There's a food that used to be synonymous with my father's side of the family. Whenever we got together for a big meal, there was always a huge plate of it ready to be inhaled by all those present. And that was flank steak.
![[Image: flank+steak.jpg]](https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5nS7TqX7SN4/UdF-VRGnp5I/AAAAAAAAD_0/8nwmd6-sPu0/s640/flank+steak.jpg)
(Oh my god, I haven't had flank steak in forever; why do I do this to myself?)
Also, being Jewish, I have a sizable fondness for Matzo Ball Soup. You can actually buy jars of it at grocery stores, but it never quite matches what my grandmother used to make...
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There's also a dish my mother makes and I love to have when I can. It's a surprisingly simple tuna casserole.
![[Image: tuna-casserole.jpg]](http://dinnerisacrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/tuna-casserole.jpg)
And, on a more fatty-fat-fat note, I love both mushrooms and bacon, so I have to get this whenever Wendy's has it hit the menu (like it recently did):
![[Image: bacon-portabella-jpg.jpg]](http://images.franchiseherald.com/data/images/full/1825/bacon-portabella-jpg.jpg)
It's so filling and derishus, I can't halp it.
Actually, there's a ton of food I'd like to have more often, but usually don't. I think my biggest issue at the moment is that I took cooking lessons a while back, but I've completely forgotten them. So, I often find myself making microwavable things, sandwiches, or being the ultimate in lazy and getting fast food. So getting something more substantial would require going to a more upscale place and spending more of the cash dollars.
I still find myself wanting to actually try making something for myself from time to time, but I have none of the tools and keep forgetting to ask folks what a "basic set" of cooking tools I should be getting if I want to try to start cooking for myself. Sauce pans? Skillets? Measuring spoons? Spices? WHAT DO!?
(Oh my god, I haven't had flank steak in forever; why do I do this to myself?)
Also, being Jewish, I have a sizable fondness for Matzo Ball Soup. You can actually buy jars of it at grocery stores, but it never quite matches what my grandmother used to make...
There's also a dish my mother makes and I love to have when I can. It's a surprisingly simple tuna casserole.
And, on a more fatty-fat-fat note, I love both mushrooms and bacon, so I have to get this whenever Wendy's has it hit the menu (like it recently did):
It's so filling and derishus, I can't halp it.
Actually, there's a ton of food I'd like to have more often, but usually don't. I think my biggest issue at the moment is that I took cooking lessons a while back, but I've completely forgotten them. So, I often find myself making microwavable things, sandwiches, or being the ultimate in lazy and getting fast food. So getting something more substantial would require going to a more upscale place and spending more of the cash dollars.
I still find myself wanting to actually try making something for myself from time to time, but I have none of the tools and keep forgetting to ask folks what a "basic set" of cooking tools I should be getting if I want to try to start cooking for myself. Sauce pans? Skillets? Measuring spoons? Spices? WHAT DO!?
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