For once I wasn't a jinx:
You can tell who I was cheering for in the Super Bowl by the ingredients in the photo to the right. I made some Red Beans and Rice for a potluck the Missus had to attend on Saturday. And I guess this time I didn't jinx the team I was hoping would win.
What's your comfort sandwich?
Peanut butter and jelly? Grilled cheese perhaps? You may find mine a bit strange..... it's Tuna on toast.....
But as long as I can remember I've loved this. It used to be only tuna salad made with celery and onions, cucumbers, and tomato slices. Over the years, I've found that I enjoy sprouts in my sandwich. It can't be a tuna melt......... Also, in a classic example of brand loyalty, the mayo has to be Best Foods. One other strange example of brand loyalty, and maybe just a bit of weirdness, the tuna has to be Coral Brand.
You'll never see me ordering a "tuna salad" anywhere.... I need to make it myself. I guess you could say, I just don't trust anyone else with this. The sandwich isn't "stuffed" and oozing tuna salad as proportion is important to me.
Strange I know......
But I'm sure I'm not the only one..... ummm, right?
Hi Ann - I'm not a fan of cheese with my tuna salad.... but the idea of a panini sounds heavenly!
Posted by: Kirk | Monday, 08 February 2010 at 08:49 PM
I love tuna sandwiches. BF mayo, garlic powder, a little dill. Maybe some red pepper flakes. Yum.
That bread looks great. Did you make it. Don't care for sprouts or pickles or pickle relish.
Had a tuna salad from somewhere and they put sliced black olives in it. Yuck! I only make my own now.
Posted by: Stephen | Tuesday, 09 February 2010 at 05:52 PM
Hi Stephen - No I didn't bake the bread..... but it went really well with the tuna! I'm not a fan of relish or pickles in my tuna salad.... these days I rarely have tuna sandwiches....maybe once or twice a year.
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 09 February 2010 at 09:40 PM
Mom came to the US right after WWII so azuki beans weren't available in the small mining town I grew up in. When she got hungry for azuki beans she would just add sugar to pinto beans and roll it up in a tortilla [[[shudder]]]. As for black beans, I tried them once, can't get past the color, give me pinto beans or give me nada!
Posted by: AZ | Thursday, 11 February 2010 at 12:58 AM
Hey AZ - That doesn't mean you won't like Sekihan now! ;o) We never used mirin growing up because it wasn't readily available, and was very expensive, didn't have fresh mushrooms either, only canned..... still I can understand, since I'll only use Coral Tuna.
Posted by: Kirk | Thursday, 11 February 2010 at 07:54 AM
Hey Kirk, Where'd you get the Savoie sausage? We don't really look hard and we use the two brands that they have at Von's, which are fine
Posted by: The Food Ho | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 at 12:13 PM
Hey FH - I got the Savoie from Mardi Gras Cafe and Marketplace in Point Loma:
Mardi Gras Cafe Marketplace
3185 Midway Dr Ste E
San Diego, CA 92110-4542
Posted by: Kirk | Tuesday, 23 February 2010 at 12:57 PM