On that same track, he’d be great as Nick Charles in a Thin Man revival.

I’ll see your Manhattan and raise you a Sazerac

I pray for the day that my home state goes blue (or even mauve), but that ol’ bastard gerrymandering has got me a bit skeptical. To illustrate, here is my “district.” I live in central Austin (a reliably blue bastion), but it got cut to shreds. So, now I share the same asshat congressperson as a whole lotta tiny towns…

You forgot to mention, “You’ll see something in two weeks....”

I humbly submit the perfectly adequate yellow-bellied Banquet Beer.

Made this recipe this past weekend. 1) Claire, you are a genius (2) It was daaaanged delicious (3) Claire, you’re a genius

Do not underestimate how thoroughly gerrymandering has screwed elections here. I live in central-ish Austin and share the same congressperson as my parents who live in the northwest Houston ‘burbs two-and-a-half hours away (that’s our “district” below). They’ve diluted the hell outta Austin. Until gerrymandering gets…

This is one of my very, very favorite cocktails ever.

Old Grand-Dad Bonded (or 114) is usually my go-to cocktail bourbon. Cheap, strong and pretty darn decent.

Why poach when you can soft boil?

THANK YOU CLAIRE for this recipe. I just made the best mashed potatoes ever.

Was gonna say the same thing, but you beat me to it! Kudos

I’ll come out and say it—I severely dislike turkey. I go through the motions of at least having a bite every year come Thanksgiving, but really, there’s something about it that just doesn’t do it for me. I think I’m actually going to ask if I can prepare a pork tenderloin for myself at this year’s family gathering.

Chlorophyll, more like “BORE-ophyll” amirite?!

That’d be my list as well :) I friggin’ love The Martian and will re-watch Rounders in perpetuity (although Edward Norton’s twitchy dirtbag best friend and Malkovich’s Russian “He bee-ahht me, straight up” really sells it).

If you have an HEB near you, their Mitad y Mitad (half corn, half flour) are BOMB

Could one use this process to make a whiskey-based liqueur? Maybe with a higher-proof one like Rittenhouse or Old Grand Dad Bonded? What kind of flavorings would you use?

More Simpsons appropriateness

While not a cook book per se, I’m a fella that loves a good home cocktail, and I love this book https://www.amazon.com/Curious-Bartender-artistry-creating-cocktail/dp/1849754373

A seventy-something “sentient” orange that is ostensibly a Free World Leader should not be one of them.