I Didn’t Have the Faintest Idea

them.

We make them from memory.

A spoonful here.

A little more mayonnaise there.

Maybe some pickles if we have them.

And somehow, every family develops its own version.

That’s what makes these simple recipes so special.

There isn’t necessarily one “perfect” tuna salad.

There’s the tuna salad you grew up eating.

The one your mother made.

The one your grandmother packed into sandwiches.

The one you threw together after work because you were hungry and didn’t feel like cooking.

And sometimes, those are the recipes worth paying attention to.

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