Yesterday afternoon I had some folks from school in for some pool time and dinner and we decided to ignore all the frozen goodies my mother left in the freezer before they went on vacation and just use up the stuff we found in the fridge and in the pantry and here's what we ended up with:
3 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of minced onion
1/2 teaspoon of salt
A little pepper
3 tablespoons of flour
2 cups of milk
1 6 1/2 ounce tin of tuna drained and flaked
(note, waterpacked is best here)
3 large potatoes thinley sliced
Saute the onion in the butter until tender. Stir in the salt, pepper and flour. Whip in the milk to make a sauce. Continue cooking, stirring constantly until thickened. Add tuna and heat through. Layer potatoes in a square baking dish and pour the tuna mixture over the potatoes. Bake covered at 350F. for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer until potatoes are tender.
This is really good and I'm pretty sure my mother wouldn't approve of it. And I'm certain she wouldn't approve of what we ate for breakfast this morning:
Creamed eggs and ham
2 tablespoons of butter
2 teaspoons of minced onion
3 tablespoons of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
a little pepper
1/8 teaspoon of dry mustard
1 cup of milk
3 hard boiled eggs sliced
1 cup cooked and cubed ham
Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the onion until golden. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and mustard to make a thick paste. Whip in the milk and cook stirring constantly until thickened. Stir in eggs and ham and heat through. Serve over rice, noodles or toast. This is great with tomato juice and pots of coffee for the hangovers. Then race outside and jump in the pool and the cold water will get your attention. Wouldn't want to do this every morning but it felt really good this morning.
3 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of minced onion
1/2 teaspoon of salt
A little pepper
3 tablespoons of flour
2 cups of milk
1 6 1/2 ounce tin of tuna drained and flaked
(note, waterpacked is best here)
3 large potatoes thinley sliced
Saute the onion in the butter until tender. Stir in the salt, pepper and flour. Whip in the milk to make a sauce. Continue cooking, stirring constantly until thickened. Add tuna and heat through. Layer potatoes in a square baking dish and pour the tuna mixture over the potatoes. Bake covered at 350F. for 1 hour. Uncover and bake 30 minutes longer until potatoes are tender.
This is really good and I'm pretty sure my mother wouldn't approve of it. And I'm certain she wouldn't approve of what we ate for breakfast this morning:
Creamed eggs and ham
2 tablespoons of butter
2 teaspoons of minced onion
3 tablespoons of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
a little pepper
1/8 teaspoon of dry mustard
1 cup of milk
3 hard boiled eggs sliced
1 cup cooked and cubed ham
Melt the butter in a frying pan and cook the onion until golden. Stir in the flour, salt, pepper and mustard to make a thick paste. Whip in the milk and cook stirring constantly until thickened. Stir in eggs and ham and heat through. Serve over rice, noodles or toast. This is great with tomato juice and pots of coffee for the hangovers. Then race outside and jump in the pool and the cold water will get your attention. Wouldn't want to do this every morning but it felt really good this morning.
