DIRTY LITTLE SECRET - NUMBER #3 - SOMETHING FISHY
July 19th 2007 02:59
DIRTY LITTLE SECRET - NUMBER #3
SOMETHING FISHY!
Either you were out last Saturday night or you just didn’t want to know my Dirty Little Secret Number 2. And that is fair enough. So, let’s see how I go with Dirty Little Secret Number 3.
Dirty Little Secret # 3 – Something fishy!
Hmmmm……..I am a mother guilty of feeding my family bugs! Yes bugs! ‘Ooooooeew!’ I hear you cry desperately hopeful that your own mother has not done the same.
With four children to feed and all with different tastes it is sometimes difficult to come up with a concoction to suit all. One sure winner has been my tuna casserole. They love it! Or should I say loved it! Tuna casserole was my signatory dish – well - up until that one fateful day…..………..
You see it takes a lot of time to prepare this meal due to the addition of numerous grated vegetables which must be hidden within so that my lovelies are unaware of their presence. This ensures that the kids have a well balanced, highly nutritional meal.
So, on the occasion in question I made the white sauce, added the tuna, cheese (low fat of course), corn and various vegetables ie zucchini and cauliflower, I boiled and drained the rice placing it at the bottom of a casserole dish, I then poured the sauce on top, and then out came the bread crumbs which I sprinkled on top. Now where’s the cheese. Yum yum! Hang on a tick….what are those lumps in amongst the bread crumbs? I lean closer only to see that some of those lumps are actually moving!
Oooooew!
It was the curse of the pantry moth! This foul creature had penetrated my breadcrumbs with its offspring some of which were ready to hatch! Gross! I quickly tipped the dish over the sink scraping off as many breadcrumbs as possible without tipping out the casserole. Once all the lumpy bits appeared to be removed I placed the dish on the bench. I looked at it repulsed and disappointed. All that time and effort wasted.
Staring at the casserole was not going to help and really there should be no hesitation as to what I should have done. Go on - open the bin – you can do it. Alas, I hesitated for far too long and instead I gave my Mother a call. She always says just what I want to hear.
‘Don’t worry Dear. A little bit of extra protein never hurt anyone. Anyway, I’ve done far worse than that. Oh, the things I have fed you kids! [chuckle, chuckle] I remember at one picnic I saw you Dear biting into a beef sandwich which I must’ve left outside for too long……and those little white maggots wriggling as you…..’
‘Ok, Ok, you can stop there. Thanks for your help Mum. I gotta go.’
I grab a fresh bag of crumbs and sprinkle it on top of the casserole and in the oven it goes.
Thirty minutes later – ‘Kids dinner!’
‘Oh Mum, this is delicious. Are you going to have some?’
A strained smile crosses my lips. I was finding it difficult to look at my children as they ate. ‘No, my love, I’ll wait until Dad comes home.’
‘This is great Hon. You’re not going to join me?’
‘No Babe. I ate with kids.’
REASON FOR HARBORING SECRET:
There are several reasons for keeping this secret:
I was protecting my loved ones from this knowledge;
There was no point telling them while eating or afterwards due to possible disgusting consequences; and
This meal took awhile to prepare and I just did not want to have to make something else.
Is this an acceptable or unacceptable secret?
Please note. Since this day I have never made tuna casserole again!
FYI – I prepared a soup last week – a very time consuming soup – and the last ingredient I added had bugs of a different type. I looked disgusted again. I turned around and there was my husband in the doorway looking a little ill. This one could not be saved and I doubt I will ever make it again. Is that called Karma?
Dirty Little Secret Number #4…………………A cat and a Christmas Chicken
SOMETHING FISHY!
Either you were out last Saturday night or you just didn’t want to know my Dirty Little Secret Number 2. And that is fair enough. So, let’s see how I go with Dirty Little Secret Number 3.
Dirty Little Secret # 3 – Something fishy!
Hmmmm……..I am a mother guilty of feeding my family bugs! Yes bugs! ‘Ooooooeew!’ I hear you cry desperately hopeful that your own mother has not done the same.
With four children to feed and all with different tastes it is sometimes difficult to come up with a concoction to suit all. One sure winner has been my tuna casserole. They love it! Or should I say loved it! Tuna casserole was my signatory dish – well - up until that one fateful day…..………..
You see it takes a lot of time to prepare this meal due to the addition of numerous grated vegetables which must be hidden within so that my lovelies are unaware of their presence. This ensures that the kids have a well balanced, highly nutritional meal.
So, on the occasion in question I made the white sauce, added the tuna, cheese (low fat of course), corn and various vegetables ie zucchini and cauliflower, I boiled and drained the rice placing it at the bottom of a casserole dish, I then poured the sauce on top, and then out came the bread crumbs which I sprinkled on top. Now where’s the cheese. Yum yum! Hang on a tick….what are those lumps in amongst the bread crumbs? I lean closer only to see that some of those lumps are actually moving!
Oooooew!
It was the curse of the pantry moth! This foul creature had penetrated my breadcrumbs with its offspring some of which were ready to hatch! Gross! I quickly tipped the dish over the sink scraping off as many breadcrumbs as possible without tipping out the casserole. Once all the lumpy bits appeared to be removed I placed the dish on the bench. I looked at it repulsed and disappointed. All that time and effort wasted.
Staring at the casserole was not going to help and really there should be no hesitation as to what I should have done. Go on - open the bin – you can do it. Alas, I hesitated for far too long and instead I gave my Mother a call. She always says just what I want to hear.
‘Don’t worry Dear. A little bit of extra protein never hurt anyone. Anyway, I’ve done far worse than that. Oh, the things I have fed you kids! [chuckle, chuckle] I remember at one picnic I saw you Dear biting into a beef sandwich which I must’ve left outside for too long……and those little white maggots wriggling as you…..’
‘Ok, Ok, you can stop there. Thanks for your help Mum. I gotta go.’
I grab a fresh bag of crumbs and sprinkle it on top of the casserole and in the oven it goes.
Thirty minutes later – ‘Kids dinner!’
‘Oh Mum, this is delicious. Are you going to have some?’
A strained smile crosses my lips. I was finding it difficult to look at my children as they ate. ‘No, my love, I’ll wait until Dad comes home.’
‘This is great Hon. You’re not going to join me?’
‘No Babe. I ate with kids.’
REASON FOR HARBORING SECRET:
There are several reasons for keeping this secret:
I was protecting my loved ones from this knowledge;
There was no point telling them while eating or afterwards due to possible disgusting consequences; and
This meal took awhile to prepare and I just did not want to have to make something else.
Is this an acceptable or unacceptable secret?
Please note. Since this day I have never made tuna casserole again!
FYI – I prepared a soup last week – a very time consuming soup – and the last ingredient I added had bugs of a different type. I looked disgusted again. I turned around and there was my husband in the doorway looking a little ill. This one could not be saved and I doubt I will ever make it again. Is that called Karma?
Dirty Little Secret Number #4…………………A cat and a Christmas Chicken
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