven roast chicken is SO GOOD because it stays very, very moist.

You need a new vet. I used to have a dog I loved DESPERATELY (he died a couple years ago at an insanely old age) and would do anything for. Once, I thought he had an eye infection, but it turned out he had a tooth that was broken that I couldn’t see that was infected that was basically causing excruciating pain all up…

Of course he isn’t pulling your leg, but he might be an idiot, and he was certainly cruel. Actually he’s definitely an idiot, since evidently he didn’t propose doing any testing on her.

Oh my god. What a jerk vet. I hope you find a new one. This one doesn’t deserve your business.

I am planning to take her to another vet, but my very extensive research has suggested that gingivitis is common symptom for a couple of different diseases in cats who have healthy teeth. I don’t think the vet is pulling my leg, but I do think that his patient manner was absolutely awful.

Gingivitis is just gingivitis. It doesn’t mean she has FIV, or anything else. That’s actually kinda ridiculous. There’s a blood test for all those viruses. She probably needs a teeth cleaning is all.

Baked french onion soup!

nooooooooo. Have you thought about getting pet insurance for her before you have a real diagnosis?

DO NOT TAKE HER BACK TO THE SHELTER. We had a cat we adopted with fiv and he lived a long, comfortable life with us.

Hazelnut soup! Fitting for my name and fitting for the chill that’s passed through LA today. I hope all of the Jezzies who are getting snowed in are safe and sound, cozying in with their pets. <3

Second and third opinions from OTHER VETS!

I really, really need some Jezzie love/advise tonight.

I adopted a cat a couple of weeks ago and I am 10000000 percent in love with her.

I had the vet check up on her, and she has gingivitis but no peridontal disease, so he thinks it could be FIV or another contagious kitty virus.

The vet was like, you have had…

Homemade paneer cheese for an Indian dish! First time using a cheese rag. Feeling pleased.

I so agree with this. It can actually be a really hard decision to start taking medication and it’s unfortunate that so many people explicitly see it as a sign of weakness. I also find it really interesting that people talk about it as a “crutch” or a “bandaid”—there’s a reason that people use crutches and bandaids,…

If this isn’t a timely post, I don’t know what is! I’ve never talked with a doctor about my anxiety, but I’m taking the plunge on Tuesday and will hopefully get on a path to a happier, healthier me!

I think that’s because we have a lot of unfortunate ableist discourse around mental health and medication: people assume you’re either a total zombie, or else you’re using “happy pills” as a crutch instead of dealing with your problems. What we as a society seem not to understand is that getting medication to deal…

Exactly! It’s like I still have the nervous energy that makes me who I am, without the edge that makes me get overwhelmed.

YES to this! After much internal resistance, I went on Lexapro last year and it changed. My. LIFE. I finally understood what it was like to live without that refrigerator hum of anxiety eternally in the background, and it was so freeing.

PSA: Don’t be ashamed to treat your anxiety with meds. I started Effexor two months ago, and it’s honestly changed my life. I can’t believe I resisted for so long!