Ghetto Steak Gone Sophis?

Jack Mackerel Spaghetti

1 tin of Jack Mackerel (Foreigners: look in the Caribbean section of the international aisle in your grocery store)
20 strings of Spaghetti
1 c of diced cucumber
1 pinch brown sugar
3 sprigs of thyme
Julienne: 1 yellow onion, 1/2 of a red pepper, 1 Roma tomato
3 Romaine lettuce leaves
S&P to taste

Directions:
Put your pasta to boil,
Saute your aromatics in butter, not oil (so you'll use less salt),
Sprinkle the brown sugar over the cucumber and let them breathe,
When the pasta is al dente, drained and wash, and mackerel is hot, turn off the burners and clean up your kitchen,
Get your clean plate, assemble as much as your eyes think you can manage and Enjoy!


I met a girl last summer and everyday moment together a new adventure. You know when you think you have an option to do something, take on a new post, keep yourself doing some form of activity til something better comes along? Last summer camp was it. Of course, the factual question was: "What else you really going do?"
     
        I learned alot that summer. About me, people, children/little people (the fact that I don't want any of my own!). I took the bus to country for the 1st time ever, contributed to the purchase of cooking gas, started looking for places to live, opened an insurance account. Eventhough I thought I'd be doing much with my life at this age, I don't give a shit, I'm proud - clearly I move more slowly than others.
     
        I'm over it.

         Anyway, the summer. I met a girl who was my age, working with a staff of teens and less mature people, and we bonded over not giving a shit. How nice?! Yes. I told about my adventures in food and how I like weird food and eat bacon. She doesn't like bacon; very good for me seeing that I got the bacon from her BK breakfast sandwich. I made "brownies" and Thyme-Cheese Egg Sandwiches for us. [I forgot to make that an entry. Next time.]

         So one of the pieces of from her came over one of our bbm conversations where she told me she was eating Ghetto Steak. What? What can this be now? I'd heard of ghetto steak in the US where "urbanites" but ground beef together in a pot and pretend it's steak, but she doesn't eat beef, suh what?None other can canned Mackerel. Not quite sure why it's called Ghetto Steak here, but it's funny. I never question funny. And, at the time, she was having it with rice.

       Fast-forward a month or two (time is meshing and life is becoming a blur), and her suggestion to dinner is Mackerel and Spaghetti. "What di raas?" How she come up with that? This is one of the very few times that I've been reluctant to try something new - Who woulda thunk it?

        Anyway, we went through the simple steps and made a similar plate to the one seen above. It was amazing. The only other disagreement we had was with Monk-like need to plate with elements not touching. What does it matter? Everything is going to be touching in your stomach and tastes amazing no matter how you plate it - Geezth!

Try it and let me know,

Eat well til Lata,
Gillian.

P.S. Hockey, thank you so much for an amazing summer!