Have a Delicious Weekend.

Hi Joanna,

Can you please share the skillet pizza recipe. We finally have yeast after almost 2 months of shortage . Thanks.

Joanna, you are so thoughtful and transparent about your decision to display ads on COJ. That kind of leadership and straightforward sharing is so rare and really touched me this morning. Thank you for how thoughtful you are with every aspect of this blog. It keeps so many of us afloat during these difficult times. I just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you and praying for you.

Just read all these posts and have to say, here’s to voting with your wallet – if you can / at whatever level you can / for whatever you feel passionately about. I love that so many commenters here share this feeling.

On that note, if you use TP, may I recommend bamboo TP? Bamboo is a FAR more sustainable plant to make it from. Just google it. It’s becoming easy to find. I like Who Gives a Crap.

Did you know ordinary TP comes mainly from old-growth (hard to replace) Canadian forests? And Americans use 20% of the world’s TP while only making up 5% of the world’s population? Let’s not even talk about the ultra-conservative companies who profit from the “trees-to-toilet” pipeline.

Despite what the Charmin bears say, your butt doesn’t need to be wiped with aloe-infused clouds . (steps off soapbox)

You should read Salvage the Bones by Jesmyn Ward!

I love love loved this book.

Bring on the ads! Whatever you need to do to keep your team intact. Sending lots of love to the Cup of Jo team ❤️

Grace Farris our weekly illustrator is a head doctor at a NYC hospital????????? My god, what a human. I cannot comprehend.

Please do not forget the Asian-American writers!

My suggestion is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. It is about a Korean family during the wars and their move to Japan, and details how they face class and race struggles, along with family dynamics and immigration clashes. It is also a story of survival and courage in hard times.

I think it would be perfect for a time like this, and it is also an avenue to discuss issues of identity and race in a different context from the white/black/latina/asian context usually seen in America. Maybe there will be some more new or honest insights when readers do not feel so personally involved. And the issues we are facing now – courage and hope during a time of strife – are very much explored in the book with beauty.

It is a book with depth and is not a frivolous book (not that there is anything wrong with light, fun books – I mean that this is not a book that is whiny or self-indulgent), but is still moves at a very strong, readable pace.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachinko_(novel)

I’d like to suggest Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows Balli Kaur Jaswal. It was one of the best books I read last year. I’m also going to suggest The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy. It’s a debut novel that also won the Booker Prize. Like Americanah (which I would love as a book club pick as well) it’s been sitting on my shelf for ages and I need to pick it up!

Can we please stop criticizing CupOfJo? Some don’t like the ads. Others, it’s content titles, such as the Friday updates. And don’t forget links, such as Everlane or Amazon.

For those who have so much to say, start your own blog. Or put your money where your mouth is and send money. Earlier, I said I’d be happy to set up a monthly payment.

This is a business that provides much needed respite. Lighten up.

I applaud CupOfJo. And I thank you.

I’m sorry, but I think ultra criticism of sires like this now are ridiculous. If you don’t like the content, don’t read.

Thank you so much for the explanation on the ads. I thought they were a little annoying and now I don’t mind them AT ALL! Pay your staff and keep bringing us this fantastic content, and you can show me all the ads you like.

RE: book club, how about a Stacey Abrams (pen name Selena Montgomery)?? Romance often gets a bad rap but hers is so well written, and I love the idea of supporting a (could we even dream it?!) potential VP candidate.

So, if folks are lookin for a jumpsuit that is similar to the Everlane one, without the union busting controversy and employee firings, here are some options! Hope this helps commenters who were concerned about that one.

Designed and made in Minnesota: https://hackwithdesignhouse.com/product/ss20-hdh-basics-wide-leg-jumper/

Designed in LA with a commitment to living wages wherever they are manufactured and philanthropic support: https://www.lacausaclothing.com/collections/jumpsuits/products/milwood-jumpsuit-green

Linen, short sleeve and cute!:
https://www.consciousclothing.net/shop/orchard-jumpsuit

From one of the seemingly myriad Lithuanian linen sellers on Etsy (can’t vouche for practices on this one, but I have a piece from them and it is well made!):
https://www.etsy.com/listing/598842336/wrap-linen-jumpsuit-torino-in-max

Some more (a little hard to find linen, but still looking):
https://www.peopletree.co.uk/women/jumpsuits/judie-jumpsuit

What an incredibly moving article by Grace Farris! As I only knew her illustrations on COJ, I have to say that I always imagined her to be a super hip young illustrator. I am floored and amazed to know that she’s (secretly?!) Chief of Hospital Medicine! I will never look at the illustrations the same way… what a beautiful reminder that we all contain multitudes.

My families favorite chicken recipe is from the website the salt marshmallow called crispy baked chicken thighs. So easy and so good. I even use the seasoning on vegetables to roast along with it. I could eat this daily.

Thanks for mentioning the ads and explaining them here in the comments! As a few others mentioned, I also thought the settings on my computer had changed! I applaud you for taking care of your team and prioritizing the people behind this wonderful website over aesthetics. The content of the posts and the comment section are both as beautiful as ever :)

How can we support you? An optional monthly subscription (for those who can) as with NPR and Brain Pickings?

Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie! It’s a reimagining of Antigone through the eyes of young Muslims in London and Boston. It’s a “stay up until 3am” page turner.

I couldn’t stop watching Orthodox!! Soooo good!!

Love all of these book recs!! I wonder if you would do a roundup post of suggestions?

On the lighter side, I highly recommend The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory. I’ve been gravitating to light reads lately and this one is the perfect escape while also including some identity and race issues.

I’d highly recommend My Sister the Serial Killer! It’s a bit bizarre but isn’t everything right now?! The author, Oyinkan Braithwaite was the absolute COOLEST — I went to a book signing of hers earlier this year in London, and just loved the book even more hearing her talk about how she crafted it. Really good! And not as dark as you’d expect from the title, it’s actually kind of funny ?