(G) This is the second coming of this post.  I already answered it.

 Burt  


> -=> BURTON FORD wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-
> 
>  dd> Recipes are really, except for baking recipes, just concepts and
>  dd> guidelines.
> 
>  BF> Well put.  Even I can get that.
> 
>  dd> If you're happy with the outcome - voila, you have moved
>  dd> from full time eat to part time cook.  Bv)=  But we won't rat you out.
> 
>  BF> I'll hold you to that.
> 
> We all know that at the end of the day you are a DIFM when it comes to food.
> Not everyone is a DIY person. I've moved to a lot of DIFM meals as cooking for
> one is a PITA most days - unless I'm "inspired".
> 
>  >  BF> The first taste of the salad minus the melon was ok, but kinda blah,
>  >  BF> except for the red pepper. [whoosh.. a surprise]
>  >  BF> But the first taste of the salad cum melon was quite good.  The melon
>  >  BF> added a lot to the whole.
> 
>  dd> The melon is supposed to do that.
> 
>  BF> It really makes a difference, I'm surprised at the impact of the
>  BF> effect.
> 
>  dd> Some people like it stuffed with tuna
>  dd> salad - but I find that the flavours fight each other.
> 
> I like tuna salad as a sammich - or semi-occasionally stuffed into a tomato.
> Never in a mush melon, though.
> 
>  BF> Geeeese, sounds terrible.
> 
>  >  BF> I ate it all, and it was acceptable fare.
> 
>  dd> Dat's a good thing.
> 
>  BF> (chuckle) I think you are reading a bit too much into my nearly neutral
>  BF> summary, DD.
> 
> As long as you find it edible and it doesn't trigger your gag reflex so you
> don't bin it straight away - it's a "good thing". Success is incremental.
>  
>  >  BF> Finding all the ingredients, and going thru all the measuring and
>  bf>    mess
>  >  BF> was a pain to an Eat.  Too much fussing around for me.   But I can
>  bf>    see
>  >  BF> that as a labor of love, or as a necessity, that it would seem
>  bf>    rewarding.
> 
>  dd> So, you're not going to graduate to potato soup any time soon?
> 
>  BF> You got that right, my friend.
> 
>  >  BF> Oh, and a certain amount of gross incompetence on the cook's part.
> 
>  BF> My error of cutting everything to the same size looms big in my
>  BF> opinion.
> 
>  dd>       Title: Potato Soup w/Green Chilies
> 
>  BF> Nope, I'm too shaken from my recent close encounter with cooking.
> 
> Here's one you could handle - if you like tuna
> 
> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
> 
>       Title: Dave's Tuna Salad
>  Categories: Seafood, Vegetables, Sauces
>       Yield: 4 servings
> 
>       5 oz Can tuna in water; drained
>       1 md Onion; diced fine
>       2    Ribs celery; diced small
> 
> MMMMM---------------------EYBALL MEASURES---------------------------
>            DILL pickle relish
>            Mayonnaise
> 
> MMMMM-------------------------OPTIONAL------------------------------
>       2 lg Hard boiled eggs; chopped
>       2 tb (or less) sunflower kernels
> 
>   Drain the tuna well, give the water to the cat and you'll
>   have a friend for life. Put the tuna into a suitable bowl
>   and break up any chunks with a fork.
> 
>   Add the onion and celery, stirring into the tuna with
>   your fork. Then add as much DILL relish as you wish to
>   suit your taste. Follow with enough mayonnaise to hold
>   it all together without being too loose.
> 
>   If using chopped egg and/or sunflower kernels - now is
>   the time to stir them in - just until incorporated.
> 
>   You are now ready to make sandwiches or stuff tomatoes.
> 
>   Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
> 
> MMMMM
> 
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