We had
plans to visit Laurel Mississippi later this week to mark our 41st
wedding anniversary. We’d canceled the
trip due to the coronavirus and as it turned out given their second tornado
this year, we would have had to cancel anyway.
Out best wishes and prayers to this beleaguered community. The town was really making a comeback! Stay the course!
Our most
recent ‘holiday’ celebration was a long distance one. Our son, David II’s birthday was this past
weekend. We sang him “Happy Birthday”
over the phone and, given our vocal ‘talents’ I’m guessing that he’s thankful
that we only sing to him once a year. I’d
publish his age, but 1) He wouldn’t like it, and 2) It is a reflection on our
ages as well! I will say that for his age, he looks pretty good!
Love those pants!
Halloween!
At the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and Museum
At Grandma's House in Concord Michigan
Here are
a few old photos of our ‘little boy’ when he was indeed a little
boy...except for his teenage photo. He grew up while I just grew 'out'. Time does fly by doesn’t it! Early on, I even had some hair...
Moving
onto the one consistent topic that I’ve been covering during our self-isolation…food!
Given all
of the meat processing plants closing down across the country, peanut butter
may become a real staple for many more households than do now! Of
course, especially for Laurie, it already is and has been a key dietary
item. This was her recent mid-day lunch…easy and satisfying…
Big Dude
recently posted a luscious tuna casserole that he’d created. Check it out at http://bigdudesramblings.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-best-tuna-casserole-apple-pie.html. In any case, we were ‘inspired’ by his post as
we both fondly remembered tuna casseroles as true comfort food.
So, we
set about creating our own version of this staple. We did follow a recipe with a few
substitutions. The above photo shows the
result. It wasn’t a winner… One major screw
up was when I added the panko to the mixture instead of using it as a crust on
top. (For the crust, we acerbated the drought by adding crushed croutons. The combination caused all of the liquid to be
absorbed…and the casserole ended up being just slightly moister than the Sahara
Desert!
We also agreed with Big Dude
that more tuna would be a big improvement.
We did eat it for dinner but there is a lot leftover! It will be a challenge for me as I don’t like
to waste anything, especially in the current environment. More on this topic will follow as I ‘attack’
the leftover problem.
The next
time, we just may resort to Tuna Helper!
Making the casserole was a lot of work and we don’t fancy ourselves as
chefs…
So back
to ‘safe food’ preparation! Note the
package of Rana Roasted Garlic and Chicken Ravioli. Boil water, add ravioli for allotted time and
then toss with a ready-made marinara sauce.
Voila, dinner is served! It was
pretty satisfying too, especially when sided with some fresh asparagus.
Now this
is a true basic food item! This one took
both of us back to our childhood… I’ve only had Frito Pie once in the last 10
years and that was in a country style restaurant. Laurie hadn’t had it for so many years she’d
be displeased if I revealed how long ago it was.
Our Frito
Pie entrée was simple to prepare. Canned
pinto beans with canned chili and shredded cheese over Fritos. Talk about a satisfying meal in trying times…
Of course, no claims of eating healthy are being made. I’ll bet that you can tell Laurie’s serving
of Frito Pie from mine. I ‘had to’ add
those spicy Jalapeno slices!
Just
click on any of the photos to enlarge them…
Thanks
for stopping by for a visit!
Stay Safe
and Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
enjoyed seeing the shots of younger you. Thanks for the shout out.
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