February 2021 - New winter ideas?

Imelda HL wrote:Tuna sandwich today, I added boiled eggs ( never added egg before, and it was good ), I chopped a green bellpepper (picked from D's garden), shallots, serrano and thai chilies ( also from his garden), I mixed mayo with lemon juice and Thai sweet chili sauce, I used 3 can of chunky tuna, I separated a small portion without chili for my MiL, I melt some pepper jack cheese on a hotdog buns ( we bought them at Costco, 2 dozens in a pack, so we used them for our sandwiches), I also added some fresh spinach,  D ate 2 sandwiches

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:Glad we are on the tuna topic. Tomorrow will be spaghetti with tuna and breadcrumbs. About 1/2 cup of plain crumbs, toasted; and then added olive oil....1/4 cup then minced fine garlic and mix in the can of tuna ( olive oil in the can.) Sprinkle with lemon juice as eaten.

Have no clue for today. .... Got two or three inches of snow today, and just a nuisance. Maybe more later ?? Who knows ?

NormM wrote:Charlie likes wings so I picked three chicken wing recipes that looked good and Charlie narrowed it to two. About a week ago we had a Korean style one and today we had one with a cherry glaze.  Charlie liked it. I am thinking it might be a good glaze for pork ribs too.  We had them with mac and cheese.

bethk wrote:

Imelda HL wrote:Tuna sandwich today, I added boiled eggs ( never added egg before, and it was good ), I chopped a green bellpepper (picked from D's garden), shallots, serrano and thai chilies ( also from his garden), I mixed mayo with lemon juice and Thai sweet chili sauce, I used 3 can of chunky tuna, I separated a small portion without chili for my MiL, I melt some pepper jack cheese on a hotdog buns ( we bought them at Costco, 2 dozens in a pack, so we used them for our sandwiches), I also added some fresh spinach,  D ate 2 sandwiches

Your sandwiches look fabulous!  Did you use the canned Kirkland brand albacore tuna from Costco?  I get that when I think about it ~ really tasty tuna, although it's fairly pricey ($15 for 5 cans, I think).  But the cans are larger than I get in the store and the tuna inside is usually really large chunks and not the 'mish-mash' you get in the pouches.

bethk wrote:No cooking tonight......

It's Lyn & Bill's 55th wedding anniversary so they're taking a group of us out for dinner at one of the country clubs.  

Tuna fish for lunch.



Interesting think I just learned.....Hellman's Mayonnaise has 90 calories per Tbsp.  Miracle Whip has 40 calories per Tbsp.

I never knew all these years I've been using Miracle Whip instead of Hellman's that I was making diet food!





Hahahahahahahaha!!!

Imelda HL wrote:

So what is the difference between mayo and Miracle Whip? I rarely (maybe never) used MW, I only have mayo. I saw there are a couple jar of whipped cream in the fridge, are they the same with MW?  

Imelda HL wrote: It's getting warm here, today's high is 72'F, my sister in Texas lost electricity for more than 3 days, fortunately they had water running and their have gas for cooking, now they are fine, still have to endure another cold and icy day.

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bethk wrote:

Imelda HL wrote:

So what is the difference between mayo and Miracle Whip? I rarely (maybe never) used MW, I only have mayo. I saw there are a couple jar of whipped cream in the fridge, are they the same with MW?  

Mayonnaise is egg, lemon juice or vinegar, salt & oil whipped together until thick.

Miracle Whip is a 'salad dressing' and contains the same egg, vinegar, & oil as well as sugar & spices.

I was just surprised when I looked at the nutrition information on the jars that mayo had more calories than the Miracle Whip because I always thought, with the sweetness, it would surely have more calories.....must be the amount of oil.  

But I'm no nutritional scientist so don't take what I say as 'truth'......it's just me and my thoughts!  LOL

Is there any difference for the taste?

My fish and chips today, I thought I bought a bag of frozen onion rings, it turned out they were curly fries, silly me, I only saw the pictures, thought the curly things were onion rings I fried them in my airfryer oven for 10 minutes, they turned out crispy


I made my coleslaws with finely chopped napa cabbage, grated carrots, serrano and thai chili pepper, chopped onion, with mayo + lemon juice + honey, salt and black pepper dressing. I used cod fillet ( frozen ), coated in flour, dipped in lightly beaten egg then coated with breadcrumbs + parmesan cheese + lemon pepper seasoning, salt and blackpepper, pan fried until brown, then toasted in toaster oven before serving

Bugster2 wrote:Things are terrible in Texas. I read that a man froze to death in his recliner. There is no excuse for that. Even hospitals have no running water.

I think I saw the headline on the internet that somebody in Dallas TX got a $10,000 bill for his electricity bill, I'm not sure how it happened, I did not read the whole story and I don't remember where I read it now.

A friend of mine in Austin still has no water, they have to scoop up the snow and put it in the clean trash cans ( fortunately they just got a new trash can delivered not long ago ) they filled up their bathtubs with the water from the melted snow and used it to flush their toilets  

bethk wrote:Dinner at Nancy Lopez Legends Country Club was absolutely lovely.  We had a quiet table way back in the corner and enjoyed each other's company.  It is their 55th Anniversary.  The restaurant gave each of us a glass of champagne to toast the happy couple.




Friend Cathy was sitting next to me and had Beef Tips on Pasta








One of my special dishes for special company is a salmon wellington


and I chose the Chateaubriand w/Port Wine Reduction




It never ceases to amaze me when we go out that we are SO very spoiled with the selection of restaurants and the pricing is so reasonable.  My beef tenderloin/chateaubriand was $20 and Dane's huge serving of Salmon Wellington was $23.  The most expensive martini I've had at a nice restaurant was $10.  

And that's why so few women in The Villages cook!  LOL