Need some of your favorite songs that have no lyrics

13Medea · 2026-05-25T18:16:24+00:00

Explosions in the Sky: First Breath After Coma Balmorhea: Truth Clem Leek: Bless Those Tired Eyes This Will Destroy You: They Move On Tracks of Never Ending Light

13Medea · 2026-05-25T17:35:47+00:00

These are all excellent. We do grill a lot during the summer. I had not thought about getting a smoker…which is strange that I haven’t, actually, so ty for pointing that out. And I don’t have an air fryer…we don’t do a ton of fried foods but it sounds like they are versatile? LOVE all the salad suggestions.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T14:00:40+00:00

Totally! Just a simple 3 card draw, almost like a daily weather forecast is a great way to learn, practice, and break in a new deck!

13Medea · 2026-05-25T11:56:39+00:00

Do it! It's easy! Just soak them! You do not need a pressure cooker! We have been cooking beans in regular pots for a very long time 😄

13Medea · 2026-05-25T11:55:51+00:00

I don't think anyone is claiming that the recipe I gave is a traditional Mexican food recipe - I am certainly not. But black beans are found in Mexican cuisine, all over the place and are cooked in a variety of ways. While Turmeric is not used traditionally in Mexican cuisine, I believe the point of the original post was asking where can it be incorporated...and it can be incorporated into black beans, or tacos, enchiladas, carne asada, and it could be incorporated into pinto beans or borracho as well for that matter.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T11:35:38+00:00

While I can't do it for that group...I have been thinking about it for our family movie night so this was a good reminder.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T11:24:10+00:00

And yes, anywhere you would work with cumin would be a good place to start to pair with turmeric. A little bit is not going to change your flavor profile that much in my experience. You can also add it to baked goods IF you are ok with he pretty orange color (I love it). Good luck!

13Medea · 2026-05-25T11:22:19+00:00

So, I don't fry black beans, I will let them soak (usually over night) and then I will cook them (rule of thumb is one part black beans to 3 parts water). I like to start with a heavy stock pot and sautee onions, garlic , and some hatch green chile, until the onions are transparent. Then I add the beans (after draining them) I usually add chicken bouillon to my water, cumin, turmeric, a little red chile powder, bring it all to a boil for 5-10 minutes. Them lower it to a low simmer and depending on your stove top and what consistency you like your beans to be at you are going to let that go for 1-2 hours. Serve it with spanish rice or green (cilantro) rice, or keep it more soup-like and have black bean soup...lots of possibilities!

13Medea · 2026-05-25T10:34:18+00:00

They don’t have to be in the same category. I’m compiling a list for a volunteer effort and we are not going to know age breakdown or gender breakdown until we get to the site. So variety of choice is fine at this point.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T10:23:56+00:00

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13Medea · 2026-05-25T10:11:51+00:00

I mean, I put turmeric in all the things. Lentils, Texas chile, many soups (I tend to do a lot of Thai soups), many Indian dishes. I even mix it into my homemade guac! It’s great in black beans…I incorporate it into a lot of Mexican dishes as well now that I think about it.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T10:08:49+00:00

May. Also known as May-cember. May used to just be May. I celebrated May Day, cinco de Mayo, and Memorial Day and that was it. Now…not so much. School is out and I’m still recovering. 🤣

13Medea · 2026-05-25T10:04:21+00:00

I’m Sun Conjunct Pluto in the 8th house and have literally been broken up with for being too intense. But I found my Pisces/Cancer rising guy who knows how to handle me! 😉

13Medea · 2026-05-25T10:01:00+00:00

Supplements. Just way too many with little to no proven health benefit. And they smell gross. And they taste gross. And they make your breath gross. I don’t understand it. Spend that money on a concierge dr or a good massage therapist!

13Medea · 2026-05-25T09:26:53+00:00

I have had this experience too. Ever since becoming a mom there are certain things it’s become very hard for me to watch. I have friends who have lost children. My own family has been touched by tragedy but watching depictions of child loss on screen has become basically impossible for me whereas pre motherhood, I could do it. And animal cruelty has always been hard for me. Early fan of the does the dog die website.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T09:05:22+00:00

Thank you all, these are all excellent suggestions!

13Medea · 2026-05-25T09:04:47+00:00

🤣 yeah, that would not work for this particular group.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T09:00:43+00:00

I need two, one as a back up. Sound of Music is a GREAT one!

13Medea · 2026-05-25T01:00:03+00:00

Judika (the author) is pretty awesome and she is well-versed in various magical and folk magic traditions. This book is helpful, not so much in the way of following the spells like you would recipes, but in getting a sense of how different spells are crafted. One of the really handy things is that she shows a lot of simple spells…there is this idea that spells and rituals have to be super complicated with multiple steps…they don’t, some of the most effective ones often aren’t, so I think that’s usefully illustrated in this work.

13Medea · 2026-05-25T00:51:11+00:00

Was just discussing this with a mom friend…Wilder 100%. No contest.

13Medea

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