I love making pasta. I’ve only ever done sheets for lasagna, pappardelle or ravioli though, I’m not bold enough for noodles or shapes.

Have you ever done ravioli? It’s exhausting and anxiety inducing, but it’s wonderfully delicious. You don’t have to have shitty cheese anymore! I did need to take over the dining room…

They sooth my soul, why arn’t they more popular.

Everybody should be able to go to a party without being raped.

I’ll bet you that she has Pfaltzgraff plates and those same dining room chairs that everyone has.

It’s just a spice mix! USE IT EVERYWHERE. A lot of them are similar, but that slight difference will make it better for a different application. Just because something is “best on pork” doesn’t mean it isn’t equally delicious when dusted over hummus or even in salad dressings. Pro tip: IT IS.

Right, Idon’t even use/own a microwave, ha ha ha... I only suggested it over freezing fried potatoes since it’s all about “convenience.”

Right, baked fresh potatoes are awesome and the least messy choice, but they take a while.

I don’t know, I think potatoes and freezers aren’t meant to get along. Fried things and freezers, in general—- freezers destroy the great texture of fried foods.

Because there were only two posts when I started this tirade, and people are complaining about “french fries” vs julienne’d fried potatoes take that “too much time”. We’re not about cooking shitty frozen food here. It’s little things that make your life better in the kitchen, or neat little tricks, or the end of the…

Seriously! How is it a “debate” without adherence to the rules of debate?

Yeah, this. Frozen fries are not bad if you actually fry them. The oven method doesn’t work as well, IMO. And I put a little butter in the oil, which to me, seems to make them a little better. But this multi-step, overnight method... who the fuck plans a day ahead for french fries?

You are very much mistaken, I’m afraid. This “awful crone” is a lifelong lawyer, judge and litigator who has spent decades in the justice system, and it shows. Your proud ignorance is a little odd, if you’ve never watched her once. She’s a pretty badass lady. As she says, “They don’t keep me here because I’m…

There would be a whole lotta this

Judge Judy 4 debate moderator.

In the case of Banksy, his anonymity helps enable his art, in my opinion, because it is political and controversial. He’s safer and less likely to be a target if nobody knows who he is. If someone were to reveal his identity, I wouldn’t be surprised if he stopped creating his street art altogether.

Exactly. This is why we still obsess over Shakespeare’s identity because we feel that without it, we can’t fully grasp the arc of his (or their) work. A pseudonym hinders historical analysis, more than anything.

For one, we learned that Ferrante’s collection of “autobiographical” essays coming out next month should be labeled as fiction, at least partially.

I had never even heard of Elena Ferrante until now, so congratulations to her defenders; mission accomplished.

I’m glad he finally confirmed my suspicions! I was shocked at first to learn her identity, but after I went back and reread her books, I realized that Elena Ferrante’s writing style was exactly like Ashley Feinberg’s.

Boom.