In which S. has a birthday, and I make her food.

S. had a birthday yesterday. Alas, we both spent most of it mired in our respective finals, but I took some time out to make her dinner-- herbed mac and cheese with caramelized shallots and Piave, and a green salad with feta and a clementine-bergamot vinegarette. Dessert was a Zingerman's Hot Cocoa Coffecake (thanks, Mom!), dressed up with some homemade hot fudge sauce.

The recipe for the mac and cheese, as requested by my cousin Miryam, after the jump. This is another of those dishes that falls into the "yeah, not a health food" category, so don't skimp on the butter or cheese.

"Body Parts Not Reached By Penetration of its Main Shaft"

Via Jewschool : Kosher Sex Toys, the frum set's answer to Babeland!

I'm pretty much in agreement with Chanel's read on the whole thing, especially her concluding point:

In spite of all the stuff to find infuriating about KosherSexToys.net- the need for a spell checker, the lack of clinical language, the emphasis on heterosexual marriage-it’s pretty great that this exists. It’s an important move towards more sex positive Jewish relationships and communities.

However. What I want to know is, how the hell do they get away with claiming that a pocket rocket, for fuck's sake, is "the quietest most compact and technologically advanced personal stimulator in the world today"?

SMBC and Theodicy

What say you, religious folk? Superficial understanding of theodicy-- or welcome humility? Or both?

(Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal, 6-30-11. Copyright Zach Weiner)

In case any of you STILL think vaccines cause autism...

...please allow XKCD to explain everything that is wrong with science and health journalism today.