I knew that Reuben Day at the Senior Center was Tuesday, St. Patrick's Day. I made sure that Hick knew, too! He agreed to bring home Reubens for our supper. The menu said it would be:
Reuben
Colcannon (Irish Potatoes)
Honey Glazed Carrots
Pistachio Cake OR Fruit
I was a bit disappointed to see that there was no SLAW on the menu. Then again, when the menu DID list slaw, we didn't get it, because they substituted beets. I was curious to see what would actually be in our takeout containers.
The broccoli was a welcome surprise. I don't like glazed carrots. The colcannon looked okay. Like basic mashed potatoes. Maybe with bacon particles. I tried a bite, but they tasted like watery mashed potatoes with maybe some bacon and broccoli stems. No thank you. Hick can have mine.
Here's the thing: Hick brought home an extra Reuben!
"One of them old ladies didn't want her sandwich, so they put it in a container for me."
That works out great. I only have half a Reuben, then the other half the next night. So Hick ate just the sandwich Tuesday evening, because he was still full from the meal at lunch. Wednesday night, I'll have my other half-Reuben, and Hick can have the second meal. Plus my colcannon. Of course, he will be eating another full meal for lunch, Wednesday's being:
Meatloaf
Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Roll
Peach Pie OR Fruit
Heh, heh! Hick LOVES meatloaf. I hope he's not getting leftover colcannon for the mashed potatoes, because he'll also be having a double serving for supper.
Anyhoo... the dessert looked okay:
I don't know if it was actually Pistachio Cake from the menu. Hick just said he had "green cake." I didn't try it, because I always give my desserts to Hick. Those little decoration things are a deal-breaker for me. Or should I say "tooth-breaker?" I don't like them on my cake, no matter what the flavor or color. Can you tell which piece they intended for Hick?
The Reuben was really good. The broccoli was okay. I'm trying to get Hick to bring me lunch next Tuesday... The menu calls for:
Ham & Beans
Spinach & Breaded Tom.
Cornbread
OR
Liver & Onions
Mashed Potatoes
Veg
Cornbread
Blueberry Pie OR Fruit
I would like to try their liver and onions. I like liver. Not sure what they can do to it. I for sure don't want spinach, or "breaded tom." (Which I hope is breaded tomATOES, but then again not, because they sound horrible. Though breaded TOM would be much worse!)
We'll see if Hick is too busy to bring me TWO meals in one month!
Oh, it looks delicious. I once made boxed mashed potatoes and got something wrong along he way, indeed it was very watery. I hope it isn't breaded tomato, yuck. Some folks do breaded eggplant, but tomato? Yucky.
ReplyDeleteI use the Idahoan brand instant mashed potatoes that come in a packet. They always turn out just right. Hick likes the Roasted Garlic flavor.
DeleteThe tomato listing does not entice me. It reminds me of elementary school lunches when we had stewed tomatoes. I never touched them. Same with the spinach, even though a lot of kids liked it, and used the cruet of vinegar on the table to pour over it.
I love the Idahoan brand too. I think I got it wrong that time, lol! But yes, tomatoes to me are not a breaded or stewed item. Salads or burgers only!
DeleteI can tolerate diced tomatoes in soup and chili, but it wasn't always so. Of course they get a pass in salsa.
DeleteAs usual, the Reuben looked really good. I wish I liked liver because it's supposed to be really good for you. Unfortunately I just don't like it:)
ReplyDeleteMy mom made great liver and onions in her cast iron skillet. I like chicken livers, too. I used to get them at a bar called McDermott's in St. Louis when Hick took me up there.
DeleteI looked at your cheesy broccoli and thought how can they call that glazed carrots? And I wonder if anyone else mentioned "that don't look like glazed carrots to me!" Anyway, a decent meal is always good when you don't have to cook it. I read recently what Colcannon is and I think it is mashed potato with onion and cabbage, maybe bacon bits, maybe not. So for years now I have been making Colcannon without knowing it.
ReplyDeleteThe elderlies probably just shut up and eat what's given to them. Or don't eat it, and give it to Hick! When I moved the colcannon to Hick's plate for warming, I DID think I could see cabbage in it. Maybe bacon, or maybe some of the sliced meat from the sandwiches. The bite I tried definitely had a broccoli stem. It was cylindrical, and chewy. Maybe it fell in when broccoli was put in the container.
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