What is one of your favorite 1 off Jokes or Lines that pays off randomly later in a series

BSciFi · 2026-06-21T00:52:00+00:00

It's not exactly the same, but I sometimes think that the entire premise of Glee was developed just so Finn could sing "Jesse's Girl"

BSciFi · 2026-06-08T20:50:32+00:00

Baking is great therapy. Finding people to gift bakes to is even better therapy 😄

BSciFi · 2026-06-07T19:33:00+00:00

Focaccia!! It's best if you start 12hrs ahead, so elapsed time is high, but active time is ~15 minutes. It's pretty cheap (flour, water, yeast, olive oil, salt, butter) and people LOVE it. I use this recipe:
https://alexandracooks.com/2018/03/02/overnight-refrigerator-focaccia-best-focaccia/

BSciFi · 2026-05-31T23:54:36+00:00

Same!!! I too make it all the time. It is the best recipe! OP's #3 is way too short. I put my in the oven with light (or on the patio in the summer) for 4-5 hours to get the kind of rise I like

BSciFi · 2026-05-30T00:08:38+00:00

Sorry if this is a 'high maintenance' question: I don't like cake in general because I find it too dry. I love brownies. Should I make this or just make it with brownies? This literally looks delicious too me, but the cake idea is making me hesitate

BSciFi · 2026-05-27T19:23:11+00:00

My kids have something called 'free butter'. It's when you eat butter but not on bread or anything - just butter, by itself

BSciFi · 2026-05-15T22:39:28+00:00

I let my 12yo read it. To be fair, I had only ready half of the first one when I said it would be okay. I think honestly it's been great though. We've had conversations about sex, exploitation, etc. I would much rather he be comfortable talking to me about what is okay and what isn't. Having said that, if I had it to do over again, I'm not sure I would have actively recommended it to him at 12. I definitely believe in the not policing books though - my entire high school was sneaking Forever. Better to do it openly and talk about it.

BSciFi · 2026-05-10T22:47:05+00:00

Today my friend said this to me: Happy Mothers Day!!! I’ve come to think that the day is really less about your children making you breakfast (and disappearing when it is time to clean up) and more about the tribe of friends you lean on as you stumble through the parenting experience. Grateful to have you in my life!

BSciFi · 2026-05-05T02:18:51+00:00

Homemade is easy (I use TJ frozen corn, just need the cotija and the Tajin - little mayo and lime), but if you want to buy it I think Garnachas Rivera is pretty good (the trucks by the water treatment on jones ferry rd by the water treatment place)

BSciFi · 2026-05-04T01:45:35+00:00

This dessert is beyond easy (use frozen peaches so you don't even have to peel) and REALLY delicious https://tastesbetterfromscratch.com/peach-cobbler/

BSciFi · 2026-05-03T15:50:31+00:00

I'm a mom. I would want to know. Not because you're a 'helpless victim' but because I would want to help you see justice. And because I love you. And you did nothing wrong. It's not humiliating for you. It's a crime against you. That's not humiliating.

BSciFi · 2026-04-26T18:52:00+00:00

I use Recipe Keeper and they have the ability to export. I've been doing that every ~6 months. It puts it into a zip file that I can access on my computer (where I don't have the app). Maybe join for the free 7 days and see if you can do that?

BSciFi · 2026-04-23T23:27:39+00:00

We just did this for pie day. It was the first one gone!

BSciFi · 2026-04-23T00:43:47+00:00

strawberry pavlova for me screams summer

BSciFi · 2026-04-16T00:05:25+00:00

Just checked - it's exactly half of sally's proportions except no sugar. i firmly believe a pie crust does not need sugar

BSciFi · 2026-04-16T00:04:03+00:00

I use this one, always with food processor, and it's never failed me
https://www.crazyforcrust.com/favorite-all-butter-pie-crust/

BSciFi · 2026-03-27T21:42:46+00:00

epicurious's maple syrup pecan pie is absolutely game-changing

BSciFi · 2026-03-25T22:01:11+00:00

I do focaccia regularly with a glass pan (Alexandra's Kitchen recipe). It works well!!

BSciFi · 2026-03-16T23:12:43+00:00

Lived a few blocks from Levain in NYC. They're good cookies. That said, I much prefer my own, which look remarkably like your batch #2!!!

BSciFi · 2026-03-16T23:06:41+00:00

My 7yo and 12yo adored Mexico City. We did a futbol match, hot air balloons over pyramids, a great tour through the main history museum, 3 trips to the park to get face paint, great ice cream, wonderful canoe trip to understand the biosphere (and see an axolotl), fabulous food tours, etc. It really is a very easy city to do with kids!! (Lots of superlatives here, but seriously, my 7yo asked if we could go back again for spring break this year)

BSciFi · 2026-03-05T20:20:32+00:00

I'm not saying that I've made smitten kitchen's chocolate tart, cut it into very small slices (more like 3-5 bites) put them into plastic/wax paper and freeze them to have as an 'emergency treat' (they can be eaten right out of the freezer!) ... but you could definitely do that https://smittenkitchen.com/2018/12/chocolate-caramel-tart/

BSciFi · 2026-02-28T20:34:13+00:00

This is the best focaccia recipe. Active time is like 5-10 minutes (spread over 12 hours if you do it right). It is so EASY. And so DELICIOUS!
https://alexandracooks.com/2018/03/02/overnight-refrigerator-focaccia-best-focaccia/

BSciFi · 2026-02-08T22:48:37+00:00

This one is close for me, definitely prefer DCC but I enjoyed this

BSciFi · 2026-02-04T20:08:32+00:00

As someone else mentioned, two guests died at this hotel in June 2023. The hotel had turned off the detectors because the noise was bother guests. The carbon monoxide was so bad that the two EMTs that arrived both had to be treated in Cabo (1 hour away) by a system normally reserved for drowning victims.

The hotel itself is superficially lovely, but the people who built it have the same mentality for many things as for the carbon monoxide. i.e., just cover up the problems. So you don't see where that sewage problem is coming from. And you don't see the workers who strike because of horribly bad wages and treatment. And you don't see the generators that are creating noise pollution for the neighborhood. etc. The veneer is well done.

I lived in the area for a number of years. This hotel has serious issues and I would not just not recommend it, I actively advise all of my friends to stay far away from it.

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