I'd never heard of them before. That changed when my neighbor called me and asked me if my family ate tuna fish. Ok, not one of your typical questions, but there you have it. It seems that she made too many of them for her family for dinner tonight, and wanted to give some to me. If I wanted them. If.I.wanted.them. Right. Look, I love to cook and all of that, but am I going to turn down a dinner made by someone else, which means I don't have to cook? I think not.
I figured she'd maybe send over 4 of them (she said they were small) or there abouts, but I was grossly underestimating "I made too much for my family." She sent over 15 of the most delicious smelling pastries, which, I might add, were not small. Each one is about the size of 1/2 a sandwich.
Oh, and they are divine. She made them with crescent rolls, and they have cream cheese in them. What? I had to try one. You know...so that I could make sure they were ok for my family to eat.
They do that kind of thing here. Share stuff. Bring food. Help out. It's like a little community. When I was in the hospital, the neighbors all kind of banned together and made out schedules of who would be there at the bus stop for the girls, etc. so that my husband could spend the day with me at the hospital. You only need to say one word. Help. That's all it takes. And they are there for you. Whatever you need. It's one of the gazillion reasons I love it here.
Hey...check my breath. Does it smell like tuna? Anyone have a Tic Tac?
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How cool is that? :) I had a neighbor like that in San Francisco. Sent over "extra" food all the time...there were days when it saved my life. I was continually overwhelmed by the kindness.
Your neighborhood sounds fantastic....!
And hey Moogie...can I come over for dinner too?? :)
Posted by: sharon at December 28, 2004 09:23 PM
I want to live where you live. I am jealous. Tuna puffs? They sound good, but I would rename them before serving them to anyone in this house; chicken puffs maybe.
Posted by: Melonie at December 28, 2004 10:20 PM
In our house, they just might get referred to as "chunks of mermaid" puffs, thanks to my son. Any recipe that can turn tuna into something really tastely and palatable is a recipe I'd like to get my hands on. Plain tuna? That's fine. Tuna mixed with anything? Give me a gag bag.
Posted by: Mellie Helen at December 29, 2004 03:17 AM
G'day Moogie, "love" tuna puffs, hummmmmm, I can smell them from here. Yes it is fantastic to live a community that helps each other, sad to reflect with what has been happening in the Asia area with the tidal wave that they say has claimed upward and over of 50,000 precious lives, that really shows the true spirit of humanity, in which we all raise our hands and ask "what can I do to help". PS-What type of TicTacs do you want (wink wink). Catch up with you later xoxo
Posted by: vegemiterules at December 29, 2004 03:41 AM
Tuna puffs sound scrumpsious right about now. ...especially if I didn't have to make them.
Make sure to hit her up for the recipe and then post it for us to see. Or better yet...have her whip up another batch...how far could it be from you to me? teeheee
Posted by: Suzanne at December 29, 2004 10:10 AM