I always enjoy your illustrations, and the church cookbook in this post is absolutely divine! Those old church cookbooks are gold mines.
Can you believe my mom never made tuna casserole? My stepmom did, though, and I recently stumbled on the old recipe card I’d written for it back in high school. We called it “5 can casserole” and it was a simple, comforting and economical meal, using tuna, soup and chow menu noodles.
Tuna noodle casserole was on the table regularly growing up. I remember one time my mom and I sitting at the table, just the two of us, and nearly eating the entire casserole. It was so good...a real taste of home.
I am infamous in my family for hating to eat fish, yet one of my most favorite dishes to eat when visiting my dad's house was tuna noodle casserole - the ubiquitous 80s version made with canned tuna, egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, and peas.
One day it dawned on me that TUNA IS FISH, and I was GOBSMACKED. Confused. Embittered even.
"What did you think it was?" I was asked, but I had no answer. For some reason, I simply did not know (or register) that tuna is a fish. Maybe that "chicken of the sea" marketing worked, or maybe I was just a dumb kid. It's been a tough meal to swallow ever since.
I always enjoy your illustrations, and the church cookbook in this post is absolutely divine! Those old church cookbooks are gold mines.
Can you believe my mom never made tuna casserole? My stepmom did, though, and I recently stumbled on the old recipe card I’d written for it back in high school. We called it “5 can casserole” and it was a simple, comforting and economical meal, using tuna, soup and chow menu noodles.
Tuna noodle casserole was on the table regularly growing up. I remember one time my mom and I sitting at the table, just the two of us, and nearly eating the entire casserole. It was so good...a real taste of home.
Tuna noodle casserole is one of my childhood and adulthood favorites! Ever heard of “tuna wiggle?”
I am infamous in my family for hating to eat fish, yet one of my most favorite dishes to eat when visiting my dad's house was tuna noodle casserole - the ubiquitous 80s version made with canned tuna, egg noodles, cream of mushroom soup, and peas.
One day it dawned on me that TUNA IS FISH, and I was GOBSMACKED. Confused. Embittered even.
"What did you think it was?" I was asked, but I had no answer. For some reason, I simply did not know (or register) that tuna is a fish. Maybe that "chicken of the sea" marketing worked, or maybe I was just a dumb kid. It's been a tough meal to swallow ever since.
Ironically, toro is my favorite sushi.