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Fleishman Is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a good story (and this essay is mostly concerned with the television adaptation). It’s ostensibly about a 40-ish doctor, Toby Fleishman, whose former wife (and mother to their 2 kids) Rachel simply vanishes one day. She’s not kidnapped, or killed. She simply drops the kids off and never comes back to pick them up. One of the smart things Brodesser-Akner does in the story is tie it to Toby’s point of view for a long time, despite the fact that it’s narrated by Toby’s old college friend Libby.

I saw this recipe on Instagram but didn’t quite care for it as presented; so I tweaked it and think this came out a bit better.  I used Bulls Bay Saltworks sea salt on top of the muffins and did not actually use the rosemary. Ingredients: Directions: Dissolve sugar in the water. Add the yeast and stir. Allow it to sit for ten minutes. Add the oil. In a mixing bowl, add the flour and salt.

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and I will have a couple of posts to share before it’s over. By now, many of you have watched the Oklahoma Burgers episode from First We Feast’s, The Burger Show. Since hanging out in El Reno with the crew, I’ve been consuming burgers Pacman-style in an effort to rerack my list of favorite burgers in the 405 diningscape,. But perhaps the most memorable I ate won’t make my final list.

Confidence and Joy is a newsletter by Emily and Amelia Nagoski. Subscribe here. You can also follow Emily on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook! Happy Friday! This is a follow-up by popular request to my August 29th premium Q&A post, "Should I Stop Watching Porn?" I felt like it was worth linking to these ethical producers in public – You should be able to follow along just fine. When I wrote about choosing (and paying for!

The Second Season of the MAX series Julia, the story of Julia Child’s rise to TV cooking-show stardom and beloved culinary icon premieres tonight, November 16. Part of the season will be set in France as Julia visits her friend and co-author of Mastering the Art French Cooking (Volumes I and II) Simone “Simca” Beck. This photo from the new season featuring Isabella Rossellini (l) as Simca and Sarah Lancashire (r) as Julia is via the Julia Child Foundation Instagram page — click on the post for other Julia news.

If you’re here, you probably love food like I do.  And since like-minded people tend to find each other, your loved ones might love food too!!  Here are some fun and delicious food gifts for the foodies in your life.  Please share with everyone in the comments if you’ve received something absolutely fabulous that we need to know about! OLEA PIA Olive Oil and Pink Balsamic Vinegar Set - Picking an Olive Oil and Pink Balsamic Vinegar Set as a gift is a winner because it's a gourmet pairing that adds a delicious zing to salads, ceviche or carpaccio, or even bread dipping.

Here in the northwest it has been a stunning and chilly start to spring. Unsurprisingly there has been plenty of rain to feed the new growth and soften the soil for planting. The longer sunlit days are awakening the earth and helping the forests teem with life and delicious wild ingredients making my spring cooking verdant and exciting.  Before I get into a few of my favorite spring foraged goods let’s talk about two important ideas in foraging.

Greetings magic and puzzle lovers! In this newsletter: My first crossword in the New York Times More from The Afterparty Season 2 Tony Slydini Cryptic Crossword Clue Contest A brand new crossword (Solve it!) This week, I’m throwing back to the first crossword I ever had in the New York Times. A co-construction with Kevan Choset, it was published on April Fools’ Day in 2006. I remember Will Shortz, our fearless leader, telling us that the puzzle was so tricky that it needed to run on April Fools’ Day.

The other night, as we were playing Shanghai Rummy with friends, my daughter kept shouting out, “Mom, focus!” The funny thing was, that the reasons I was less than focused on the game (I always lose this game anyway, so I’m not sure why my focusing was an issue), because I was showing our friends the program Fooocus. Yep. That’s it’s name. Three ooos. No idea why. Fooocus, for those who have not encountered it, is a free, downloadable, Art AI you can run in your own livingroom.