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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 6d

I’m thinking about creating these terrible illustrations for all of my newsletters going forward.

Bad Art belongs to a completely different phylum than Slop Art. I suppose you could train an AI to do it, but why?

Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 8d

We should all feel a desire to use our talents for a greater good. But we don't always have to use them for the *greatest* good.

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Introducing: Flucker

Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 6d

I don’t know how old your kid is, but I used to teach a summer creative writing camp for middle schoolers, and this is better than most anything I’d read there. Funny, clear sentences. He can write for Haterade any time.

https://than.me’s

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Brett Martin @brettmartin.bsky.social · 8d

I rarely llol (literally laugh out loud) as consistently as I do when indulging in Haterade.

Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 8d

We should all feel a desire to use our talents for a greater good. But we don't always have to use them for the *greatest* good.

haterade.substack.com/p/introducin...

Introducing: Flucker

Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum

haterade.substack.com

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Kate Carpenter @katecarp.bsky.social · 8d

I'm fairly certain @lizcookkc.bsky.social thinks I'm stalking her at this point, but nonetheless I need to tell you that if you're not reading Haterade, you should be. It will at least temporarily distract you from the wider world's horrors by leaving you gaping at the horrors Liz has cooked up.

Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 8d

We should all feel a desire to use our talents for a greater good. But we don't always have to use them for the *greatest* good.

haterade.substack.com/p/introducin...

Introducing: Flucker

Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum

haterade.substack.com

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 8d

I should *be* so lucky, Kate. Thank you for sharing!

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 8d

We should all feel a desire to use our talents for a greater good. But we don't always have to use them for the *greatest* good.

haterade.substack.com/p/introducin...

Introducing: Flucker

Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum

haterade.substack.com

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Neil but crunchy like fallen leaves @burghpunk.bsky.social · 8d

This blog by @lizcookkc.bsky.social is maybe the best thing I have read in a while haterade.substack.com/p/introducin...

The kicker made me spit out my coffee

Introducing: Flucker

Ruin your Vitamix with xanthan gum

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 14d

I heard something similar from my mom about the harshness of peppers and chiles post-chemo! Hope you and your taste buds have fully recovered (and that the mayo-appreciation remained). ♥️

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 14d

I know what you’re thinking: “Liz, how can I, too, make a web-footed squash goose at home?”

I wrote a different article for you: open.substack.com/pub/haterade...

How to Garnish

Instructions on making (and becoming) a Silly Goose

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 14d

I wrote about the Funhouse Guillotine, a treasured family heirloom that allows me to perfectly shape the webbed feet of a squash goose.

Serious Eats @serious-eats.bsky.social · 19d

Crinkle-cutting isn't just for fries. Those wavy blades add crunch, grip, and sauce-holding magic to everything from carrots to pickles. Here's how (and why) to make your food a little more corrugated.

The Vintage Gadget I Didn't Expect to Love—That Makes Veggies Crunchy and Deliciously Dippable

Crinkle-cutting isn't just for fries. Those wavy blades add crunch, grip, and sauce-holding magic to everything from carrots to pickles. Here's how (and why) to make your food a little more corrugated.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · 25d

I wrote about xanthan, a beautiful name for a baby and an excellent tool for home cooks. Bonus: a recipe for Snot Gruel.

Serious Eats @serious-eats.bsky.social · 26d

Xanthan gum isn’t just for fancy chefs—it's the lazy home cook's secret weapon for fixing sauces, dressings, and more. Here's how to use it.

I’m a Lazy Home Cook—This One Ingredient Makes Me Look Like a Pro

Xanthan gum isn’t just for fancy chefs—it's the lazy home cook's secret weapon for fixing sauces, dressings, and more. Here's how to use it.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Sep 30

With our powers combined, we will leave no animal uncarbonated.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Sep 17

I believe you are thinking of the ~mouse tape~

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I Tasted Honda's Spicy Rodent-Repelling Tape

And I will do it again unless someone stops me.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Sep 17

Cannot believe @effingcandleco.bsky.social would out me in this cruel manner.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Aug 20

It is a privilege to be Known.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Jul 22

Thanks, Owen! Hoping there’s something extra delicious for you on the other side of this.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Jul 22

“Did you know chemo can damage your taste buds? That was news to me. Cancer is like an IRS audit, or the music of Ted Nugent—we all have some baseline awareness of it, but if we’re lucky, we never have to learn the particulars.”

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Tastes Like Cancer

(And potato salad.)

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Doug Messel @dougmessel.com · Jul 21

Here’s @lizcookkc.bsky.social from the top rope

While they're busy destroying your taste buds, chemo drugs can also create tastes of their own.
Many people receiving chemo via IV report tasting something metallic or bitter while the drugs are seeping into their bloodstreams. I experienced a mild version of this phenomenon a few years ago when I did a couple recreational IVs for a magazine assignment. Almost as soon as the dubious fluids began seeping into my arm, I tasted the unmist able Fruit Metal of a Flintstones vitamin. Parts of our body are connected in unpredictable, unsettling ways. (This is true for the human organism, but also for human organization. We're chained together in ways we often don't understand, or particularly like)

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Jul 10

Please make my recipe for PARTY CORN.

Serious Eats @serious-eats.bsky.social · Jul 9

This creamed corn recipe puts real cream back in the spotlight, blending sweet summer corn with heavy cream, sour cream, red bell pepper—and a nod to Midwestern party dip—for a festive, velvety side dish.

Creamed Corn Deserves Better. This Recipe Proves It.

This creamed corn recipe puts real cream back in the spotlight, blending sweet summer corn with heavy cream, sour cream, red bell pepper—and a nod to Midwestern party dip—for a festive, velvety side dish.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · Jun 25

Cleaning up the dream journal.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · May 21

Also, ICYMI: I still think you should make this cheesy corn.

www.seriouseats.com/kansas-style...

Kansas City-Style Cheesy Corn

This recipe is Kansas City-style cheesy corn at its best: a side dish that balances the flavors of fresh sweet corn and salty smoked ham in a cheddar-heavy cheese sauce that's as sharp as it is creamy...

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · May 21

4. The Liz Cookies. This is cookie maximalism bordering on parody: brown butter, toasted sugar, spelt, miso, pecan, butterscotch, sea salt.

I did not put gochujang in them, so I deserve a recipe development pass.

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These Butterscotch-Pecan Cookies Are Irresistible, Thanks to This Unexpected Ingredient

These rich, chewy butterscotch-pecan cookies have complex caramel notes and micro-pockets of savoriness and sweetness in each bite.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · May 21

3. Iowa Taco Pizza. Anyone who can’t appreciate crushed Doritos, cumin-scented cheddar jack, and homemade taco sauce drizzled liberally over a sturdy pie has a withered soul.

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This Midwestern Taco Pizza Is Maximalist in All the Right Ways

The gold standard for Iowa taco pizza is a crispy, chewy crust with the nostalgic toppings of a school cafeteria taco: a refried bean base, heavily seasoned ground beef, shredded iceberg lettuce that ...

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · May 21

2. Midwestern Chicken and Noodles. Can’t decide between pasta and potatoes? In the Midwest, you don’t have to. This is still my go-to comfort meal when I’ve had a bad day.

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This Midwestern Chicken and Noodles Is Way More Satisfying Than Soup

Don’t confuse Midwestern chicken and noodles with soup. This dish features juicy hunks of chicken in a roux-thickened gravy with chewy, homemade egg noodles, all served over fluffy mashed potatoes.

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Liz Cook @lizcookkc.bsky.social · May 21

Have put out a bunch of recipes for Serious Eats lately, and I think you should make them!

1. Kansas City Steak Soup. Born in one KC steakhouse, diffused to many others, this is functionally a drunken, pinkies-up vegetable beef soup.

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Vegetable-Beef Soup With a Top Hat and a Wink

This Kansas City steak soup is teeming with browned morsels of steak, a glossy and tangy roux-thickened broth, and a simple medley of fresh vegetables. Its savory kick comes from a few somewhat surpri...

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