Pasta Dish

[Theland1]

I was going to cook pasta twirly things, and put peppers and cucumber on top with mayo, but forgot to buy the mayo.
Shall I open a tin of soup instead and just forget it?

[Ice.Maiden]

Oi knobby - stop being so stroppy, or I'll send you a tuna sandwich!
Hi there Theland - long time no see. Yes - have some soup. Quicker. : )

[Clanad]

So... if you've some eggs, olive oil and mustard, why not make your own mayo?

2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 cup vegetable or olive oil

You could substitute a very small splash of vinegar for the lemon juice, by the way.

1. Combine the egg yolks, mustard, cayenne and lemon juice in a food processor. Start to process, and as the machine runs, add the oil in a thin stream through the top spout. The mayonnaise will come together and thicken all of a sudden.

2. If the mixture is too thick, add a little warm water to thin it. Add salt and pepper to taste. The mayonnaise will keep for about 1 week in the refrigerator.

Et voila... Supper!

[grasscarp]

Clanad, This poor person was asking for supper suggestions at 20 to 7. It is now after 11pm. They have either had soup or gone to bed I think by now. It is so kind of you to send your suggestions, and as I know your recipes are good I will take note. (Am now writing a book on flight planning which has been accepted by a Canadian publisher!!!! )

[Clanad]

You're right, grasscarp (sometime you'll have to divulge the source of your pen name!), but given the time difference (6 hours) I elected to go ahead and psh "Submit" since perhaps Theland1 could use in the future.... or is suffering from a bout of insomnia... Good luck on your publication, by the way...

[pastafreak]

I wonder just what Theland actually had for supper...?

[grasscarp]

I'll put money on Theland having the soup!
Clanad we have fish in a pond in the garden which we inherited from previous owners of this house. One day I had it cleaned and the man doing it produced this huge dark fish I had never seen before and said it was a grasscarp. when registering on the internet any name I tried was already taken, so I settled for grasscarp and it is usually available! Will let you know when I get round to completing the book. Have done 3 chapters so far. Thanks for your good wishes.