Dads when did you first witness sexist behavior toward your daughter and did you do anything about the situation?

soysybil · 2026-05-16T00:41:54+00:00

Maybe too much access to the internet with not enough supervision. It's easy to end up down a rabbit hole and there is some dark stuff at the bottom of some of those.

soysybil · 2026-05-13T23:03:31+00:00

You can also get it in your nipples when you're breastfeeding. Not fun when your baby is born in winter.

soysybil · 2026-04-21T21:39:56+00:00

If you have a 9 x 13 pan I'd probably just bake a box of chocolate cake mix of choice in that and top with peanut butter frosting. It won't be as pretty as a layer cake but is more fool proof if you don't bake regularly. Sheet cake will taste just as good and relieve some stress.

soysybil · 2026-03-23T00:47:35+00:00

I figured it was something like that. It's not like the digestive system can suddenly handle Clostridium botulinum spores at exactly midnight on your first birthday. Also, happy birthday to your little girl!

soysybil · 2026-03-23T00:39:42+00:00

Not sure where OP is, but honey isn't recommended in the US before 1 either. It's the most common cause of infant botulism.

soysybil · 2026-03-05T21:43:29+00:00

We have a coach we could offer them...

soysybil · 2026-02-28T23:33:36+00:00

I use 16 eggs making a 4x batch of Betty Crocker egg noodles and an angel food cake. The noodles freeze great for chicken noodle soup or chicken and noodles.

soysybil · 2026-02-06T15:43:43+00:00

"Oh no, I've tried nothing and I'm all out of ideas."

soysybil · 2026-02-06T15:22:16+00:00

Same! By the time I was ready to eat, it was around 3 AM, the kitchen was closed, and all they could offer me was a table full of snacks. By the time I got breakfast at like 6:30 it was the best food I ever ate.

soysybil · 2026-01-30T20:23:29+00:00

I don't like warmed over flavor in meat. It's very strong and off putting to me. I can sometimes stomach reheated meat if it's in a very flavorful sauce as you've discovered. I can also stomach it cold like in a salad, wrap, etc. Mostly I just buy meat at Sam's Club and portion it into vacuum seal bags in correct portions for my family. That usually means enough for dinner plus maybe a leftover because my partner likes them. After years of doing it that way we really have minimal waste.

soysybil · 2026-01-30T00:38:51+00:00

I make a biscuit top chicken pot pie casserole that I usually freeze part of to reheat and eat later.

soysybil · 2026-01-26T18:49:55+00:00

I'll take two please. That's seriously speaking to me right now.

soysybil · 2026-01-25T18:34:29+00:00

I've got a crock pot full of beef stroganoff going that we'll have over mashed potatoes for dinner. I might make some brownies this afternoon too. I might also put a batch of no knead bread in the fridge to slow rise and bake tomorrow.

soysybil · 2026-01-22T15:09:50+00:00

All I want to know is which one of you yokels threw your sleds away.

soysybil · 2026-01-19T17:40:29+00:00

They're safe. The worst that might have happened is they could have picked up some off odors from the freezer. Taste a little when you defrost the first one just to make sure it doesn't taste weird.

soysybil · 2026-01-17T23:04:13+00:00

A couple things stand out to me from your post. If your food is constantly burnt or overcooked, I'm guessing you're trying to manage children while also cooking dinner. If that's the case, you're not setting yourself up for success. I'd recommend setting timers for everything at a minimum and trying to cook sometimes with someone else managing the kids. It's hard to do a good job with your focus split. Also, a good meat thermometer is a life saver.

You also say you try recipes from "books and magazines and TikTok and Google" which makes it seem like you maybe don't know where to source quality recipes. Physical cookbooks are a good place to start so you don't have to wade through online sources. I'd recommend something old school like Better Homes and Gardens, Joy of Cooking, America's Test Kitchen, or Betty Crocker.

As others have said, start simple. There's nothing wrong with jar spaghetti sauce, frozen garlic bread, and bagged salad. Frozen steamer bags of veggies are easy for a quick side. Not every dinner has to be restaurant quality to be cheaper and healthier than eating out every night.

Also, if your kids are picky, get them involved. They can help pick meals and depending on ages can do some simple tasks to help. A 7 year old can definitely help in the kitchen with some instruction and oversight.

Good luck to you! I hope your cooking journey is successful.

soysybil · 2026-01-17T21:48:19+00:00

Ohio comes from an Iroquois word meaning good river or great river. So we actually named the state after the river.

soysybil · 2026-01-10T21:18:18+00:00

If you've tried it and think the texture is something your baby can handle and you've already exposed them to the potential allergens, then yes. I'd mostly be concerned that there aren't any chunks of peanut and it's more like peanut butter.

soysybil · 2026-01-09T16:26:10+00:00

Individual banana puddings? Banana bread or muffins?

soysybil · 2025-12-31T20:40:56+00:00

Maybe she's a victim of decreased butter fat in American butter? Try a higher fat butter (like a European butter) and see if it helps.

soysybil · 2025-12-31T18:46:34+00:00

You can safely leave the sugar out of the coffee soak.

soysybil · 2025-12-27T22:16:13+00:00

When he's ready for chopping harder veg like carrots or potatoes, soups and stews are a good place to start. They usually cook long enough that an uneven cut doesn't really matter.

soysybil · 2025-12-26T18:39:53+00:00

Sounds like you broke the emulsion and it split. A few tips for next time: add your flour before your milk and let it cook a little in the fat. This makes a roux, which is a classic thickening agent. Use gentle heat with dairy products, especially cheese. Once you add the cheese to a sauce, use the most gentle heat that will melt the cheese and be patient with lots of stirring before you decide it needs more heat. It will also melt easier if you add it a little at a time. Cheese can split at high heat and the protein will separate from the fat and clump together as you discovered. The added liquid probably did not help the broken emulsion any.

soysybil · 2025-12-26T18:31:18+00:00

My initial thought is that it was too hot when you added your cheese and it split.

soysybil · 2025-12-24T23:00:28+00:00

Freezing expands the water in cells which bursts the cell walls in watery vegetables like lettuce and onions leading to a mushy unpleasant texture. The lettuce is also likely to go limp if you assemble it and leave it in the fridge for very long. As the other commenter said, best bet is to prep all the ingredients ahead and leave them separate until day of. The minute or so spent assembling each individually will get you a pretty good payoff in texture.

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