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MineralMan

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18. I made tuna melt sandwiches for my wife and me for yesterday's supper.
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 11:47 AM
Apr 2020

Last edited Sat Apr 25, 2020, 05:07 PM - Edit history (1)

I do all the cooking in our house. I had never made tuna melts before, but she requested them.

Very yummy comfort food. My tuna salad has green onions, capers, and chopped tomatoes in it. Mayo and coarse-ground brown german mustard, too. I grated some sharp cheddar, which went under and on top of the buttered, toasted sourdough bread. Then, five minutes in a 325 degree covered electric skillet handled the melting and the toasting of the bottom slice of bread. A 2-can recipe for tuna salad made three thick sandwiches. Three halves were plenty.

"Make those again, OK?" my wife said.

You're right. I'm preparing simple meals these days. Pasta dishes, egg scrambles with lots of stuff mixed in, sandwiches, and other simple recipes. As you say, that makes it easier to shop quickly and get out. We do eat some frozen things, too, like Pizzas.

This week's supermarket trip. [View all] MineralMan Apr 2020 OP
This is why I am using the grocery drive up services available in my area. ooky Apr 2020 #1
The one at my supermarket is backed up for days. MineralMan Apr 2020 #2
Understand. ooky Apr 2020 #8
I've heard that in my area the Steelrolled Apr 2020 #62
Same at our store, MM. Grammy23 Apr 2020 #11
I'm just doing the week out thing. MissB Apr 2020 #55
That's why Windy City Charlie Apr 2020 #29
Most of those people doing the protesting don't actually want a job. MineralMan Apr 2020 #34
Same in our town. Making an appt a week out is not feasible, really. Nay Apr 2020 #36
Before the pandemic, I normally shop every other day. MineralMan Apr 2020 #40
Sounds like how the folks in Europe shop. Grammy23 Apr 2020 #57
Mine too, but here's my strategy.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2020 #53
Thanks, Happy Hoosier. You're my "education" for today. Totally Tunsie Apr 2020 #64
I tried editing my order, but I couldn't figure out how!! LeftInTX Apr 2020 #74
If it's like mine.... Happy Hoosier Apr 2020 #75
Mandatory masks Rorey Apr 2020 #3
I don't like wearing a mask, frankly. I'm using the shaped drywaller's blue MineralMan Apr 2020 #6
I make my cloth masks with three layers Rorey Apr 2020 #13
And the masks make it harder to concentrate in the store too LeftInTX Apr 2020 #60
AND the unmasked are distracted and on cell phones. live love laugh Apr 2020 #4
I just want to swat it out of their hand Rorey Apr 2020 #23
Our supermarket has strict rules PJMcK Apr 2020 #5
I've noticed that the guys in big 4WD pickups never wear masks. MineralMan Apr 2020 #9
Do they have 'truck nuts,' too? Cuz that's the type of manly man who doesn't need a mask. Nay Apr 2020 #37
I think when we start slipping back into an increase in numbers, it'll be required Rorey Apr 2020 #16
We use Harris Teeter drive up in NC Jersey Devil Apr 2020 #7
Yea I'm using HT in NC and they have been super good. ooky Apr 2020 #14
Apparently a lot of people have not simplified their eating. I SURELY have... hlthe2b Apr 2020 #10
I made tuna melt sandwiches for my wife and me for yesterday's supper. MineralMan Apr 2020 #18
Tuna melts are the best. Yours is more creative than mine, but I alternate tuna with packaged salmon hlthe2b Apr 2020 #25
My wife also likes egg salad. The recipe is almost identical, really. MineralMan Apr 2020 #31
I loved the simply PB sandwitches. Almost can't get any simplier. Also, I'm going to try your ... SWBTATTReg Apr 2020 #33
You can't go wrong with any of those. MineralMan Apr 2020 #35
I've been cooking like a fiend. cwydro Apr 2020 #43
Yup. Might as well cook something nice. MineralMan Apr 2020 #46
did you see the Tuna Melt sandwich throwdown video by IcyPeas Apr 2020 #52
MineralMan, MineralMan... You are so literate! And yet... LAS14 Apr 2020 #59
That rule works so well! Steelrolled Apr 2020 #63
Oh, well. I write quickly here. MineralMan Apr 2020 #69
I can eat the same thing for days on end Rorey Apr 2020 #20
Ditto. Milk and produce, fresh or frozen (more often now). hlthe2b Apr 2020 #24
I must confess, I haven't been in a grocery store in over a month Baclava Apr 2020 #12
cart loaded with everything on my list and with nothing that wasn't KentuckyWoman Apr 2020 #15
Thanks. I've always shopped that way, really. MineralMan Apr 2020 #21
The stores should Ohiogal Apr 2020 #17
How was everybody else built tho. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #19
I could give you a run-down, but I'm not going to do that. MineralMan Apr 2020 #26
Wheezing is definitely an issue. Weight is not an indicator of health. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2020 #32
I was sticking to my bi-weekly run before we had a couple more meat plants go down. brewens Apr 2020 #22
The only meat I bought today was a rotisserie chicken. MineralMan Apr 2020 #27
I was going weekly for the produce but realized I could hold out longer. Lettuce won't brewens Apr 2020 #39
For fruit, I've been freezing it and using for smoothies csziggy Apr 2020 #49
Good practical suggestions! LeftInTX Apr 2020 #71
Cutting up the bananas does make it easier csziggy Apr 2020 #76
Food rationing Rorey Apr 2020 #30
The food stores are almost back to normal where I live Steelrolled Apr 2020 #65
Creative stocking at my store Rorey Apr 2020 #68
That creative stocking is probably for the best Steelrolled Apr 2020 #73
Great report. Thanks. Mike 03 Apr 2020 #28
The big market by me has patron line up 6ft apart... Historic NY Apr 2020 #38
What state are you in? Here in MD, everyone is masked Baltimike Apr 2020 #41
"I thanked my masked checker for working" I sprayed more droplets and potential viral load greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #42
No droplets. I was wearing a mask, as well. MineralMan Apr 2020 #44
You sprayed more than you needed to; the mask is only so effective greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #45
Oh, bother... MineralMan Apr 2020 #47
It's not hard greenjar_01 Apr 2020 #48
Wow. What a rant. stopdiggin Apr 2020 #50
I agree 100%. Minimize talking in places like supermarkets where people are nearby Steelrolled Apr 2020 #72
I had a rant here yesterday about my supermarket trip IcyPeas Apr 2020 #51
This is why I go every other week, to a particularly non-busy store at an unpopular time Dem2 Apr 2020 #54
Not allowed in the grocery stores here in Los Angeles without a mask. beaglelover Apr 2020 #56
Do you have seniors-only hours available? LAS14 Apr 2020 #58
Yes. 6-7 AM. One of the benefits of being over 70 is MineralMan Apr 2020 #70
We have been using curbside pickup Gothmog Apr 2020 #61
Shopping is different with masks, but starting to feel routine. Steelrolled Apr 2020 #66
signs on door in Southern Calif "must have mask to enter", some have guards at door Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #67
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