Amanda the Great by Amanda El-Dweek for July 02, 2023

Such a purity test benefits no one. Make yours your way, and the hoity-toity gal can make her veloute from scratch if she wants.

It’s not a competition Dan…now pass me the sparklers!

Panel 2. The cats don’t care.

What’s Dan reading?

What about green bean casserole? Does this finicky person slice and fry her own onion rings too? I have at least 6 church lady cookbooks (wedding gifts from assorted Mn and IA aunts) and every single one would be a pamphlet instead of a book without canned cream soups,l gelatin/fake whipped cream, and canned fruits and veggies.

Sauces are pretty easy, though. Butter, milk, flour. Browned onions and mushrooms, cheese, whatever seems appropriate. If it’s just a white sauce or a cheese sauce, a microwave is all you need. Good to know when you run out of canned soups.

Some have different comforts when ‘whipping up’ their Comfort Food. ’It’s how Grandma made it. I feel her presence when I make it like this.’ I get that feeling when I make Bean Soup from scratch.

Philosophy from scratch.

There goes Dan being all sensible and such.

It is interesting to try new dishes. I once made Beef Bourguignon. It took eight hours. It was delicious - but not eight-hours delicious. :)

Your comic recipe series back in 2019 was the way I learned to make hotdish. I put it together into a composite. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EHkxEwEWsAEAaeT?format=jpg&name=4096×4096 When my brother is around, leftovers don’t last – he absorbs them quickly.

I think the Fighting Schwa could go all the way this year!

Exactly. It’s not a hot dish if it’s not made from processed convenience ingredients. I do stuff like that with ramen. You can put almost anything in it and make a single serving in the microwave in 5 minutes.

No. Such. Thing.

I used to make canned vegetables and soup in college. But I substituted canned vegetables with noodles. And I thought I was being hoity-toity.