Ha! Love how this preaches the glories of a make-it-yourself doctrine while simultaneously slapping back with: but not everything, CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE.
P.S. There is no bisquick in my cupboards, but my son just shared his Doritos with me (and then rebuffed my pleas for more).
Exactly! I think where I come down is more "making things is so rewarding" instead of "homemade is always better." Of course, I haven't tried to make Doritos yet, but I imagine the results would be comical . . .
I didn't know you were a fan of sausage cheese balls - my South Carolina in-laws call them sausage balls - and apparently like you I was introduced to them in the Bisquick formulation by said in-laws. I have since found and modified a recipe in a Garden and Gun "Southerner's Cookbook" that is a bit more detailed but far superior (in part because it is altogether made from Scratch), and to our liking is gluten-free as it is made with cornmeal!
Oh yum! I've done a gf version with almond flour too that is super simple and delicious. I would love to see the cornmeal version. I bet half almond flour, half cornmeal would be lovely too!
This articl brilliantly nails how cooking from scratch is less about virtue signaling and more about brain engagment. The parallel between rejecting Bisquick and rejecting handed-down belief systems is sharp, both are about choosing deliberate thought over convenience. Kids as "potential victims" of every parenting choice is such a clarifying frame for why new parents suddenly care so deeply about what seemed trivial before.
Kate, you did it again: made me laugh and feel I was sharing deep understanding at the same time. I don't know how you do it, but hope you keep on doing it for a very long time!
Ha! Love how this preaches the glories of a make-it-yourself doctrine while simultaneously slapping back with: but not everything, CAN YOU EVEN IMAGINE.
P.S. There is no bisquick in my cupboards, but my son just shared his Doritos with me (and then rebuffed my pleas for more).
Exactly! I think where I come down is more "making things is so rewarding" instead of "homemade is always better." Of course, I haven't tried to make Doritos yet, but I imagine the results would be comical . . .
I didn't know you were a fan of sausage cheese balls - my South Carolina in-laws call them sausage balls - and apparently like you I was introduced to them in the Bisquick formulation by said in-laws. I have since found and modified a recipe in a Garden and Gun "Southerner's Cookbook" that is a bit more detailed but far superior (in part because it is altogether made from Scratch), and to our liking is gluten-free as it is made with cornmeal!
Oh yum! I've done a gf version with almond flour too that is super simple and delicious. I would love to see the cornmeal version. I bet half almond flour, half cornmeal would be lovely too!
This articl brilliantly nails how cooking from scratch is less about virtue signaling and more about brain engagment. The parallel between rejecting Bisquick and rejecting handed-down belief systems is sharp, both are about choosing deliberate thought over convenience. Kids as "potential victims" of every parenting choice is such a clarifying frame for why new parents suddenly care so deeply about what seemed trivial before.
Love the cartoon!
Me too! I’m so lucky to have Rose!
Kate, you did it again: made me laugh and feel I was sharing deep understanding at the same time. I don't know how you do it, but hope you keep on doing it for a very long time!
Ah! Very kind! I hope I do too ;)
Your footnotes are jewels.
Writing is fun!