memoirs of a palate

COMFORT FOOD WITH CHEESE, PLEASE




So Miss Meena came home sick from work today. At first we thought it was due to the funk that took over Manhattan, but it seems it was just a little 24-hour bug. At any rate, gourmet didn't sound appealing and delivery wasn't really doing it. So when Meena suggested the ultimate comfort throw back, the tuna melt with store bought soup, I knew we had to do it. And of course, I'm always looking for a way to update a classic ... so I hit the store and got to work with a healthy mix of purchased staples and simple ingredients.

We started with a nice store bought soup:
- campbell's select red pepper and black bean soup
- pepper
- sour cream

Simple cherry salad (to try and finish off those cherries!):
- iceberg lettuce
- pine nuts
- parmesan cheese
- olive oil
- red wine vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- cherries
- chili pepper paste
- green onion
- garlic

And the menu's hero ... tuna melts on whole grain english muffins:
- english muffins (whole grain)
- canned tuna
- white onion
- dill pickles
- cajun spice
- low fat mayo
- american cheese slices

Everything was pretty rad. The store bought soup was wonderful and enhanced by the sour cream. The salad was sweet and salty ... just what I needed. Meena was really happy with the tuna melt. I thought it didn't get quite as melty and toasted as I would have liked, but it worked. We were both happily full and ready to watch some Bauer Hour at the end of it.