So last week I learned {after 25+ years} that my husband doesn’t like the word “burgers” but instead prefers calling cooked round circles of ground beef “hamburgers”. Isn’t this something I should know about him already? Why do husbands feel the need to hold on to this type of information for so long? 25 years people. For the past TWENTY FIVE YEARS the way I’ve been pronouncing something has bothered him. And I only just found out about it the other day.
It’s almost as good as eating the tuna sandwiches your wife packed in your lunch for 15 years and then, one day, out of the blue telling your wife that you DON’T LIKE TOMATOES in your tuna fish sandwiches and that tuna sandwiches should be made with just tuna and mayo and THAT’S IT. {Wrong…. a proper tuna sandwich is made with mayo, a little brown mustard, relish, chopped tomatoes and tuna. And if I really want to make things exciting, chopped apples and dried cranberries too. But what do I know}.
Being married to someone for a really long time is kind of weird sometimes. But it does give me hope though that when we’re in our 80’s, I’ll still be learning new things about him.
Beans and WEENIES….
Have you ever ordered Chinese food and been like…. Hmmm, that was interesting.
A new recipe: Chicken and rice casserole. Anyone want the recipe?
Market Basket $46.48
My husband has discovered rice pudding and for the last month or so has bought it on nearly every trip to the store.
Obviously there is a demand for it. But $4.49 for an onion and 1 pepper {1/2 of each} seems a little steep to me. Even for convenience food.
Tootsie Pops. A total impulse buy, but totally worth my dollar. Do you remember looking for the Indian and shooting star on the wrapper when you were a kid? And just for the record, the chocolate pop was the best, following close behind by cherry.
I made chocolate cake for dinner on Saturday. It was freakin’ awesome. On Sunday The Girl and I had it for breakfast. We love cake.
1 pint of strawberries from the Exeter Farmer’s Market. $3.75. I think that’s a fair price for locally grown berries grown and harvested from a small farm. And, the taste just doesn’t compare with those giant out of state berries in the big box grocery stores or warehouses.
And a Kouign Amann {queen a-mehn} bun made by Fig Tree Kitchen {also at the market}. JJ if you are reading this, you need to master this pastry. It’s my new favorite thing. Although I highly doubt anything will ever replace the lemon tart as my all time favorite dessert.
We are finding that farmer’s markets are a big deal here in New England and you can pretty much find one going on every single day of the week {which is pretty cool if you ask me}. The thing I like most about the markets around coastal New England though is there are very few craft vendors at the markets. And if there are craft vendors, the offerings are things I would actually buy. People who have honed in on their craft…. not someone who just got a booth space because the market was desperate to fill up spaces.
That makes a big difference in my opinion. I would rather see fewer stalls, of well made items, then have to walk through a bunch of junkity junk. Plus, it makes the farmers shine…. because after all, the plants and produce are suppose to be the real attraction of a farmers market in my book.
It was a low key week. A few full meals, but mostly snacking and picking random bits out of the fridge. 😉 Tis’ the season.
Have a wonderful day Monday everyone.
~Mavis
And to keep me motivated to get this rug completed by this Friday… As of 7 am this morning, this is how much I have finished.
Total Spent on Groceries This Week $50.23
- Total Spent on Groceries in June $174.57
- Total Spent on Groceries in May $262.39 {More meat!}
- Total Spent on Groceries in April $284.56 {My husband bought a smoker and a BUNCH of meat!}
- Total Spent on Groceries in March $321.69
- Total Spent on Groceries in February $220.92
- Total Spent in January on Groceries $41.19
- Total Spent So Far on Groceries in 2019 $1255.19 Yikes! {Goal is to average $150 – $175 a month for the year}
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Wendy Clark says
So excited to see the finished rug. You can do it! Just think of all the tea you can sip and audiobooks you can listen to as you work. 🙂
Kelly Levesque says
Tuna sandwiches are tuna and mayo. Nothing else. It’s a hamburger not a burger. And it’s beans and hotdogs. Your poor hubby! Here’s to another 25 years!
dj_1973 says
I like a simple tuna salad – tuna, mayo, thinly sliced celery, and a little salt and pepper. But I put bread-and-butter pickles on the sandwich for a real treat.
Tootsie Pop flavor order: Chocolate, Cherry, Raspberry, Strawberry, Orange, Grape. The Caramel ones are good, too, but they aren’t “traditional.”
Cheryl says
I just paid $7.00 for 1 quart of strawberries from our CSA as an add on for my dh. They smelled so sweet and he loved them. Can’t compare to the food store.
Margo Nutt says
Yea, me too. But worth every penny. The season is so short. (I paid $6.95.)
Jennifer Jo says
The Kouign Amann actually doesn’t look that difficult! Just laminating the pastry with sugar, too. Yum!
Traci says
I won’t try a new Asian food restaurant unless it’s been recommended by someone I completely trust – too many yucky experiences! Plus truly good ones have spoiled me for just “ok” places.
Lisa says
After 21 years of marriage, I just told my husband how much I hate listening to him clip his fingernails. I had to preface the conversation with, “I know you don’t know this about me. . .” Poor guy. But if that’s his only fault so far, then I’m okay. And now he clips his nails on the deck.
Jennifer says
The chicken and rice casserole looks delicious. Please post the recipe. 🙂
renay bennett says
My tuna fish has mayo, Bermuda onions, and cilantro. Cucumber is good too. Tuna fish…it’s so personal! lol
Barb says
Tuna, mayo and a little sugar. And sometimes I add some mashed garbanzo beans. (No “yucks” allowed ’til you try it. I love it.)
Katherine says
Tuna salad at our house is tuna, spicy mustard and sweet pickle relish. NO mayo, gag. Hamburger or burger, either works for us.
Kristen Finnemore says
Strawberries at 7$ a quart at the farmers market is totally worth it.
But nothing beats picking almost 10 lbs in under an hour, warm, then smelling that intoxicating scent all the way home. (not far mind you! ) May have eaten a pound easily.
Susan H. says
My aunt and uncle had been married for 50 years. One day he brought home pickled pigs feet. (I know, I know!) She quarreled at him saying “You don’t even like them!” He replied ”YOU don’t like them!”
Gigi says
I like pickled pigs feet. But the jocks are better (more meat) add a little vinegar and it’s so good. Now I’m going to have to buy some. I’m salivating. Lol
Tamy says
recipe for casserole? much appreciated! Always up for something new! Love your blog!!
Marti says
I can a lot of tomatoes—-chunks of tomatoes that I use in chili. That was the only way I used them until one day—about 45 years into our marriage–I discovered that my husband loved to eat them cold out of the canning jar. No wonder they had been disappearing. I guess it was his go to meal if I was gone. Aren’t guys funny.
Burgers work for me. And I love tuna with mayo, homemade zucchini relish, and celery if I have some.
Pat says
Sadly I found out after 39 years of serving cornbread (that he ate) my husband did not like it.
Pat says
I actually thought your pastry was a half of rotisserie chicken! A little shriveled but maybe it was cold
Margaret Hudgins says
So did I. lol
Sherry in Sumner says
My mom made me a tuna sandwich nearly every day for school lunch growing up. I got so sick of them.
But at lunchtime in high school I worked at a tiny hamburger/sandwich place across the street from school called the Tiger Den, named for the mascot at Alamogordo, NM, high school. The owner of the place made the best tuna and for my free lunch that’s what I usually had. I finally asked her what the secret was and she said sweet relish. So that’s how I make mine now, with a little celery, green onion, and a little mayo.
Michèle from Oregon says
I did too Pat! Tuna sandwiches at our house: tuna, mayo, dehydrated onions, Bubbies dill relish, and (wait for it)…LAVENDER!! Awesome! Sometimes I use Herb De Provence (that contains lavender).
Rita says
Funny about the burgers. They do look so delicious though. I see a couple of “cheeseburgers”. Or are they hamburgers with cheese on top? Ha Ha.
Margaret Hudgins says
So did I. lol
Jude DeWitt says
Does this mean I can go ahead and tell my husband of 37 years that I really dislike the way he says “breakfrest”? Oh, why start now? Maybe I’ll wait until we’re married 50 years – he’s 75 in a few days. In another 13 yrs maybe it will be an “endearing” thing and something else will be on my last nerve?
BTW, I like my tuna salad made with diced green olives even more than pickle relish. They add a whole new level of flavor.
Love your blog, Mavis. Good luck with the rug!
Karen says
My daughter told me the other day that she has a friend who routinely spends $3000 in groceries a month. How is that possible especially since they mostly shop at Costco and Safeway. This is for two adults and two small kids. Am I just out of touch and is this maybe the new norm among affluent couples? My daughter spends no where near this.
Laura M. says
I love tuna sandwiches, open faced on a toasted english muffin and delicious dill pickles as a side. I use tuna, mayo, garlic (really mashed fine), black pepper, Tabasco and chopped fresh parsley – really fresh and really chopped. We all really love it!
Crystal says
I make tuna salad with tuna (albacore only, and generally home canned, though not by me), with mayo (I am allergic to eggs, so use Best Foods vegan mayo, which is so close no one has ever been able to tell it was vegan), and capers. Capers are so much better than pickles in tuna salad!
Tracy says
Tuna salad: Albacore packed in oil, not water. With razor thin sliced celery, lots of sliced scallions, and cilantro. Small amount of mayo, not dripping with it. Banned for life: anything pickled, olives, hard boiled eggs!
Torry says
I grew up eating tuna fish sandwiches; however, as an adult, I developed a fish allergy. The day I realized that canned chicken made a perfect substitute for tuna was a wonderful day!
Gina says
Mavis! Hot damn, does that CAKE look amazing! Any special recipe? And my mom always used sweet pickle relish in her tuna salad too!
Mavis Butterfield says
🙂 It was just a boxed cake mix and frosting. We were walking down the baking aisle and I had to have it. 🙂
Lilypad says
My husband and I have been together 26 years. I have always been the cook—I told him in the very early days that if he didn’t like something I made, to tell me that (nicely! gently! 😉 ). I didn’t want to find out 30 years later that he hated something I made regularly. So far, so good.