the horror

was it worse then the tofu?
;-)

Hee Hee. Sounds like a meal even ketchup can't save.

What's wrong with that?
Okay, I know I definitely don't have Cav's food talent -- nobody ever will. And I'm sure he told you about my bizarre food likes/dislikes. If not, well, I'm afraid I'm about to shock a lot of people.

What's wrong with pastrami with mayo? I put mayo (it has to be REAL mayo; Hellman's is the closest to "fake" mayo I will eat. Cav's mayo was the BEST, and then maybe Jamie Kennedy's Jamie Kennedy the Canadian Chef) on ALL of my sandwiches. Except peanut butter, but anything with deli meat or flaked fish for sure. Even cheese sandwiches, though I don't really eat a lot of those.

So go ahead and be in shock -- Mrs. Cav's a junk food junkie. I also enjoy french fries and vanilla ice cream, Campbell's Alphabet Soup, and the only true Grilled Cheese sandwich is made with White Wonder Bread, Kraft Singles, and lots of Parkay fried at a local greasy spoon...with EXTRA ketchup!!

(That doesn't mean to say that I didn't love the foie gras pates that Cav made for me -- they were the best, but hey, you can't eat foie gras every day...not even if you live in France!)

:wink:

I just spent two days in Brussels. We had mussels with french fries and mayo. Very interesting combination and not at all as bad as I thought. I could do without the mayo, though...

"...the only true Grilled Cheese sandwich is made with White Wonder Bread, Kraft Singles, and lots of Parkay..."

Right on, sister! In my neck of the woods we call that sandwich a "see-through" and are they ever good.

I may just join Dys and retch.

(Although Buttercup gets points for insisting on real mayp. The stuff you buy in jars is good for greasing your feet afore you slip 'em into your boots if you're not wearing socks.)

good taste is timeless

Buttercup, I LOVE mayonaise, but due to a troubled cholesterol level (now under control, thank you), it is on my taboo list. I don't like any substitute (Hellman's, nayonaise, etc.), BUT I've discovered a heart-friendly substitute that is--to me at least--VERY delicious. It's VEGENAISE,made with grape-seed oil and sold in some Fry's, WholeFoods, and elsewhere I presume.
Dyslexia, your house guest seems like a liberated soul. Whatever you do, follow her example in all things.
But I do prefer my pastrami with mustard.

Mayonnaise is a poor man's hollandaise sauce, yawl. If you want something delicious with minimum risk, try fresh apricot halves on a bed of fresh spinach leaves, with just a dollop of REAL mayo.

We are what we eat? Nope, we eat what we are.

Letty wrote:

We are what we eat? Nope, we eat what we are.

So does that make us all virtual cannibals?

Andrew, you funny thing. Actually, I had in mind the cravings that a person goes through when the body makes demands.

I have had this insatiable craving for fresh fruit, of late. I must need ascorbic acid.

Buttercup, I must confess that I had four candy bars in one day, and I am glucose intolerant. I guess it was the case of forbidden fruit.

I can see the problem with Mayo, but what is wrong with ketchup?

Here's one explanation, King Tut.

http://www.inmamaskitchen.com/FOOD_IS_ART/cliff/ketchup.html

Thank you for that wonderful link, Letty! Now that I think of, I don't believe I have a bottle of ketchup in my kitchen. Can't imagine what I'd use it for. I do have four different kinds of 'hot sauce', as well as the standard Worcestershire and soy sauce, cider vinegard and extra virgin olive oil. I do use ketchup on french fries on those rare occasions that I have to grab a quick lunch on the run in a greasy spoon. Can't imagine what other use this thick tomato concoction could possibly have.

I'm with Lady Di, it belongs in every refigerator.

Letty

Dys, this has turned into a delightful thread. Thanks for the smile.

And Acquiunk, You do know about the mayo clinic, I assume. That's where they send somebody who is watching their cholesterol like Nobody is trying to do.

Letty, I've always assumed that Hollandaise sauce is mayonaise for the rich .
Ketchup has too much sugar, but has lycopene (to protect men against prostate cancer), and mustard has lots of tumeric, an anti-inflammatory food. I LOVE mustard, even by itself, and I love ketchup on scrambled eggs, but never in any kind of sandwich (if anyone cares).

sorry real butter here