The Computer is Not Your Friend
A brief rant, and then a spring-forward breakfast with music, book and drink accompaniments. It's Friday!
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When in doubt, bake a cake
In which my stalling tactics turn into baked goods
The Most Unsettling Sounds to Hear at 2:17am
It starts with murderers, and gets worse from there. PLUS: Pasta, a smoky cocktail, music, books, TV and more!
I Made a Crossword Puzzle
Hop in, we're goin' cruciverballin'!
The Best Drink You'll Find in Kentucky
A slightly-misleading subject line, PLUS: comfort-food reading, loud/dumb music, post-Mardi-Gras cocktails, and BEEF WEEKEND VII???
Every Winter Olympic Sport Should Also Have a Basketball
A modest, unserious proposal.
Searching for Childhood's Next Top Animal
I am asking the important questions. ALSO: pancakes, gin, love songs and ghosts. It's Friday!
Welcome to the Group Chat
There's a new member, whether you like it or not!
Rejected Super Bowl Prop Bets
Baked pasta, an Olympic medal stand of cocktails, books, music, pets and more. It's Friday at the ACBN!
Your Gameday Food Zodiac
What do your football-food choices say about you as a person?
Diary of a Snow Shoveler
No honey I was just making a snow angel I was not passed out in the driveway
Words Aren't Enough
They never have been.
How to Prepare for a Winter Storm
Please do not actually take my advice. ALSO: noodles, spicy drinks, spy novels, classicky rock, pets.
Good news, everyone: it's Family Game Night!
[ominously] Choose and perish.
Things to Call the Person Standing in Front of You Whose Name You Have Forgotten
The vibes remain bad but the Friday Newsletter persists
The Perks of Being a Dad-Blogger
oops I accidentally cherished my memories
Here are Some Smells That Would Probably Not Work as Scented Candles But I Like Anyway
It is Friday and we must talk about silly things
Things to Have Named After You: An Incomplete Ranking
I do not wish for to be known for a folly or a boner
The Years Start Comin' and They Don't Stop Comin'
It's a brand new year, but the same great ACBN taste.
Laptop-Slamming Superlatives
A look back at the year that was in The Action Cookbook Newsletter, or "The ACBiennale"
The ACBN Holiday Classics
It's like a Rankin/Bass compilation but with fewer creepy children
You can be a *little* deranged at the holidays. As a treat.
The Friday Newsletter celebrates December delusion with some potent punch, a delectable dip, and CHARCUTREE.
Action Cookbook's Throughly Unbranded Holiday Gift Guide
The only gift guide you can be absolutely sure no one paid me to do. (Except you, I guess.)
A Short List of Songs That Could Be Repurposed Into Holiday Cash Grabs in a Hypothetical Remake of 'Love Actually'
That, plus a tasty condiment, a cocktail CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, new music, and more! It's Friday at the ACBN.