As a kid in Hawaii, canned tuna was a staple. Can't live on Spam alone....Coral is a brand canned there still. Comfort meal was a can of oil packed tuna, dumped in a hot pan, maybe some onions if we had them, throw on a little shoyu and sugar. That was all plopped on hot rice and a dash of furikaki. MMMMMMM. Another staple on our dinner table was something we called Rubberdogs....no idea why. It was tuna mixed with egg and green onion, fried as soft patties. Again, eaten with rice. No gourmet stuff, just good memories. Now I'm hungry. Cheers! Kathleen
Thanks so much for sharing these reminiscences, Kathleen! Comfort food at its very best--nothing fancy, good memories, foods that feed us body and soul.
Oh, that makes me so happy! As a friend said who helped with recipe-testing for that book, she was surprised that it was so easy to make a good homemade chowder.
I'm so glad I came across this note! You brought back memories of making tuna melts in my toaster oven in my first apartment. Mine were quiet simple at the time. I'll to try some of these suggestions.
As a kid in Hawaii, canned tuna was a staple. Can't live on Spam alone....Coral is a brand canned there still. Comfort meal was a can of oil packed tuna, dumped in a hot pan, maybe some onions if we had them, throw on a little shoyu and sugar. That was all plopped on hot rice and a dash of furikaki. MMMMMMM. Another staple on our dinner table was something we called Rubberdogs....no idea why. It was tuna mixed with egg and green onion, fried as soft patties. Again, eaten with rice. No gourmet stuff, just good memories. Now I'm hungry. Cheers! Kathleen
Thanks so much for sharing these reminiscences, Kathleen! Comfort food at its very best--nothing fancy, good memories, foods that feed us body and soul.
My family love clam chowder and I haven’t made it in ages. I will try your recipe this week.
Oh, that makes me so happy! As a friend said who helped with recipe-testing for that book, she was surprised that it was so easy to make a good homemade chowder.
I'm so glad I came across this note! You brought back memories of making tuna melts in my toaster oven in my first apartment. Mine were quiet simple at the time. I'll to try some of these suggestions.
Incredible recipes! They all Looks and sounds delicious-