Capitol Hill Blue Forums Misc. Topics Food, Drink and Cooking Another "general" food thread

grape jelly!

I always use Herdez salsa or Cholula hot sauce in my scrambled eggs. Cheese, too. But for egg salad, I'm more conventional.

I'm a wine snob Joe, I just couldn't bring myself to drink Blueberry wine. I know I would like it it's just....just...not made from grapes

At least grape jelly is made from grapes! Chulola (Lady Cook) Hot Sauce is my favorite. They make Olive Oil Mayonnaise now, sorta takes the guilt away from egg salad and such.

Hellman's has introduced an Olive Oil Mayonnaise. It tastes good, and is perfect when it's almost too hot to eat. Works well with a chilled tuna-macaroni salad on these hot summer days (or anytime). Cook 16 oz. elbow macaroni according to instructions, drain, and rinse in cold water. Dice one individual stalk celery, some onion (if you like celery and onion) and add to macaroni. Add a mayo and salad dressing (I use a Good Seasonings Italian Dressing packet, mixed with oil and vinegar) mix to consistency that you like. I usually use a 2 mayo to 1 salad dressing ratio mix, but use what you like. Some people only use a tsp or tbs of salad dressing. I use between 1-2 cups. Slice some black (my preference) or green olives to taste and add if you like olives. Drain 12 oz. can albacore tuna, flake, add, and gently stir. Some people like it warm. I like it cold. It makes a meal and tastes good up until 3 days if kept in the refrigerator. Excellent main dish when it's been in the 90's for a couple of days.

What's cooking this weekend? I'm doing sausage-spinach lasagna today. I've been craving something like a vegetable lasagna and decided to put some sausage in with it. So far I've cooked the sausage, and right now the mushrooms, shredded carrots, garlic and spinach are all in a pot on the stove. I'll assemble it all later this afternoon.

I remembered I've got a chicken carcass in the freezer. I might make some broth this weekend, too.

EmmaG

A long time ago, I had breakfast with Kate Smith and Ted Collins, at the Lake Placid Inn on Mirror Lake, NY. Her favorite?

Pure maple sugar on scrambled duck eggs.

Is that what made Kate so svelte?

for sure...

We just winged it today. The grand kids ate me out of the house.
Tomorrow I'm cooking up a bunch of vegetables purchased today at the farmers market (one of my favorite events!).
Butter beans, Silver queen corn, cabbage, mashed potatoes with fresh sage and onion gravy, fried squash, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers with balsamic vinegar.

A vegetable lasagna does sound good though, Emma. When it cools off a bit I think I'll whip one up too.
When does spinach come back in?