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Category: Tuna

NOT YOUR MOTHER’S TUNA CASSEROLE WITH DILL AND POTATO CHIPS

NOT YOUR MOTHER’S TUNA CASSEROLE WITH DILL AND POTATO CHIPS

LUSCIOUS AND CRISPY, SALTY AND FULL FLAVOR, CREAMY RICH IN CHEESE, FILLED WITH MUSHROOMS, LEEKS AND ONIONS AND CHUNKS OF THE BEST TUNA, THIS TUNA CASSEROLE WITH DILL AND POTATO CHIPS WILL AMAZE YOU. Yes, I did cook this.  I know, I know, I know. …

Lemon Spaghetti with Genova Tuna and Breadcrumbs

Lemon Spaghetti with Genova Tuna and Breadcrumbs

This dish may be the least expensive meal we’ve ever featured. This recipe has so much going for it. It’s hard to how budget-friendly it is. The total cost of the dish was $15.51.  Break that down and if you’re serving four, it’s $3.82 per…

Cazuelas de Atun y Farfalle from Grace Parisi

Cazuelas de Atun y Farfalle from Grace Parisi

How’s your Spanish?  You don’t need to speak a word to enjoy this fantastic tuna casserole. What’s in a name?  Plenty.  Today’s dish is an homage to Spain. But this dish has its roots firmly planted in the US of A.  It was a mainstay…

A perfect warm weather dish: Niçoise Toasts from Molly Baz in Bon Appetit

A perfect warm weather dish: Niçoise Toasts from Molly Baz in Bon Appetit

I fell in love with this recipe in a heartbeat. It just looked so fresh, so complex and yet so simple to make. It’s the invention of Molly Baz who is a Senior Associate Food Editor at Bon Appetit.  She took her farmer’s market finds…

A salute to Anna Pump and her recipe for Grilled Fresh Tuna Steaks with Lemon Sauce

A salute to Anna Pump and her recipe for Grilled Fresh Tuna Steaks with Lemon Sauce

        Something unspeakable happened last week in Bridgehampton.  An extraordinary woman was taken from us as she crossed Main Street in a crosswalk.  A driver, whose license had been suspended, hurtled through town in the dark and struck a local hero. An immensely…

In Search of the Ultimate Tuna Melt (and Bread and Butter Pickles to go with it)

In Search of the Ultimate Tuna Melt (and Bread and Butter Pickles to go with it)

             Consider the Tuna Melt, that diner staple that combines tuna salad, a slice of bread and a heated layer of cheddar cheese.  I myself have consumed dozens and dozens of the open-faced sandwiches in a quest to find the…

The perfect sandwich for summer: Patricia Wells’ Pan Bagnat

The perfect sandwich for summer: Patricia Wells’ Pan Bagnat

“When my husband and I acquired our farmhouse in Provence…, our visits were generally limited to weekend getaways from Paris. For the train ride back to the city, a snack was essential, and pan bagnat, or “bathed bread,” the Provençal sandwich found at every bakery and…

Ziti with Tuna and Salami

Ziti with Tuna and Salami

         I love pasta and I am always on the lookout for a new and different way to prepare it.   There are sauces that require hours on the stove and that are best made in huge batches. “Bolognese” falls into that camp. Whatever the recipe,…

Back to Bonito in St. Barth and our take on their wonderful Peruvian Tiradito of Tuna

Bonito’s Version of Tiradito de Thon And mine… Unfortunately, mine didn’t come with this view from Bonito Rue Lubin Brin Gustavia, St. Barthelemy FWI (590)0590-279-696 www.ilovebonito.com          Silken fish coated in citrus and soy, the earthy nuttiness of sesame oil, the sweetness…