Funny thing about black and white. You mix it together and you get gray. And it doesn't matter how much white you try and put back in, you're never gonna get anything but gray.

Lilah ,'Destiny'


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.


-t - Dec 12, 2025 10:21:44 am PST #10550 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

That sucks, Hec. I'm sorry.

Here's the relevant part of the recipe:

Lemon Dill Mayo Butter
2 tablespoons melted butter, slightly cooled
2 tablespoons full-fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon chopped dill
Pinch of salt

Make the Lemon Dill Mayo Butter Whisk melted butter (cooled slightly), mayo, lemon zest, lemon juice, dill, and salt.

It's drizzled over the baked and broiled for color mac and cheese (that has lobster meat folded in and topped with brioche breadcrumbs that were toasted with Old Bay)


JenP - Dec 12, 2025 11:10:42 am PST #10551 of 11179

Holy god, that sounds fantastic.


Atropa - Dec 12, 2025 11:15:45 am PST #10552 of 11179
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

City came by trimming trees

Tree law?

Probably not, since it was the city that did it, but it may be worth looking into.


Atropa - Dec 12, 2025 11:18:56 am PST #10553 of 11179
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

ION, guess who filed her claim for compensation in the Athropic lawsuit? This goth right here! Yep, my book was one of the ones their AI scraped.


erikaj - Dec 12, 2025 12:36:33 pm PST #10554 of 11179
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-

good for you.


-t - Dec 12, 2025 12:44:49 pm PST #10555 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Go Atropa!

I am expected to work while my phone taunts me with new Pluribus and new Heated Rivalry. Ridiculous.


Jessica - Dec 12, 2025 2:03:17 pm PST #10556 of 11179
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Oh yes, I should get on with that. (I'm a beneficiary of the ceramics textbook my grandfather wrote.) Gotta get my three dollars or whatever's left for the class action claimants after the lawyers get theirs.


Hil R. - Dec 12, 2025 2:42:26 pm PST #10557 of 11179
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

Usually lobster rolls are made with either mayo or melted butter, and it's pretty common for the mayo-based ones to have lemon and dill in the dressing, so I'd say that all works. (People often have strong opinions on whether butter or mayo is the proper way to make them.)


Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 12, 2025 3:09:16 pm PST #10558 of 11179
Oh honey, the mentally unwell people have been in the fanbase since Game Changers was Stucky fanfiction on the internet. The calls have been coming from inside the house the whole time!

Either option tastes great but I've not heard of combining mayo and butter on one roll before.


-t - Dec 12, 2025 3:34:03 pm PST #10559 of 11179
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

People often have strong opinions on whether butter or mayo is the proper way to make them.

This was what I thought I had heard, so mixing them seemed like it might be controversial