It's mainly the people who substitute almond meal for flour and Splenda for sugar and then give the recipe 1 star who bring out the rage. They're right up there with the people who give a book 1 star because the USPS squashed a corner.

I've been getting irritated lately with all the 1-star book reviews on Amazon whose comments start out with, "I haven't read this yet..."

That list is the best thing Mallory has ever written. I've read it dozens of times and it still makes me laugh.

The comment section for every article about ever written about intimate grooming is also fantastic: [link]

Those are hysterical and very true!

You know that all of us in the reality-based community are getting money under the table from Monsanto, Kraft and Big Pharma.

Next thing you know, you're going to tell me that food is made of CHEMICALS when we all know that chemicals are evil!

Food is made of gossamer and fairy wings.

GLUTEN-FREE fairy wings?

I am a speshul snowflake because I can eat ALL THE GLUTEN, as long as it isn't wheat gluten.

What is this roux of which you speak for mac&cheese? My mom made baked m&c, but for stovetop: boil elbows (shells, spirals, your choice), drain, return to pan. Turn heat down to simmer, add butter, stir. Add shredded cheeses, a handful at a time, stirring constantly while it melts. Add milk or half and half, continuing to stir, add in rest of cheese. Throw in a quarter cup cottage cheese for giggles, stir. Sprinkle with paprika (most important. Like cutting off the ends of the ham), serve. I don't think anybody I've ever made mac&cheese for would have waited long enough for me to make roux. Wooden spoons are excellent for beating off ravening importunists.

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commenter: Thanks for posting that recipe. I'm lactose intolerant, so I made it without the cheese and cream. It was a little bland.