Simple Sandwich

Sunseri’s in the Strip District makes a delicious Balsamic Tuna sandwich.

But you can’t always get there when you want one. So-

  1. Take a can of tuna in olive oil, drain well
  2. Splash some balsamic vinegar on it
  3. Finely chop some sweet onion
  4. A dollop of mayo and mix it up
  5. Split open a crusty bread roll (as we say in Pittsburgh)
  6. Put in the roll and add sliced tomatoes, I had cherry tomatoes
  7. Sprinkle freshly grated Parmesan on top
Parmesan cheese not pictured

A Bowl of Pears

New Apples

The new crop marks the beginning of fall.

Pesto Yes or No ?

Pine nuts, garlic, freshly grated Parmesan, olive oil and a couple of cups of basil leaves whirled in the food processor. To me it tasted like summer.

The Harvie farm box arrived on the front porch today. When I unpacked it, it was the fragrant basil that motivated me to think of pesto.

Pesto- yes or no?

Pesto tossed on spaghetti.
Bottom right corner. Fresh basil

Raspberry Star

Danish Dough Whisk Put to Use

Early in the Pandemic my friend Debbie shipped scone mix and an unusual kitchen tool. A “brodpisker”in Danish or a Dough Whisk.

Here’s an Epicurious article all about this wonderful tool.

(Of course, you don’t want to overwork you’re scone dough!)

Thanks, Deb.

Those are bits of dried raspberries
Breakfast on the front porch with sock knitting on the side.

Baking Scones

A friend sent three boxes of Scones mix.

When the surprise arrived, I didn’t have one of the essential ingredients- a stick of butter.

Today I followed the directions and baked them.

Mmmmm Thanks Deb.

They were delicious.

Freshly Popped Still Life

Popcorn & Pink Lady apple slices in Pyrex Bowl 

Cranberries Cooked Sauce or Raw Relish?

This post is from Nov 2011

I’m getting the ingredients tomorrow

Do you like cooked fresh cranberry sauce or raw relish? Or neither? Or both? Or the slices of  Cranberry Jelly from a can?

Here’s the 2011 post

ONCE A YEAR RECIPE/RITUAL

The annual making of the cranberry-orange relish. I don’t make this any other time of year.I’ve heard lots of different renditions of cranberries and everyone has their favorite.  My mother used to use a metal meat grinder and screw it onto a table or chair with a woven potholder to keep the wood from being marred. Her recipe was strictly cranberries and navel orange.  I add a Granny Smith and today a HoneyCrisp as well. I used to have one of those grinders and ground relish with Mark when he was a boy in the same manner as my mother.  My friend J from Omaha gave me her MagiMix French Processor when she got a Cuisinart.  That was more than 25 years ago and it still works. It has a European plug so I have to keep a little extra piece to plug it in.  So two bags of cranberries, washed and drained, two oranges, two apples(peel on) 1 3/4 C sugar.

That is all there is to it. Refreshing and tart and sweet simultaneously.  And thanks to Susan K for the Turkey towels.  Very festive.

Happy Thanksgiving.  I will put the bowl in a cardboard box so it doesn’t spill and drive to dinner at the other Grandma’s.

 

 


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