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  1. Indian Tuna Salad

    May 20, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    I have no idea what possesses me at times to prepare the kind of food I do, but once it begins, there’s no point in fighting it. 

    Bapaw finally got some meat today- pork chops, I think, that had been baked. Yay for his protein! Even though I don’t personally partake of the Oink, Bapaw needs it. 

    Gigi went to visit my cousin’s new baby (congratulations, Kelley!), and in Gigi’s absence, I decided to make the tuna since I actually do eat seafood. I made an actual tuna salad, combining the actual salad Gigi had made with the tuna.

    I’m not going to write out a recipe as I normally would for the sole reason that I can’t begin to think of the proportions I used in this case, but the flavor turned out to be spicy and sweet, one of my favorite combinations. 

    To a single large can of tuna, I added vinegar, olive oil, mustard, fat-free Thousand Island dressing, red pepper flakes, cumin, and garlic powder. I mixed the whole thing up, tossed in some veggies, and wow! What a flavor! Very Indian, indeed, but you just about can’t add cumin to something without it taking on the flavor of Indian food. All the Indian food I’ve ever tried has been absolutely delicious, so I’m not complaining about said proximity in flavor. 

    I ended up eating my tuna salad with cheese as a sandwich, but it could equally be eaten with naan or on crackers. I suggest trying it in various ways.

    Go get your nosh on!

    Beaux

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  2. Fried Squash and a Potato: Beaux *BEEPS* Up the System Real Good

    May 19, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    *I should make a note that I actually wrote this yesterday.*

    Today, my awesome aunt, Mimi, sent potatoes and fried squash down to the store. Bapaw informed me of this, and then I had to scramble to finding an eating utensil. Unfortunately, all the plastic forks had been used, and my option consisted of using a plastic knife to not only serve myself but also to eat the potato and squash.

    This potato, I should point out, was actually a single new potato, as my cousin and father had already eaten the other potatoes. If you’ve never had the opportunity to eat a single new potato with a plastic knife, I suggest you take this time to do so.

    What I discovered in my adventure to eat the new potato was that Mimi had cooked the potato so absolutely tender that the knife cut it with little resistance, and yes, ladies and gentlemen, Beaux once again defied The System by eating his potato with a plastic knife.

    The fried squash didn’t prove to be nearly the same problem, and you can probably imagine why; coin-styled fried pieces of squash are essentially a finger food. However, I decided that The System needed a little extra *BEEP*-ing up today; I ate the squash with my knife, too.

    An idea came to my mind after lunch: I should take fried squash, add marinara sauce, cheese, and lasagna noodles to make an Italian dish. I mean, folks eat Eggplant Parmesan, so why not do the same thing with squash?

    I really do seem to have made an about-face on the whole issue with squash, since not long ago I absolutely hated it. But again, it’s all in the way you make the food. I read somewhere recently that people who eat more orange and yellow vegetables also gain a healthier yellow glow to their skin, so maybe the secondary gain has influenced me.

    All right, Foodie Friends, I need your help and your opinions! We need to get some protein in Bapaw, so here’s your mission: we need lean meat that has little fat and little salt content. What kind of recipes and foods can you come up with to help me and my family out here?

    Get your nosh on!

    Beaux

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  3. Confirmation Cake and Episcopalians: Y’all Hungry Yet?

    May 18, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    So, as many of you may know, several weeks ago I received the sacrament of Confirmation in the Episcopal Church. St. Michael’s isn’t the biggest congregation you’ve ever seen (we have about 80 members or so total, and 30 of that 80 shows up to Sunday Mass), but our pews were full on Wednesday, April 25th, 2012.

    Episcopalians seem to be a very food-oriented Church, especially St. Michael’s; on Sunday mornings, for instance, we have a combined Sunday School and breakfast consisting of various kinds of cereal, sausage and biscuits, and of course, coffee and tea. You’re free to partake or not partake. (I usually have a single biscuit.)

    Then, after Mass, we have even more food, usually consisting of vegetable trays and sometimes casseroles, bread, and some light desserts.

    Keep in mind that this right after we’ve eaten God, so we basically seem to be obsessed with food as a Church.

    So, after the Confirmation Mass, we had cake and punch. I don’t think I have pictures of the punch to share, but it had strawberries floating in it; I opted not to have strawberries as I don’t like eating my beverages.

    The cake was a plain white cake on the inside with buttercream frosting. I remember eating buttercream frosting as a kid, and for years, I could never figure out why other cakes didn’t taste the same. Then I discovered that whipped frosting exists as well, and whipped frosting is just awful. I’m more open to it now that I’ve realized just how incredibly sweet buttercream frosting is.

    As you can see, the cake illustrates the Holy Spirit’s main depiction, the form of a dove and the symbol of peace. This is quite an apt symbol as Confirmation is the receiving of the Holy Spirit or the so-called Baptism of the Holy Spirit. I think.

    Anyway, I tried to cut the cake into tiny pieces, then the parishioners started serving two pieces to each person. I did have one or two, just because they were kind enough to get me a cake, and they gave me the cake to take home. I took the cake to my friend Earle’s house so that he and Alfonzo could have it; I’m sure they appreciated the cake even more than I did since about half of it was left. By Friday, they had eaten the remainder of it.

    Deo gratias!

    And get your nosh on!

    Beaux

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  4. Tonight’s Southern Nosh

    May 16, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    Tonight, Gigi made new potatoes, green beans, rice, and cornbread.

    What did I do?

    I took this ingredients, tossed them all in a bowl (together), and have bathed them in buttermilk.

    This is the most “Southern” food I’ve ever eaten!

     

    Get your nosh on!

     

    Beaux

     

     

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  5. Dog Gone and an Angry, Sarcastic Rant

    May 15, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    Well, our awesome dog, Roast Beef, got hit by a car sometime in the night.

    It’s really sad to see a great pet such as he go.

     

    I named him a while back, but of course, everyone runs over my voice and opinions like a car ran over our dog last night, but whatever.

     

    This is part of what I call my yearly “Birthday Curse.” Since age 14, I’ve had something go awry around and for my birthday. I’ve come to accept that this will happen as a matter of fate and thought I was off the hook easy with just being sick on my birthday.

     

    But no, now my dog’s gone, and today, I’ve just generally been in a bitchy mood. Maybe this is what old age really does to people; it pushes you to the point where you get so fed up with stupidity and rudeness of other people that you’re ready to go off on someone and give them a piece of your mind.

     

    If you really think about it, it doesn’t make a lot of sense for those of us who still believe in etiquette to suffer fools- and that’s what so many people are, oxygen-processing units, rude idiots that somehow manage to keep themselves alive. I’ve not understand it, personally; I mean, how do some people actually not end up setting themselves on fire or drowning in fog or pissing off some typically polite person to the extent that the person then dresses up as the Red Queen and swings an axe the size of Jupiter to cut off their head and appendages while shrieking, “OFF WITH THEIR HEAD!”?

     

    I mean, seriously, why should I put up with people who have absolutely no regard for anyone but themselves? I have a limited amount of time in this life, and I’m not going to spend my Limited Supply doing Shit I Would Rather Not Do. This seems to be a big problem with people; they get wrapped up and roped into doing Shit They Would Rather Not Do instead of doing What They Were Born to Do.

     

    Maybe I’m just in a bad mood, maybe there’s just something in the air, or maybe I really am cranky now that I’m old.

     

    On a good note, Gigi made tuna salad today, and I still have some pasta salad leftover that I’m probably going to turn into macaroni and cheese. See, I made this blog about food after all!

     

    Get your nosh on!

     

    Beaux

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  6. Happy Mother’s Day!

    May 13, 2012 by The Yum Yum

     

    Sometimes, I wonder if our tastes change as we get older, or if it what really happens is that space aliens sneak into factories and change the formula around in some of our beloved foods.

     

     

     

    M&M’s had a certain taste when I was a kid, and then, at some point, after having eaten Peanut M&M’s for a while, regular M&M’s no longer tasted the same.

     

     

     

    I bought Gigi huge packs of M&M’s for Mother’s Day. Not the best present, yet a suitable one since she loves them so much, right? In addition to the Peanut M&M’s, I bought the Peanut Butter M&M’s.

     

     

     

    After Mass, I had an epiphany that the M&M’s probably taste like Reese’s Pieces.

     

     

     

    So I cut open the bag, and…

     

     

     

    …no! Surprisingly, Peanut Butter M&M’s don’t taste like Reese’s Pieces. In fact, Reese’s Pieces taste much better, in my own opinion.

     

     

    At the time of the writing of this blog, I don’t have Gigi’s input on whether or not she likes Peanut Butter M&M’s, but we’ll find out really soon.

     

     

    In other news, my birthday passed! I am now “Several Years Old,” and Gigi made egg rolls for me (at my request.) I really wish you could taste her egg rolls; they’re better than egg rolls made at a Chinese restaurant. I spent basically the whole day eating, switching between egg rolls and green beans with potatoes. I think I also ate Peanut M&M’s that day, too.

     

     

    Unfortunately, I was also sick on my birthday, and that resulted in my not necessarily having the presence of mind to take pictures of my mountain of egg rolls.

     

     

    But they were so good.

     

     

    Today, Gigi made her famous Shrimp Pot. This is a process that includes boiling potatoes, onions, corn on the cob, and shrimp together in a huge pot with lots of spices. In the old days, we also added a kind of spicy sausage called “Red Hots,” but now we forgo the actual meat.

     

     

    Now, have a Happy Mother’s Day, and go get your nosh on!

     

     

    Beaux 

     

     

     

     

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  7. Salmon Patties

    May 10, 2012 by The Yum Yum

     

    The best way to eat a salmon patty is with a slice of tomato on top of it.

     

     

    Of course, you can also make ketchup smiley faces for the kids, but I think the single slice of tomato really brings out the true flavor of the salmon patty.

     

     

    I wonder if it’s possible to also salmon patties with diced tomatoes and squash already mixed in. This is something I will speak to Gigi about.

     

     

    Few things in life make the world instantly a better place than a mug of hot tea and a plate full of salmon patties. Better still, topping the patty with tomato is like putting a little hat on Jesus or something; it just makes everything so friendly and happy.

     

     

    That is all.

     

     

    Get your nosh on!

     

     

    Beaux

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  8. Spring Vegetables in the South

    May 9, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    There’s something about having tons of fresh vegetables at your disposal and eating them cooked in a variety of ways.

     

    The good people of Slocomb bring my family a lot of fresh produce that we then cook. Over the past three days, we’ve had potatoes, squash, zucchini, cucumbers, onions, and green beans. I’ve definitely become far more a fan of squash after discovering it tastes much better when fried with spices in a non-stick skillet.

     

    Someone told me last night via Facebook that blueberries are a good source of antioxidants and vitamins. I do like fruits but seem to end up eating vegetables more often as I prefer the more savory taste to the sweet and sour ones, but blueberries are quite nice, even if they’re technically not blue.

     

    Go get your nosh on!

     

    Beaux

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  9. Refresh Your Biscuits

    May 8, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    To refresh biscuits that have been sitting out and have hardened or have been stored in the fridge is very easy, in my experience.

     

    Set the biscuits you wish to liven up in a bowl, and then sprinkle them with water. Don’t make them too terribly wet, as in, don’t put so much water in the biscuits that they’re swimming in the bowl, but do moisten them well.

     

    Put them in the microwave for a good minute or so, or until you can open the microwave and see the steam coming off the biscuits. They won’t be totally identical to fresh biscuits, but the flavor and texture will be quite close.

     

    I need to try this with various other bread products.

     

    Go get your nosh on!

     

    Beaux

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  10. Greek Pasta Salad Made Me Hungry Today After Mass…

    May 6, 2012 by The Yum Yum

    At our Post-Mass Coffee Hour (which is actually more like a meal than a coffee hour), we had a delicious Greek pasta salad. I’m going to have to get the recipe because of how absolutely delicious it was!

     

    The Greek pasta salad involved noodles, black olives, and some shallots along with mayonnaise and spices. The best way to describe the flavor was that it was tasted “cool” and “fresh.”

     

    I’m a fan of spicy foods; this is no secret, but the refreshing tastes of such cool flavors definitely put me in a temporary good mood.

     

    But then, I was also in a good mood because I finally received Holy Communion again today for the first time since my Confirmation. (Go me!) We didn’t have Mass last Sunday as Father Tom wasn’t present, and so I stayed home and watched Mass on EWTN instead. (And this was a lucky move as there was a special priestly ordination Mass being said by the Pope himself.)

    Speaking of the Pope, I really do like the Holy Father, but he looks so evil when he smiles that it creeps me out.

     

    Incidentally, I tried to find out what that Pope’s favorite food is, and the answer I discovered is that his holiness prefers potato ravioli with pancake strips. Sound goods to me!

     

    All right, I think I’ll be making pasta salad soon. Everyone, be sure to get your nosh on!

     

    Beaux

     

     

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