My sister, a very skinny child who, in fairness, needed every calorie she could get, was more habitually gross: if we went to a restaurant with those little single-serving cups of creamer on the table, she’d open them and down them like shots, one by one. There’d be a little pile of cups stacked on the table by…

When I was about four, my mom decided to let me express my creativity by creating my own jello-based dessert.

Lucasfilm has officially canned Gina Carano, though apparently for comparing being a Republican to being a Jew in Nazi Germany, rather than for all the transphobia.

I like the contrast between the squishiness and the slight grit of the sugar, which I fully acknowledge is a wild thing to say. Has to be a very, very fresh Peep to be edible, IMO — I do not understand the people who prefer them stale.

Yah, the video doesn’t look terribly promising. American or similar cheese would just be a flavorless layer of grease when paired with a donut, I suspect. 

Well, color me intrigued! :)

Hmm... If it was brie + a smear of raspberry preserves, I could actually imagine this being kinda amazing, in an absurdly decadent way. Like a cheese-meets-jelly Danish, kinda.

I made mint marshmallows recently, then toasted ‘em and plopped ‘em atop homemade hot chocolate, along with a dollop of whipped cream. Oh, lordy!

hey just so you know I’m in absolute awe of you

This blew my mind when I heard about it recently. I grew up post-fart and never could comprehend why my mom had such a vendetta against Brussels sprouts -- they seemed pretty inoffensive to me!

I’m always down for a Golden Gaytime. ;)

Same... it was way tastier than it had any right to be. (And, frankly, not as “obscene” as it sounds. Certainly lower-carb than your average chicken sandwich, since it lacked a bun... Bet they could bring it back and pitch it to the keto crowd.)

To be clear, I’m not using ‘kid’s film’ in a derogatory way here, or a laudatory way either — just as a shorthand for “was this movie at least partially deliberately designed to entertain and interest children, not necessarily exclusively.” Kids can enjoy grown-up movies; grown-ups can enjoy kids’ movies, but the…

So, is this a kid’s film? It sounds like the Sesame Street set might have a fun time gazing at the colors and shapes, but for anyone older than a toddler and younger than a teen, do you reckon this’d actually hold their attention?

I grew up listening to his “Travel with Rick Steves” radio show, and literally just yesterday I was trying to explain to my slightly-younger-than-me coworker about why Rick Steves is so charming. I think you nailed it. Personally, I was surprised and delighted a couple years ago when I found out about his…

i’m hyperventilating thanks 

Hey, shout-out from another former Springfieldian! :) I seem to remember the Moxie having really good popcorn, and I don’t sneak food into indie theaters. But elsewhere in town... For the debut of the first Hobbit film, my best friend and I smuggled in an entire Tolkien-themed feast: cherry-and-chocolate scones, her…

Yes.... YESSS!!! I have such strong feelings about oatmeal scotchies — they’ve always been my family’s signature cookie. We just use the recipe on the back of the Nestle bag and they’re so perfect, for all the reasons you mentioned.

My extended family STILL drinks hot Dr. Pepper on New Year’s occasionally. I liked it as a kid, but tried to recreate it last year for my husband and found it unbearably sweet and unpleasantly flat. I think next time (if there is a next time) I’d carefully heat up the whole bottle of Dr. Pepper in a hot water bath to…

Thank you for the reassurance! Hope you’re making a second round of ‘em you can properly hoard and enjoy. :)