O, Buffista Chef, do not leave out the beer.

Two words: Welsh Rarebit

Cheese makes unsuitable for vegans, but fine for all other Buffistas including non-vegan vegetarians. (I suppose the vegans could make it with rice or soy cheese.) Enough variations in the spices that you could come up with variations for just about any taste. And though some people use white wine or even (shudder) milk or cream, the best rarebits are made with beer. In fact , other things being equal, the general rule is the worse the beer the better the rarebit.

(Umm for those who are not familiar rarebit is a spicey cheese sauce you pour over white bread - usually French or italian bread, though sourdough actually works quite well. )

Basic ingredients - dark bitter beer (stale is idea), cheese (cheddar or other strong tasting cheese), dry mustard powder, red pepper. soy sauce, tabasco sauce - maybe some butter if you are so inclined.

A good recipe - a pound of cheese, 8 ozs of beer , 1 tablespoon dry mustard powder, red pepper to taste, teaspoon soy sauce, quarter teaspoon tabsco teaspoons butter. I have been known to add garlic depending on mood.

Crumble the cheese and set aside. Heat the beer,soy sauce, tabsco and butter to a simmer (not a boil). slowly stir in all other dry ingredients until they dissolve . Now start the toast. Stir in the cheese a little at a time - stir in only one direction. Each time the cheese you have added melts add a bit more. When all cheese is melted the sauce is done. Pour over toast. Modify recipe freely; rarebit is a classic improvizational dish.

Arizona. Weird Occurrences. Hi. Have we met? Sounds like my "so-called life"

That's an odd definition of finicky, askye. But cat logic is not our logic, or we'd lick our asses more often.

But cat logic is not our logic, or we'd lick our asses more often.

I often tell my cats, "I am going out into the world of things and ideas, while you stay here and lick yourselves" when I'm leaving for work.

Sadly, I think they know they get the better deal.

If there is even a speck of something in it, she will start meowing like crazy and finally drink out the toilet.

My cat is totally like that. He just hates water that's been sitting, speck in it or not. Which I can understand, actually.

Holy crap.

Roll call on the cat thing.

I'm a dog dude. Had a cat. Got over it.

Devi drowns things in the waterdishes and drinks out of the toilet.

Gus, sounds like you had a defective evil cat. Don't take your bitterness due to bad cat choices out on the rest of us.

Roll call on the cat thing.

Dogs.

I'm also pro-melted cheese on bread with beer.

Lyra, your goodbye to your cats made me snort.

I had a cat. She died. I had another cat. He died. No more cats for me. They die. But I like the cat talk. I like cats. I'm just never going to love one, again. I already have people, who also die, but on average, have a longer shelf-life.

No. I'm not going to change my mind--at least I haven't for ~20 years.