Yo, hook us up with that orange chicken dish. I can’t un-read that.

Yeah, the only thing about this one is that it was a sudden, overnight firing rather than one that followed a couple days worth of complaints piling up. I would have thought that Lauer was important enough for them to try to wait it out.

Thank you - this is helpful to read honest perspective from the other side of this dynamic. I’m probably over-stating the extent to which I am the ‘fun’ parent, and to be clear it’s not a frivolous ‘well I would just suck at that job so I won’t even try it.’ I try to not use my ADD as a ‘get out of doing shitty task…

I love this. It’s so important. My husband is the main day-to-day parent because my work is extremely demanding. One week he went had to fly back to his mom’s and it was a major education for me. Was it hard? Yes. Did I mess up and miss gymnastics practice? Yes. Did I get way less done than I needed to? Yes.

I like that philosophy, too! But mixing things up every now and then isn’t just about giving each other a break—it’s good for kids to see that both parents can do all the tasks, even if they each do them a little differently. (This reminds me that I should maybe drive more. When we go on family outings, my husband…

You can start by not making this about you.

Well, the same as how anyone sees anyone. Everyone sees skin color, clothing, and looks first. Everyone. What makes people racist is if they stop at that skin color and decide that the person is not worth their time or that they dislike that person without knowing anything about them.

This article misses the point entirely. You don't avoid the tears when cutting onions, you let them flow. They are the ambrosia water that flavors the best dishes.
I cried on everything when I worked at Applebee's.

My favorite seltzer brand is Polar, especially their Mandarin and Lime flavors. Sometimes I buy the Orange Vanilla too, but I don’t really like the aftertaste.

It’s nice to finally see this being discussed as it might be one of the dumbest and most wasteful things that Americans do and there is no reason for it. If you plant the right plants (citronella, marigolds, lemongrass, among dozens of others) you will not only have fewer annoying insects, you will actively drive them…

apple shrub is delicious for cocktails and an easy way to use up apples that don’t look so great or are close to being chucked out. http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-a-fruit-shrub-syrup-174072

I made my first batch of Slow Cooker Apple Butter last weekend, and was very impressed. Next batch will take about half that much sugar, I think, and I’ll keep backing down until I get to something not nearly so sweet, but I’ve always loved apple butter, and the ability to make my own pleases the hell outta me :)

APPLE DUTCH BABIES

She’s like a long, lost Maya Rudolph character.

For an equally easy and fun variation - I say go with brigadieros.

My kids (12 and 10) really enjoy 99% Invisible.