Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

Nevertheless, she persisted.

We are aware of all internet traditions.

Accused of treason; bitches about the ratings. I am in awe.

Our job is not to persuade republicans but to defeat them.

Hot air and ill-informed banter

They traffic in fear. it is their only currency. if we are fearful, they are winning.

Shelter in place is one thing. Shelter in pants is quite another.

I’m only here for the duck photos.

Too inconsequential to be sued

Impressively dumb. Congratulations.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

There’s some extremely good trouble headed their way.

… makes me wish i had hoarded more linguine

Since when do we limit our critiques to things we could do better ourselves?

It’s always darkest before the other shoe drops.

People are complicated. Love is not.

‘Forty-two’ said Deep Thought, with infinite majesty and calm.

Everybody saw this coming.

I personally stopped the public option…

Tick tock motherfuckers! Tick fucking tock!

I really should read my own blog.

… riddled with inexplicable and elementary errors of law and fact

If you tweet it in all caps, that makes it true!

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Holiday Recipes and Pets

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The week, which I was hoping was going to be quiet, has been ridiculously busy. So this will be a brief post, but cute puppehs to make up for it:

Holiday Recipes and Pets

This was last year, in front of my half-decorated tree, LOL. There just hasn’t been time this year. How is that possible? The days are years long, but I guess so is my list of things to do.

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Merlin, in his incarnation as Xmas Cat in the Middle of Everything.

Tomato Queen sent a Merlin update. Look at that cutie!

Okay, some food photos with links to recipes because if I had to actually post the recipes, it just wouldn’t happen.

Starting with this year’s Sweet Holiday Gifts:

Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cookies (recipe here)

 

Sesame Brittle (love this stuff, and great addtion to ice cream sundaes) Recipe here.

 

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Bigfooting Cole For a Good Cause: The Durham Foodraiser!

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Bigfoot Is Real

Normally I wouldn’t be posting this late, but I was scrolling through various Twitter feeds while commenting in my earlier post and came across T. Greg Doucette’s Foodraiser. At Levenson’s Twitter feed. And since Levenson is right in saying:

(For the Hebrew impaired a mitzvah is a good deed)

I decided that this is something everyone here, who is awake, reading, commenting, lurker, should know about.

Anyhow, there’s a really long thread explaining the Durham Foodraiser, but the bottom line up front is that Doucette, a lawyer from Durham, NC, has been raising money every year for the past four years to make sure that children in the public schools in the poorest areas of Durham who would ordinarily be suffering from food scarcity while school is out for the winter holidays have enough to eat. He’s got a bunch of matching donors, so a $1 donation winds up being something like a $26 donation or something, I got kind of lost because he keeps tweeting that he’s added matching donors through the thread. Regardless, any donation you make is going to get matched. And he’s got a 501c3 in place this year, so your donation is tax deductible too! The Foodraiser will remain active until 11:59 PM PST. So there’s still time to donate if you’ve got a couple of extra bucks that could do some good as we head into the holidays. Here’s Doucette’s thread.

And here’s where you go to donate:

Do read the whole thread if you have the time as he’s a very good storyteller.

You all know what to do!

Open thread!

 

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So… this is Christmas?

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Hey, November. Uh, when did you get here? It’s the 30th? How did I miss the whole month? And why does the month feel like a year? This is the longest shortest year in human history. Perhaps it’s the pandemic travel plans that involve making a circuit between the home office and the bathroom with special trips to the outside world for supplies. Just thought if I was going to be stuck in a home, fearful of seeing humanoids during my stealth runs to forage for food, I’d have stolen a nice compound during this zombie apocalypse already. I mean, there should be some upsides. But I digress.

By now I’ve started the gift making and the targeted mailing dates for Christmas. Instead, I’m currently wrapped in a blanket, avoiding work for a bit (lies, a lot). Usually, there’s a ton of cookies and other things in various stages of prep to packaging.

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Jam crafting, the bagging, this year’s pop tart dessert, berry filled cupcakes, the holiday white chocolate cranberry cookies

Instead, it’s just work. I resolve to put this weird year to the side and get some holiday on. Get out the antlers, dust myself with flour! No reason to not hold a space for seasonal joy no matter what. What’s on your Christmas list? Any fave treats we should know about? I’ve got a new recipe I want to develop – fingers crossed it’s edible. This is an open, food porn themed thread. No polly, no tics, no diets. Have at it, Jackals. Also, wonderful to see your lovely faces on the Thanksgiving zoom! Let’s do it again, shall we?

Obligatory Cat Pic: Hime wishes you all well

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Saturday Morning Open Thread

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(Drew Sheneman via GoComics.com)
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Cranky Thanksgiving Open Thread

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Which is why ‘nobody actually likes turkey’ had to be carved out from the ‘controversial’ category…

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Respite Open Thread: Now I Want A Burger

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Hell, yeah! (After brushing the chips & coleslaw off to the side of the plate, to be eaten separately.)

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Open Thread: Just Because We Are Staying Home Doesn’t Mean We Can’t Have Good Food

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Open Thread: Just Because We Are Staying Home Doesn't Mean We Can't Have Good Food

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, next to 4th of July. Food, family, friends…and leftovers. I compiled some favorite recipes here. Unfortunately this year, it will be a socially distant and quiet affair. No way am I traveling to see family, much as I would love to.

That doesn’t mean we can’t have good food. I’m pulling some more of my favorites this week and will post here as I do. Some I’ll update with instant pot versions.

This is a good start:

JefferyW makes Cornbread Stuffing,  part 1 here and part 2 here.

Roasted Butternut Apple Soup makes a great starter, recipe here.

I think I’m going to volunteer for mashed potato duty this year so I can make these again, a lost recipe found, Hearty Garlic Mashed Potatoes, link here. I made them years ago and then completely forgot about the recipe.

And this recipe is the reason I think I get invited to many holiday gatherings, my Cranberry Upside Down Cake, click here.

Every year my brother deep fries a turkey. I’m going to miss that. I have a real fear of deep-frying anything, which is why all the deep-fried recipes on my blog are from JeffreyW. I will still cook a turkey though, because, leftovers.

Not sure how you want to cook your turkey this year? I’ve listed some ideas from people smarter than I am: turkey four different ways, here.

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