Blue plate special

tuna melt special ala moon city cafe

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blue plate special

blue plate special

there used to be this great cafe in downtown springfield, when i was growing up, the moon city cafe.  my fam went all the time on saturdays.  i loved it. a little dingy and funky with npr always playing.  my favorite thing to get, a tuna melt with pasta salad.  i had the sudden realization the other night when for dinner i was making but what?  a tuna melt with pasta salad, i think since the age of 10 i may have been trying to recreate my favorite meal at moon city!  this i will say was one of the best versions of the melt plus pasta salad combo in a long while.  the secret to this time’s success?   oh the wonderful sandwich maker!  this is my ode to moon city cafe.  i do miss you so!!

Sunday Night Dinner: Steph’s Blue Plate Special- order up!

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This week we are all cooking the same category of meal for Sunday Night Dinner- The Blue Plate Special.
Our blue plate special was a veggie take on Meatloaf – The Chicago Diner’s Lentil loaf with mashed potatoes, mom’s sweet and sour carrots and corn!
Good friend and honorary Farris family member Jessica joined us!

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As a kid I ate mom’s sweet and sour carrots like candy. I loved them and now I know why, there’s a cup of sugar involved with this veg side dish. Uh, yum!
At dinner we talked about vacations to come, life, surprise visits from neighbors, and hearty lentil loaf. For dessert we had strawberry jello and some of us even had whipped cream!

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Oh yes, blue plate specials are a good thing. I realize now that we should have sat on our diner booth bench in the kitchen! Dang. We’ll just have to do it again.