When you need a break today from your various annoying (is insufferable too harsh?) relatives, make yourself laugh by watching these videos, which all put the theory of evolution in complete and utter doubt.
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Thanksgiving has always been a special holiday for me. I’m not religious, so Christmas is great for presents and all but it’s not a holy day for me. Birthdays are great when you are a kid but when you get older, meh.
When I was a kid we always had huge gatherings for Turkey day. My grandmother had remarried before I was born and I had more aunts and uncles than I knew what to do with. It was a real Brady Bunch type situation. How my grandmother managed to cook such a giant meal in such a tiny kitchen is something that still amazes me to this day.
Last fall, I was unemployed. I spent entire days in my (parents’) house, watching Criminal Minds marathons on A&E while eating popcorn and feeling fairly hopeless about my life. When I started having dreams in which Matthew Gray Gubler was saving my life by being a really adorable genius, I figured I needed another hobby, or at least something to occupy my brain before I required a serious Criminal Minds intervention. This is when I started baking.
My good internet friend sent me a link to this story and, like all news stories on the internet, I briefly scanned it, barely digested what it was about, and started making jokes about it in my head.
The story seems to be about a study that has found there’s a correlation between taking multivitamins, feeling a sense of invulnerability, and doing risky and/or stupid things. Continue reading
Calling all food slores! We are back and asking you to be responsible for our family’s Thanksgiving happiness by sharing your best and most awesome recipes. Because you see, we couldn’t be bothered to think up anything for ourselves, so we want you to do it for us. No pressure or anything. Continue reading
Yay! It’s Thanksgiving week! To me Thanksgiving is the best holiday. There’s just food, libations and very little pressure. Sure you want the food to be delicious, but that’s as demanding as inviting friends or family over for dinner in general. And although there are staples that everyone expects, it’s fun to throw a curve ball in every once in awhile. In this case, the curve ball is making a staple much, much, better than the original. Continue reading
(By GTCostica and Launie K.)
GTCostica:
What constitutes a kitchen disaster? I racked my brain trying to define it. It has to be something funny but safe. A disaster should be one where no one gets seriously injured and you can laugh about it afterwards.
Apparently Mario Batali not only has a poor sense of fashion, but he might not be the brightest business person either. With tasting menus around $140, Batali has an extremely narrow customer base. The average person will not fork over that kind of dough for a night on the town. Those meals are in the price ranges of the very wealthy or those on an expense account. In NYC, that often means people in the financial markets or banks. Continue reading
When we use the words “comfort food” we think of casseroles, soups, and bowls of cheesy noodles that stick to our ribs. But even as the days grow shorter and we brace ourselves for the cold, that just doesn’t fit the bill. Sometimes you need a spiced chicken breast on a salad with a tomatillo dressing. And sometimes you need it even when it happens by mistake. Continue reading
Technically this is just a Panang Tofu Curry recipe that I take some liberties with. Good artists borrow, great artists steal and great cooks – well, we fix recipes. So here’s the way I like my curry. Continue reading