Twinkie del Mar

John Mansfield, father of four

Items Needed:

12 Hostess Twinkies
3 cans of tuna
6 oz. cream cheese
1 bell pepper, chopped
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
3 cups of brine

This Twinkie dish has a hearty New England maritime flavor, with a spicy little Rio Grande kick, that all your little sailors will love.

DIRECTIONS: Mash the Twinkies in a bowl and add tuna, cream cheese, and peppers, and mix. Fill a separate bowl with the brine and garlic powder. Submerge the pulpy Twinkie mass in brine and refrigerate overnight (this is where it soaks up its rustic flavor). Bake at 450 for an hour in a bread pan, let cool, slice and serve! Deliciousness ahoy!

How about adding some Tabasco? That would really make it, along with some spicy Thai Satay peanut sauce. And maybe some pickled herring or Kosher dill pickle? Jeeze, this guy must have been a penniless, pot-smoking student back in the sixties to have concocted this! (Maybe I'll try it.) -- GS