Recipes are just guidelines....
I am fond of the Justin Wilson quote: "What do you put in it? Whatever you got."
You're not friends. You'll never be friends. You'll be in love till it kills you both.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
dcp - Dec 23, 2025 5:47:09 pm PST #10727 of 10880
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Shir - Dec 24, 2025 12:44:48 pm PST #10728 of 10880
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Happy holidays, Buffistas!
erikaj - Dec 24, 2025 2:01:34 pm PST #10729 of 10880
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Same to you, Shir!
JenP - Dec 24, 2025 3:00:43 pm PST #10730 of 10880
Hi, Shir! Same to you.
My dog just scammed a second dinner out of me! I came home about a half hour later than her dinner time, and I fleetingly thought that I should check to see whether Matt had fed her, but I was all, "Nah, his back is hurting, he's sick... he wouldn't have trudged downstairs..."
In fact, he did.
Nice fake out, Birdie; you acted just as over the top excited for your food as usual. Good one.
DavidS - Dec 24, 2025 4:17:46 pm PST #10731 of 10880
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Nice fake out, Birdie; you acted just as over the top excited for your food as usual. Good one.
Quality scam!
Happy holidays, Shir!
My potatoes are in the oven. There's cream and butter and cheese involved so I'm hoping that works.
Everybody's here. The champagne is open. The charcuterie board is out.
All is well. [knock wood]
-t - Dec 24, 2025 5:50:31 pm PST #10732 of 10880
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
We’ve got pumpkin roasted, a head of cauliflower in the oven, and tempeh in “jerk” marinade (not up to real Caribbean standards, I’m sure) ready for its turn. Should be good.
There's cream and butter and cheese involved so I'm hoping that works.
The outlook seems positive
JenP - Dec 24, 2025 6:11:45 pm PST #10733 of 10880
Yum, all of that sounds good!
We had a holiday brunch with a couple of friends, and now DH and I are watching Babe, which he has never seen (WHAT). Tomorrow we are having Christmas dinner at my cousin's a couple of towns over.
Steph L. - Dec 25, 2025 7:00:40 am PST #10734 of 10880
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Merry Christmas, Buffistas!
Nice fake out, Birdie; you acted just as over the top excited for your food as usual. Good one.
Birdie will be bragging about The Scammed Second Dinner for years to come. Well done, Birdie!
I came home from Christmas Eve at my mom's house with a migraine with vertigo, which is no fair. But the Ubrelvy worked overnight and my noggin feels normal this morning, hooray!
...and while I was typing that, the cat decided to barf up his breakfast. Merry Christmas from Murderbiscuit, yeesh.
DavidS - Dec 25, 2025 7:58:32 am PST #10735 of 10880
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Merry Xmas, Buffistae!
But the Ubrelvy worked overnight and my noggin feels normal this morning, hooray!
Happy normal noggin day, Tep!
I'm the only one up. But I've had a slice of cherry pie and have coffee so I'm not fussed.
I woke up and realized I hadn't wrapped the potatoes, so I got right on that.
We had tremendous roaring winds and rain last night, but the storm has passed and I can see blue skies. I'm sure there are a lot of trees and branches down though.
Jessica - Dec 25, 2025 8:19:05 am PST #10736 of 10880
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Merry Christmas Buffistas! I woke up with a scratchy throat but I got the espresso machine working again so at least I can self-medicate with an almond milk latte.