Such an Awful Morning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You lost me at "jumped out of bed at 7:30."

I live 5 minutes from DC's school and 15 minutes from work. And the latest I get up is 6:30. I don't think of it as awful.

[Anonymous]

So fried tuna sounds tasty. I mean, I like it warmed up in a melt, so lightly fried will add some umami.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is why I only date guys who live on DC and like living in DC. I do not date guys who live in the suburbs, basically I do not ever want to live in the suburbs.

Op's commute sounds like a nightmare to me too. No way on hell would I sign up for that.

That is pretty self absorbed.

I got plenty of friends that live in the suburbs, and guess what, they are good at knowing how to get somewhere on time.

I wouldn't say self-absorbed, but definitely short-sighted. When I was on OKC, there were tons of guys who stated up front they wouldn't date someone who didn't live in the District.

Because of the parking issues? Some parts of DC are easy to park in, others are not.

That would be the least of my concerns, and I have dated someone that lived in DC and I was over 20 miles away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello everyone, welcome to My DCUM Kitchen. Today's episode features Lightly Fried Tuna, a reader submission by OP which intrigued readers with its eclectic combination of ingredients and unique preparation.

Ingredients:
Canned tuna
Coconut oil, spoonful
Healthy and delicious spices for antioxidants: turmeric, cumin, coriander, red chili pepper
Optional ingredient: Bitterness over living in Fairfax

Instructions:
After you've woken up late and right when you need to be walking out the door for work, assemble your ingredients. Open and drain your can of tuna as the spoonful of coconut oil melts in the pan. When the oil is melted, add your tuna and sprinkle liberally with the healthy and delicious spices that provide antioxidants.

Toss with a fork to lightly fry.



When your tuna looks sufficiently lightly fried and luridly yellow, remove from pan. Assemble sandwich for lunch: bread and cheese. OP does not indicate what kind of cheese, so recipe tester used best judgment and went with a slice of colby jack.



For best results, let sit in lunch bag for up to 4 hours before enjoying at room temperature for lunch. Due to time constraints, the recipe tester had to take bite as soon as sandwich was assembled because she was already late for work and had to get in the car to harangue husband during hour long commute.



Verdict: tastes as bad as living in Fairfax when you desperately want to live in DC feels.

Wait...you use white bread...we also use Krispy cream donuts in place of the bread. Like this but with tuna fish

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello everyone, welcome to My DCUM Kitchen. Today's episode features Lightly Fried Tuna, a reader submission by OP which intrigued readers with its eclectic combination of ingredients and unique preparation.

Ingredients:
Canned tuna
Coconut oil, spoonful
Healthy and delicious spices for antioxidants: turmeric, cumin, coriander, red chili pepper
Optional ingredient: Bitterness over living in Fairfax

Instructions:
After you've woken up late and right when you need to be walking out the door for work, assemble your ingredients. Open and drain your can of tuna as the spoonful of coconut oil melts in the pan. When the oil is melted, add your tuna and sprinkle liberally with the healthy and delicious spices that provide antioxidants.

Toss with a fork to lightly fry.



When your tuna looks sufficiently lightly fried and luridly yellow, remove from pan. Assemble sandwich for lunch: bread and cheese. OP does not indicate what kind of cheese, so recipe tester used best judgment and went with a slice of colby jack.



For best results, let sit in lunch bag for up to 4 hours before enjoying at room temperature for lunch. Due to time constraints, the recipe tester had to take bite as soon as sandwich was assembled because she was already late for work and had to get in the car to harangue husband during hour long commute.



Verdict: tastes as bad as living in Fairfax when you desperately want to live in DC feels.

This is amazing and will probably be the highlight of my day, so it is only down hill from here. It is awfully early for my day to be peaking, but it was worth it.

[Anonymous]

Okay, now I stayed up too late and almost overslept because I couldn't stop reading this thread! Also, I accidentally woke DH up as I tried to stifle my laughter while reading, and ended up making a weird choking sound instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to make Tuna Croquets....tuna, egg, mayo, spices (onion/garlic, etc), great crumbs, and fry it up. Used it as a dinner when in college and grad school, when cheap eats were my primary focus.

I had assumed that is what she was talking about.

But she is not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello everyone, welcome to My DCUM Kitchen. Today's episode features Lightly Fried Tuna, a reader submission by OP which intrigued readers with its eclectic combination of ingredients and unique preparation.

Ingredients:
Canned tuna
Coconut oil, spoonful
Healthy and delicious spices for antioxidants: turmeric, cumin, coriander, red chili pepper
Optional ingredient: Bitterness over living in Fairfax

Instructions:
After you've woken up late and right when you need to be walking out the door for work, assemble your ingredients. Open and drain your can of tuna as the spoonful of coconut oil melts in the pan. When the oil is melted, add your tuna and sprinkle liberally with the healthy and delicious spices that provide antioxidants.

Toss with a fork to lightly fry.



When your tuna looks sufficiently lightly fried and luridly yellow, remove from pan. Assemble sandwich for lunch: bread and cheese. OP does not indicate what kind of cheese, so recipe tester used best judgment and went with a slice of colby jack.



For best results, let sit in lunch bag for up to 4 hours before enjoying at room temperature for lunch. Due to time constraints, the recipe tester had to take bite as soon as sandwich was assembled because she was already late for work and had to get in the car to harangue husband during hour long commute.



Verdict: tastes as bad as living in Fairfax when you desperately want to live in DC feels.

OP used toast! and then let it sit in a bag with moisture for several hours for lightly fried soggy goodness.

[Anonymous]

Nothing like arriving late with the odor of a luridly yellow hot tuna sandwich seeping from your brown bag. Yum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You want to hear about my bad morning? I had an important meeting in SE DC at 8:00 AM; the results of my presentation were to be presented to the Joint Chiefs that afternoon.

At 1:00 AM, I woke up with extreme abdominal pain, passed out, fell on the floor and broke my nose. DW calls 911; they take me to the hospital...scan me to find the cause of pain. At 5 am the ER doctor comes in, and tells me they think the pain was gas. But, incidentally, we found an 8 cm mass -- probably a tumor -- on your kidney.

That is a bad morning (oh, I got someone to cover for me at the briefing.).

Meanwhile, two hours later, our neighbor picks up her little girl (18 months), and feels something in the abdomen. Also a tumor.

Damn. Cancer cluster?

Sorry, pp.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok. It's agreed. OP and you husband! OUT OF THE GENE POOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. You guys, I woke up late! Had a bad night.

I'm sorry OP- it's all relative. Many people on this board have kids- I have a child with special needs who has decided he no longer likes going to school and lets me know with escalating tantrums every morning. Many of us haven't slept until 7:30 in a decade.

Hence the title "DC Urban Moms and Dads". Maybe its the sleep deprivation that makes us all so snarky. I haven't been well-rested since 2009.

[Anonymous]

What are the odds that the awful morning turned into a horrendous afternoon when Op ate the sandwich and pieces of the luridly yellow tuna stained her pristine, white, silk shirt? She of course had to leave early....in a hurry...and her selfish dh was irritated that he had to leave his job to go and pick her up.

I hate it when things snowball like that. Hope that sandwich was gooood!

[Anonymous]

I'm only responding because I'm jealous - the last time I slept in past 7:30 was before children.

[Anonymous]

I can't believe you actually recreated the sandwich!! Awesome, if perhaps unappetizing early in the morning. And excellent choice of cheese - the marbling of the colby jack complements the yellow tuna. Please report back on how it tastes at midday today.