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"Julie Bove" > wrote:
> I haven't had any peas for a very long time. They have always been one
> of my favorite vegetables.
>
> When I was pregnant and had GD, the dietician I saw chastised me for
> eating them and said I should eat dried beans instead because they
> contained more protein. So I quit eating them.
>
> Then when I was diagnosed with type 2, peas still had an inferior stigma
> in my mind, so I did without them save for a lone pea or two snatched
> from Angela's plate when she wasn't looking.
>
> Then one day I realized that dietician was just full of it, so I began
> eating them again. Not a lot and not often. But I did put them
> occasionally in soup and in tuna casserole.
>
> Then Angela was diagnosed with an allergy to peas. I got rid of all the
> peas in the house (except for the Newman's Own pretzels with pea
> protein...she's also allergic to wheat) which I eat on occasion for a
> snack. She also loves peas and I felt it would be mean for me to eat them
> in front of her. She loves them so much that she kept taking them at the
> salad bar, then realizing what she had done. She would have to make
> another salad for herself and give that one to her dad.
>
> But tonight I made tuna casserole and decided I just HAD to have some
> peas with it. So I bought two little cans. Yes, cans. I grew up on
> canned vegetables and they taste just fine to me, with a few exceptions
> like asparagus.
>
> The casserole was made differently than usual because I got a double
> order of cremini mushrooms. Perhaps I should have called it mushroom
> casserole with added tuna and macaroni. I used a 2 quart casserole and
> there was about 1" of cooked rice macaroni on the bottom of it.
>
> The sauce was made with dried mushrooms (from Costco) ground to a powder.
> There was about a cup after being ground. This was mixed into a slurp of
> olive oil and thinned down with a little rice milk. I cooked this for a
> couple of minutes then added some Just Onions (minced freeze dried
> onions), parsley, salt and pepper and the two containers of mushrooms
> that had been chopped.
>
> The sauce and three cans of Kirkland tuna (Costco brand) were added to
> fill the casserole about 3/4 of the way full.
>
> Husband hated his portion but Angela and I loved it and there was enough
> left (wouldn't have been any if husband liked it) for her lunch tomorrow.
>
> But the peas!!!! I sprinkled a few spoonfuls over the top of mine. Yum,
> yum! I had forgotten what peas tasted like. They were soooo good.


That sounds good, Julie.

Jun just made some BBQ'd garlicy pork short ribs for me. Sriracha sauce for
dipping. That's good, too! ;-)

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