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When I was a child (not that long ago..), I was taught by the adults in my life that all berries I saw growing in the wild were poisonous. This was really tempting fate, in hindsight, because whoever planned our school grounds didn’t get the memo and planted a huge thicket of snowberry (Symphoricarpos) at the far end of the play ground. How do I remember the genus? We definitely didn’t spend hours throwing the berries at each other, or stamping them for the delicious popping sensation.

Cottage cheese is having a moment right now, so I figured it would be the perfect time to share my cottage cheese bread — a tender, delicious sandwich bread with a little extra protein. Depending on the cottage cheese and bread flour you’re using, each slice could contain up to 15+ g of protein. I’m not the biggest protein girlie, hence why I try to sneak protein in foods I eat all the time, i.

Ingredients: 1 pound cottage cheese (I used low-fat but any works) 2 heads roasted garlic (roasted in foil at 400°F for 60-75 min!) 2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions: In a blender, purée the cottage cheese and roasted garlic until very smooth. In a medium pot, cover the potatoes in 2 inches of cool water and season with a heavy pinch of salt, then bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.

Ingredients: Kosher salt 1 pound dried pasta 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped 6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste 1/2 cup vodka 1 pound low-fat cottage cheese, at room temperature Directions: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add your pasta and cook until al dente, according to box directions. Drain, reserving 1 cup pasta water.

Journalists are supposed to be governed by rules of ethics, but too many of them will do anything, violate any rule, break any trust, lie to any source, in order to get a career-building story. Most journalists comply with their ethical obligations, but the ones who do not cause understandable distrust among the general public. Recently, a young man named Alex Novell emailed me saying: "I'm a graduate student at NYU working on a documentary film about the history of the Taglit-Birthright program.

I was absolutely smitten with The Webster the moment I walked through the doors, and by the time I left, I felt downright giddy-in-love with the place. Such gushing does not come easily to me … but in this case, I can’t stop myself. It’s an incredibly uplifting spot. I’ve dined at Michelin-starred restaurants (alas, one- and two-starred venues, not, as o… ncG1vNJzZmivmaO2rrvRmqWvoZyhsm%2B%2F1JuqrZmToHuku8xop2ibn6q5pXnToZxmr5WXwLWx0WaZnpuforJutc6wmKxllp6%2FtMA%3D

When I first wrote about Vilém Flusser, some commenters at Crooked Timber weren’t happy: why am I spouting off about this obscure Czech-Brazilian media theorist? At first I despaired at the lack of intellectual curiosity, but then I realized that they were right: Vilém Flusser isn’t famous enough to write about, given the inexorable dictates of the attention economy. So I resolved to make Flusser more famous by aping the blithely bourgeois consumerism of the only newspaper that matters.

Yesterday The Cut published a first person essay from finance writer (!) Charlotte Cowles describing the day last year when she was, over the course of about five to six hours, scammed out of $50,000 in cash. If you haven’t read the story, I encourage you to because holy shit. I’m not fully convinced that I can summar… ncG1vNJzZmivlaOxur7Om6Cnq5%2Bje7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZpynpaGxbsPEZqquqqaew6Z5yK0%3D

This post was originally published to my team at Facebook, in 2017 If you’ve attended a design review or critique recently, you’re aware of the typical lanes of inquiry: What people problem is this solving? Are these styles consistent with our guidelines? Let’s step back, why are we doing this again? These questions are usually well founded: if you’re asked what problem you’re solving, you probably didn’t do a good job framing your solution; if you’re asked consistency questions, you likely colored outside the lines; and if people want to take a step back and question everything…well that’s usually a pretty strong signal too.