fresh friday

About half of you are about to say "ew yuck" and the other half "oh yum!"

But my guess is about half of the "ew yuck"ers will secretly be saying "oh yum!"

Now, I know there are unspoken rules about when you eat tuna salad.  Mainly, it smells.  So if you are taking it to work, you need to be aware of who you are eating with (or eat alone that day!)  However, there are so many benefits to eating it.  Tuna is all protein and NO carbs!  It also includes healthy portions of vitamins E and K, potassium, iron and iodine.

Since I steer clear of carbs, tuna is a great choice for me.  And coming up with creative ways to eat it is easier than it seems.  Since it is summertime, I wanted to fix some tuna salad up with some fresh veggies.  And I came up with what you see above!  My mama and I enjoyed it for lunch yesterday and I half to say emphasize, we ENJOYED IT very much.  I call it, Half and Half Tuna Salad Tomato because it is supposed to be a cross between a tuna melt and tuna salad sandwich!

Half and Half Tuna Salad Tomato

Serves 2 people

12 oz can of Bumble Bee Chunk White Albacore in Water

2 tablespoons Hellmann's Mayo with Olive Oil

3 tablespoons Mt. Olive Sweet Relish

3 medium size tomatoes

Kraft 2% Mozzarella Cheese

Mix tuna, mayo, and relish together well. The measurements for mayo and relish can be adjusted to your liking.  I usually try to use the least amount of mayo possible (I'm not a big fan).

Then, refrigerate until ready to use.
Turn oven onto Broil.

Slice 1 tomato into 4, place on a baking sheet, top with mozzarella and broil until cheese bubbles.

Hollow out the other two tomatoes and fill with chilled tuna salad.

I hope you have a great weekend!  What are your uses for tuna salad?

Now to start my weekend off right with a little puppy play time!

egg salad sammie

Happy Easter!! I hope you are having a wonderful day!

We have spent the day honoring our Lord and Savior, spending time with family, playing with the pup, and napping :)  It has been really great!

David and I boiled a dozen eggs and dyed them last night in honor of Easter.  It was really fun and has provided for a week's worth of yummy egg salad!  While I enjoy it by itself, I have been buying Sugar Free Whole Wheat Premium Bread for David at Kroger for his sandwiches.

I always start a new semester with my favorite get to know you game.  It's derived from something we did when I interned at the UGA Wesley Foundation.  It's quick, fun, and I don't lose much instructional time doing it. I call it "Hot Seat." I usually spend about the last 5 minutes of class playing it with the students until we've been through everyone (about a week).  Each student is asked three questions.  I always ask the first one and allow other students to come up with the others.  And these questions are usually silly.  Most famously, I ask "How do you like your eggs?"  The kids always think this is funny, but I'm really asking!  I love eggs! Weird, I know!

However, getting back to the basics of egg usage is egg salad!

And I LOVE egg salad!  I fell in love with it as a kid and it's never changed.

It's so easy to make and high in protein.

Easy Egg Salad

1 serving

2 hard boiled eggs

1 tsp Light Hellman's Mayonnaise
1 tsp French's Spicy Brown Mustard

Spoonful of Vlasic Sweet Relish

I mash up the eggs and mix in the mayo and mustard.

I suggest using equal parts of both mayo and mustard to the consistency of your liking.  Start off just adding a little of both.

Mix in a small spoonful of sweet relish and refrigerate!

We enjoy it by itself, on a bed of lettuce, or on bread!

ENJOY!