To celebrate the series finale of Buffy we had our commemorative BuffyLoaf (buffalo meatloaf). Although buffalo is readily available at our local gourmet markets, our frugal vendor of choice, Trader Joe’s, has not been carrying it consistently. We buy it whenever we see it there, but often it is not to be found and we were lucky we had it in the freezer for this occasion. A NY Times article on the entrance of yaks into the U.S. culinary market says that there is actually an oversupply of buffalo, after a period of speculation when prices shot up. Buffalo are ornery, aggressive creatures who don’t like fences. Some ranchers are turning to the more docile yak. Yaks need less food, are used to foraging, surviving winter (they eat ice!), and (sorry PETA) their meat is as lean as buffalo and just as tasty if not more so. I haven’t tried it yet, but if TJ’s starts stocking it, we will be sure to. Now we just need a TV show to match. But not Yakov Smirnoff, please.