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Re: Chicken Nuggets

Megan Mack — Wed, 09 May 2018 18:21:38 -0000

How would you do this in the air fryer?

Re: Thanksgiving eBook!

Megan Mack — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:34:08 -0000

I can't wait to try this for the multiple Thanksgivings I have this year :)

Re: Change of Pace- Eating Real Food: My Macros

Megan Mack — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 23:38:49 -0000

I was just talking to my mother about this but it had nothing to do with the sweets. I feel like everyone thinks it means I sit down to a giant steak with bacon and no veggies. I get frustrated at the label of any diet though. There is one particular person that drives me nuts with her paleo donut post. Your little rant definitely has got me thinking about what I actually call how I eat. I started paleo because I wanted to stop eating all that junk and all the posting of treats really do get you thinking "Oh well it's paleo I guess I can eat it." I liken it to my vegan friends who eat soy that is made into some sort of fake meat and nosh on oreos as treats... How is that healthy? It's not even food.

Re: Reader Appreciation Giveaway: Instant Pot & Nom Nom Paleo Action Figure!

Megan Mack — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 17:03:51 -0000

Of course you are the best. How could you be anything else but the best paleo blogger. :)

Re: Purely fruit sweetened brownies

Megan Mack — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 00:44:42 -0000

I don't think that applesauce would work as a replacement in this recipe.

Re: Crock Pot Pot Roast and Balsamic Roasted Vegetables

Megan Mack — Fri, 24 Jan 2014 20:02:57 -0000

I would love some breakfast recipes and more crock pot recipes. The crock pot is the best :)

Re: The Former General Electric CEO Has Accused the White House of Cooking Jobs Numbers

Megan Mack — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:58:22 -0000

It's sad when people can't be happy that jobs are being created just because they don't like the president...

Re: L.A. Restaurant Pays You Not to Use Your Phone at Dinner

Megan Mack — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:18:07 -0000

This is a great idea. My boyfriend and I have this rule. I'm not going to dinner with him to stare at my cell phone. The same is true when we have dinner together at his or my house. The cell phone is not allowed in the dinning room.

Re: http://letscooktogether.tumblr.com/post/3931070302

Megan Mack — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 22:25:57 -0000

Thanks for the comment Faith. I love what you have to say here. I have been arguing with one of my best friends about this very topic. It is so easy to not care what you are eating when you seem healthy, but eventually it will catch up with you. Man was not made to live on junk alone.

I love the point you make at the bottom of how so many people say the can't afford it. I told my friend tonight it's cheaper to buy the good food now then pay the medical bills later.

Re: http://letscooktogether.tumblr.com/post/4010051909

Megan Mack — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 22:49:40 -0000

Exactly. Plus trying to imitate meat is worst then actually eating it.

Good point on the protein. I totally forgot about that. Though, studies have shown you really need one meal of protein a day. So, the Masala burger is a good choice with a salad if you have already had your beans. It's super yummy with hummus. I think I'm biased so I'll stop writing now.

Re: http://letscooktogether.tumblr.com/post/3972140457

Megan Mack — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:00:37 -0000

Deidre,
I totally agree with you. It is weird but the more I listen to my body the more I realize that I don't really want the fake stuff. Meat substitute makes me gag almost as much as meat does. I'm thinking my body doesn't like the soy so much.

It is interesting entering into this world because so many vegans and veggies think that they are super healthy even though they are still eating so much processed stuff. It is a hard world to navigate. I figure I'll ease up on the processed stuff gradually as it is easier at the moment because I don't really know how to do food combination just right yet.

As for yogurt and cheese never ever read anything about the dairy industry if you want to still eat it. I would rather eat a big plate locally humanely raised meat product before I let that stuff enter my body. Which is sad because I love cheese... Stupid nutrition school. Also I'll be posting on dairy in a week or two so don't read that post.

Re: http://letscooktogether.tumblr.com/post/3931070302

Megan Mack — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:01:37 -0000

Judi I love this. I just wish more parents did it. I think cooking with kids is really important and I agree with treats. At the same time I wonder about treats. If a kid sees something as special they often grow up thinking they can use that food to replace the emotion or to celebrate i.e when something good happens or bad happens they use food. Which may lead to problems.

Re: Scheherazade Goes to College

Megan Mack — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:10:43 -0000

We always talk about beta males what about the beta females? I do not like going for Alpha's but when they are the only ones at the bars... Or the fact that beta's try going for the Alpha females. There are nice girls out there looking for nice guys who want to settle down and have a family. There seems to be this idea that all these girls are just going after alpha's because they are so much better and all these beta's are just sitting at home because the girls wont go for them. There are plenty of girls out there that don't go out anymore because they are sick of the alpha's.

We lock ourselves out of the system, but is the hooking up system what we are looking to get into? The Beta's are getting locked out of the free sex with no emotional connection. I don't think I want to be with a guy who is upset about that.

Re: Scheherazade Goes to College

Megan Mack — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:41:53 -0000

First of all I think this was an excellent post. The analogy of harems I haven't heard. However, I tend to stay out of the hookup scene. As a single girl in NYC it is hard to stay away from this scene, but really it is easy to spot the guy who is the Sultan and girls/women really need to just have more self worth then allow themselves to become one of many. I think in the long run it is so hard to pin down that beta male because they are at home on their Wii or to afraid of rejection that women tend to settle for being one of many to avoid being alone. It is also really easy to fall for their lines (watch the "Good Guy" great movie about pretty much how much an Alpha male knows how to play the game).

I am often the odd girl out when it comes to the whole feminist thing. I have not studied feminism so I don't really know the different schools, but I think that it has hurt society a little bit in the relationship and family sector. Yet, the pendulum is starting to swing in the other direction. I know many men and women in their mid to late 20's that are choosing the path of no longer hooking up but rather find themselves in a committed relationship.

However, it is worrisome that there are so many people that are ok with casual sex. I think this has more to do with the lack of sexual education we are providing. Sex is everywhere and parents rarely talk to their children honestly about sex and the consequences of it. Also sex is seen as something that makes you more worthy. I think this is demonstrated with the queen bee analogy. It is unfortunate that we place so much value on our sexual appeal.

In the long run I think that people are starting to realize that having just one someone and a family is not that bad of a thing. You also have to remember that many children who are the products of divorce are coming of age right now and do not see the value of marriage. I know plenty of people who have kids and are living with each other happily for years who have decided not to get married. I also have plenty of friends in their 20's and 30's who are about to get married. I think it is easier to look at the hook up culture as the norm because it wasn't as prevalant10-20 years ago and finding that someone in college is getting harder and harder, but I do not think that hooking up is taking the place of relationships. It is a more sensational story to tell and those who are single are more likely to lament about the hardship of dating and finding the right guy. I guess in the long run I still have hope for our society and I think I am starting to see the turn around and burn out of the bar scene setting in.

I also love that most of these comments have been from men. Start teaching your sons to value the girls in their lives and they will be less likely to just go from hook up to hook up. Girls will flock to them. I know my girlfriends and I are all looking for some good betas.

Re: My Exotic Destination Theory of Relationships

Megan Mack — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:39:52 -0000

Susan,
I feel like you wrote about if actions and words before or someone has. It has been my experience that if a guy's action does not match his words 100% of the time chances are he is just not that into you. Guys know how to talk a good game and do just enough to keep you on the line. I hate saying that, but it is true. I am often bambooseled by a guy who seems to be talking with actions that seem to match up. However, when I look back I see that the actions that mattered weren't there. The things that Il Capo writes about. I think it just comes down to if the guy is not making you part of his real life then it is time to move on.

Re: My Exotic Destination Theory of Relationships

Megan Mack — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:35:59 -0000

Il Capo... I want to say thank you for posting this. I figured this out a while ago but my friend's wont listen to me. I'm just going to send the right to this comment from now on.

Re: Valentine’s Day is For Chumps

Megan Mack — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 20:55:44 -0000

Valentine's Day is my birthday. I had pretty much half of my friends ditch me for their guys. Someone I consider one of my best friends who just started dating someone who promised to come to my birthday flaked in favor of going out with him. I don't like to say I'm bitter but with each coming year I get more and more resentful of this stupid day that means nothing. It also doesn't help to live in NYC. That scene for Sex In The City with Miranda and Carrie is totally what it is actually like. I tried to get a table at my favorite restaurant last year and when I said the day they told me that they might be able to do a party of 5 but usually they only do parties of 2 on that day. Needless to say this year I did not do dinner.

Re: The Sex Risk For Women That No One Likes To Talk About

Megan Mack — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:04:26 -0000

Everyone brings up such good points here and the point that we don't know enough. It would be nice if we could find out what happened.

I agree with Susan I think he had one foot out the door when he was writing this and was just looking for someone to say it was ok to leave. I also don't think this is about the number, but more about the idea that Girlfriend use to like to sleep with lots of people. He has to come to terms with what type of person she use to be? I think he is probably more afraid that their values don't match up. Granted we don't know the situation, but really this is a talk they should have had at the beginning of the relationship. She had to know that this was going to be a big deal for him and withheld the information. The question is by doing this did she help or hurt herself? This is reading into the situation, but I would guess at some point they talked about the past and past relationships. Thus, it may come down to him thinking "If she is withholding this what else hasn't she told me."( Agreeing with Hamby here she probably knew what she was doing and is self sabotaging herself.)

I have friends that are 26 who have more then this as their number. They are all now in happy relationships. I'm pretty sure only one of them has shared her number, but at the same time all of them have been up front about their past. We are all here saying it isn't important what the number is and it isn't. It is more a question of trust. Maybe if girlfriend had been more up front about her past in month three when this was getting serious he would not have had that reaction or if she wasn't comfortable in month six. We are all focused on this idea that it is this number that he is shocked at and part of it maybe, but I would be willing to bet that it isn't just the number but the idea that she withheld something that she obviously thought was important enough to share for a year. Everything he thought he knew about this girl he was falling in love with sort of changed.

It is unfortunate that this happened. I feel bad for both people, but I think it comes to trust issues on both sides and has less to do about experience in bed. She didn't trust him enough to trust him with her past and now he feels that he doesn't know and can't trust this girl. It sounds like they have a good relationship going and hopefully they can work through these problems.

Re: The Power You Gain When You Lay It On the Line

Megan Mack — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:06:34 -0000

I was just talking about this with a friend. I actually referenced John Mayer too. It would be so nice if everyone just was honest about what was going on. Just think if my friends and I were honest and the guys honest back we would have a lot less to analyze and talk about on girls nights.

Re: Drunken Hookups Are Good for One Thing: Stories!

Megan Mack — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 23:51:33 -0000

Loved this post... These stories are great.

Re: All the Single Ladies, and Their Babies

Megan Mack — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:27:32 -0000

Well this sure is a hot topic. I can't believe that a 25 year old would do that. It is one thing for a 30 something or older women realizing she wants to be a mom and just can't seem to find a husband/partner. It is disgusting thing to trap someone for life. If they don't want to be a parent it puts them in an awful place. I was the product of an accident and my parents were not happy. My mother is an amazing mother who was always suppose to be a mom. My father however, was not ready and thus was trapped. My mom didn't want to be pregnant so I can't say she was trying to get him to stay, but still I think it speaks to this situation. Having children is not easy and should not be taken lightly. You are bringing another person into this world who will need you and everyone in your life to support them. It does in fact take a village to raise a child and if there is no support for you or that child think twice before getting pregnant. Raising a person to be a strong, confident, and happy person is the hardest job you will ever have.

The rate of teenage pregancy is increasing and shockingly a lot of these girls want to have babies. The same goes for women in their 20s. We don't talk about this as a consequence of sex. It is hard explain the consquence of having a child. Hollywood glamorizes single motherhood. Motherhood and parenthood are hard. It is the hardest thing you will ever do. Every choice you make after you have your child affects two people and affects one even more then the other.

I have had many arguments with friends on my view of sex, pregnancy, and relationships. My friends view me as prudish because I always say you have to look at the person you are having sex with as possibly being part of your life forever. The decisions you have to make if you get pregnant is hard and I don't think many people understand that until they have a scare. I know it is a serious way to look at it. Sex can just be casual, but you never know. You never know what is going to happen when you sleep with someone and you have to be ready for any of the consequences because some of them can stay with you for life even if that person won't.

Re: Help, I’m In a “Whatever” With a Guy I Really Like

Megan Mack — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:17:51 -0000

Ok I have not read many of the comments and I have been absent for a few weeks due to technical difficulties. I had to comment on this.

This guy sound similar to the relationship that brought me to this page and this advice and the advice that I have read from everyone is great. However, it has been my experience that holding out isn't really fair to either party. You can have the conversation of what are we doing lots of time. If you are happy with the answer really leave it at that. I agree with hambydammit but this requires so much restraint and if she really likes him it is hard to keep communication down.

I'm wondering if Meghan is really happy with how things are. I understand you need a trial period but it sounds like they are pass the trial period and Meghan thinks it is time to move on to the next stage and is not getting this from her guy. I think it is fair to say that if she wants more she should go and find someone that will give her more. Waiting around for him to realize that she is worth being with or playing all these waiting games doesn't seem worth it. Guess what he can be a great guy and a douche bag at the same time. I was reading John Mayer's tweets last week and one of his tweets was "Now, men who mean well are the most infuriating. Assholes are easy. Mean-well-men are the most destructive types."

I hope it works out for Meghan. It is hard when you find someone you have a great time with and they are not able to make the commitment you need. However, it isn't worth waiting around and seeing if something will change.

Re: Why Are American Men Sexually Insecure?

Megan Mack — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:05:58 -0000

I'm in love with both these men but my heart beats a little faster for Poupaud.

I never have thought about the difference between American Higher ed and other countries. It is an interesting thing to look at. I'm going to have to ponder this more, but I guess living at home with mom does limit your ability to score. However, knowing some foreign men I wouldn't say that that hinders much. Also mid 20s? I'm waiting to see a mature 26-29 year old in this city.

Re: Soul Sister, A Song to Get Obsessed With

Megan Mack — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:35:16 -0000

That movie made me regret the time when I totally could have had a "relationship" with a chain smoking Frenchman. I use to have him say stupid things to me in french. Everything sounds good in french. I really want to find him and go to Paris now. I also just bought Train's new album... That song will be going on repeat tomorrow.

Re: Soul Sister, A Song to Get Obsessed With

Megan Mack — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:32:30 -0000

This was an excellent song and his pants are too tight for anyone male to wear.