i <3 culinary creativity

last weekend i made a stew. the stew itself was nothing special for me: it was just one of the many stews i've stewed. beef, veggies, TLC, and a hint of habanero. the same stew i always make.

but the stew had several side effects:

1 - W tried it and really liked it. i've been stewing stews for 5 years but this is the first time I've had anyone else try them (as far as I can recall). it's gratifying beyond words that someone actually liked it. she wasn't lying, either, because after trying a taste she ate my leftovers for lunch the next day.

2 - having stew available at home broke my cycle of going out to dinner every night.

3 - this weekend i didn't have time to stew another stew, but i also didn't want to go out to dinner last night. it takes me 4-6 hours to stew a stew and i got home at 6 so i stewed for the next night while sangwiching for monday night. the sangwich i sangwiched was an experimental tuna sangwich.

the sangwich was a success:

- crusty french roll, buttered (yes!)
- tuna mixed with pickle relish (the mayo i planned to use turned out to be one year expired)
- tomato slices
- swiss cheese
- iceburg lettuce

the thing was a mess and the roll was humongous and i used 2 whole cans of tuna. but it was good! and it was hearty!

so i made another one for lunch today, using onion sprouts instead of ht lettuce. it was also delicious and filling.

it is surprising how much joy can be acquired from a sangwich well done.