Memorial Day

Since I am old enough to remember when Memorial Day was actually a day (May 31) and not a 3 day weekend, I like to be contrary and celebrate on the "real" day. So last night we had a picnic meal without the Standard American Diet and watched the movie "Glory" on television. Both were excellent.

I am back to a meal without a recipe, however. We had Boca Chickin patties on an onion bialy, mine toasted and Jerry's not. All of the rolls I have tried are just too much dough for the patties, so I was happy to find that the bialy has just the right amount of bread to make a good sandwich. Layer the sandwich with mustard, sliced sweet onion, sliced tomato, lettuce leaves and you won't miss a burger.

The green salad contains field mix, chopped broccoli stems (left-over from yesterday's pasta marinara with broccoli), halved cherry tomatoes and vinaigrette dressing.

The potato salad is composed of boiled red potatoes with the skins left on, chopped sweet onion, chopped celery, a sprinkle of red wine vinegar and fat-free mayonaise. Top it with ground black pepper and a few capers.

The cabbage salad is so simple. Shred red cabbage and toss it with a dressing made with a tablespoon of unseasoned rice vinegar and a tablespoon of seasoned rice vinegar. Something about the vinegars gives the salad an oily mouth-feel which is a good thing.

Processed foods, yes, but food that Jerry will eat and not miss eating a Standard American Diet which is my primary goal.