Messy Kitchen: I Should Probably Finally Learn How To Shuck Oysters
When my friend James makes food for my Orlando friend group, it feels like we’re in a Nora Ephron novel or a Nancy Meyers movie.
Mac and Cheese To Eat Out of a Pot in Your Underwear
It’s a beautiful, rushed meeting of those nostalgic blue Kraft boxes from after school specials and the trendy adult cacio e pepes that have overtaken the menus of fancy Italian restaurants everywhere.
Let’s Make This the Summer of the Creamsicle
I have an unofficial tradition of declaring a “Sweet Treat of the Summer” around this time every year.
Uncommon Pairings: So Your Wine Tastes Bad
Here are some things to look for when deciding if your wine has gone bad.
Chocolate Strawberry “Just Because I Can” Cake
An hour. That’s all the time that stands between you and a fudgey, chocolatey, cake that’s just this side of a brownie and a strawberry frosting that tastes like summer itself was bottled into a Barbie pink tube.
Countdown to Pride: Mocktails in Every Color of the Rainbow
It’s eight days to Pride! Get some inspiration for colorful, tasty nonalcoholic drink concoctions to serve yourself or loved ones!
Uncommon Pairings: Labels Can Be Good, Actually
I usually prefer lower-ABV wines during daytime hours or anytime I want something that’s an easy sipper. IMO the higher-ABV stuff works well for candlelit dinners and nighttime flirting, but that’s just me!!
11 Meal Ideas for When You Don’t Like To Cook but LOVE To Bake
Is it just me or is focaccia gay?
One Queer Meathead’s Quest for the Perfect Energy Drink
I’m ranking them here based on whether or not they actually taste like the thing they’re supposed to be.
Four-Ingredient Asparagus Tart for Mothers Day (Or the Friend You Yell “Mother” at in the Chat)
In my opinion there’s no better home for springtime asparagus than nestled between a bed of cheese and butter. That’s my selling point. My strongest argument.
Spring Edit: Savory Snacks Under $5 To Eat Outside in the Sun
I highly recommend going outside RIGHT NOW AND HAVING A SNACK.
Dykes on Dates: Tender Pork Tacos That Are Too Good To Be True
There’s probably a joke in here about being a bottom, but genuinely a lot of my favorite date night dinners involve, well, toppings.
Uncommon Pairings: Putting Your Tongue To Work
Welcome to Uncommon Pairings, a new Autostraddle column about wine! Today, we’re learning how to taste.
How to DIY the Ultimate Bloody Mary Bar With Garnish Galore
I promise this is about blood marys, but first it’s going to be about leaving my church.
90s Snacks I Want Back
If I had to guess, I would say that Warheads are made of sugar and that stuff called The Dip that Judge Doom uses in Roger Rabbit to melt cartoon characters.
Ranking Prebiotic Sodas by Taste (and Asking a Doctor What They Even Do)
Finding drinks that scratch the alcohol craving itch for me is essential, and right now that thing is prebiotic sodas.
Cherry Coke Triptych
Giving up caffeinated soda was one of the hardest parts of being pregnant.
Uncommon Pairings: Canned Sparkling Wines and the Chips That Go With Them
Canned wines have solved the problem of me not wanting to commit to an entire bottle of something.
Grind Culture Made Fizzy Energy Drinks My Toxic Writing Partner
This is not a cautionary tale or a poignant anecdote about finding myself amid waves of imposter syndrome
Beers I Drank From Ages 14 to 20 That Made Me the ‘Man’ I Am Today
Every punk party — whether it was in Ft. Lauderdale or Lake Worth or North Miami — had the exact same drink options. Either you were drinking Mickey’s or you were doing shots of Jack Daniels.