You do well to flee, townspeople! I will pillage your lands and dwellings! I will burn your crops and make merry sport with your more attractive daughters! Ha ha ha! Mark my words! Ooh! Ale! I smell delicious ale!

Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'


Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration

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-t - Oct 14, 2025 6:57:17 pm PDT #9718 of 9723
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

So, I stopped by the grocery store on the way home from work to re-up the granola bars I like (Bob’s Red Mill) and get some of the refried beans I prefer that Costco doesn’t seem to carry, so I was in amongst the canned beans and came across cans of three bean salad! I didn’t know that was a thing. Not that it shouldn’t be, it may be evident by now that I like canned beans of many types so why not the salad? It just never occurred to me as a possibility. I didn’t get any because for one thing it was pretty expensive and for another had canned beans of two of the varieties at home, but I did study the label to find out what the three beans in question were: green beans, kidney beans, and wax beans. So there you have it. I still think green beans, kidney beans, and garbanzo beans are probably acceptable for personal use.

I did splurge on one can of relatively expensive roasted corn to mix with black beans because that sounds delicious. I hope they are worth the extra $2. Although if they are not I suppose it will be easy to resist their siren call in the future


-t - Oct 14, 2025 6:57:37 pm PDT #9719 of 9723
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

Hi Hil!


dcp - Oct 14, 2025 7:06:30 pm PDT #9720 of 9723
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.

-t, did you ever try the cold corn and green bean salad from the Buffistas' cookbook? It is a favorite recipe in my family.


meara - Oct 14, 2025 7:19:12 pm PDT #9721 of 9723

Ooh I forgot about the buffista cookbook. I should pull that out for some inspiration.


-t - Oct 14, 2025 8:55:23 pm PDT #9722 of 9723
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

dcp, that certainly sounds like something I should try if I haven’t already! Now, where might I have put the buffista cookbook? I think I have an electronic copy that might be easier to find…


-t - Oct 14, 2025 9:13:55 pm PDT #9723 of 9723
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I haven’t found the (possibly mythical) e-copy but I did find an email request for recipe submissions. 20 years ago, y’all! What even is time


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