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{Chicken of the Sea} Patty Sandwiches

(Don’t you love Jerry’s “Chicken of the Sea” bit?)

At church yesterday, I kept smelling tuna. To most people, that smell probably doesn’t sound delightful unless you’re about to eat a tuna fish sandwich, and even then it’s not the best. But man, it was like I was smelling kettle corn or chocolate. I couldn’t stop thinking about it through the rest of the meetings, so I decided we would have tuna sandwiches after church.

Usually, I boil and chop a couple of eggs, mix it with a can of tuna, some relish, mayo, and shredded cheese, then grill it on bread for a couple of minutes, but I wanted to switch it up this time. So, I found a recipe online, accidentally added too much milk so I had to modify the ingredients a bit. The end result was delicious and satisfied my tuna craving.

Ingredients

  • 2 cans of tuna
  • 1/2-3/4 cup milk (start with 1/2 and add more if it’s too thick)
  •  3 eggs
  • salt, pepper, onion powder to taste
  • handful of shredded cheddar cheese
  • 3 pieces of bread (chop in food processor)

Directions

Mix all ingredients. Scoop out 8 patties with spoon or ice-cream scooper. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees, turn over and bake five more minutes. Place baked patties on toasted hamburger buns. Top with veggies and relish.

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The Happiest Flower

  1. Come on, back aches! Lay off! I can’t sit for more than an hour without their lovely little pains distracting me. I didn’t sign up for this! Well, I guess I did when I decided to have a baby, but I didn’t know that this was in store for me.
  2. Why couldn’t Harry Potter have come out next week? As in, after our next pay day? I don’t think we will be seeing it at midnight, which is heart-breaking.
  3. Uhm, I don’t want to wait 20 more weeks until I have this baby! It’s not that I’m sick of being pregnant, I love it, I really do. I just want to meet my little baby! She’s all I think about, day and night. I read a birth story this morning and cried the entire time (yeah, I’m very emotional) because I was so excited for our big day. December 1st is wayyyyyy too far away (although, Hobby Lobby does already have their Christmas stuff out), I just want to move all of this along.
  4. Talking about the baby, she is getting so big! Seriously, my belly is starting to grow exponentially. Her legs and arms are finally proportional (no more alien baby) and she can hear outside sounds. She is kicking and moving, especially late at night, and she loves sour treats. Well, at least that’s how I’m explaining my sour treat cravings.
  5. My coworkers found a blog called E Tells Tales. It was her birth story that I read this morning, I love her blogging writer style (it kind of feels like reading a novel), but there is something unique/unusual about her relationship. I won’t tell you what it is, I want you to find out for yourself. It might creep you out a bit, but it made me want to read post after post after post.
  6. I played Uno with my in-laws last night. The rules were quite strange, you could match cards even if it wasn’t your turn, which made it a confusing mess. But it was still hilarious, oh and btw, I dominated.
  7. Hannah Judd is finally back from her little weekend trip (well, she’s back to her place in Mexico), so I finally get to talk to her. Exciting news of the day.
  8. One of my coworkers got married this weekend. Check out her blog to see some bridal photos, they’re a darling couple.
  9. I helped plan our ward activity last Saturday. It was a cookout up in the canyon and a complete success. We had at least fifty people show up, enough food (who knew it was so hard to figure out how many hamburgers to buy?), and the weather held up for us.
  10. I made some delicious tuna sandwiches yesterday, get ready for that recipe!
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Check it out…

I finished Abby Alger’s photo blog! Go through it and tell me what you think and please tell me if you see any errors or mistakes!

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Chopped

T.J. and I really like a few cooking shows on the Food Network, one of which is called Chopped. We are amazed how competitors can create beautiful and innovative meals using the strangest ingredients. We like to pretend we are the chefs who have to come up with our own recipe, but usually we just end up getting a bowl of cereal instead.

Well, tonight we didn’t have to pretend any longer! I wanted to make a healthy dinner using the ingredients we had on hand. So, I found a recipe in one of my cookbooks but, because we didn’t have all of the ingredients, I decided to take a risk and try to substitute and modify. The end result was delicious and SO easy. Make it tomorrow night for your family (makes 3-4 servings)!

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup frozen, chopped, precooked chicken (This is how I buy my chicken now because I’m paranoid my chicken won’t cook all the way. But you can can use chicken breasts and cook them it a little longer)
  • 1 cup frozen stir-fry veggie mix
  • 1 cup egg noodles
  • 14 oz (1 can) of chicken broth
  • 1 package of dry onion soup
  • 1/4 cup water
In large skillet, heat oil on medium high. Add remaining ingredients and stir occasionally until boiling. Then cover for 8-10 minutes until thickened. If mixture is still runny, add a tablespoon of cornstarch (first mix with a tsp of water). Eat up!

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Text of the Day

I was waiting at the doctor’s office when I got this pleasant little text message:

Wat yu scared to talk ta me for bri wy yu got dudes callin fa yu?

Huh? I’m pretty sure you have the wrong number.

I’m pretty sure i don. this is the number by baby daddy Chris BLANK was textin. this is karli BLANK an if there some going on yu better jus tell me now. Or ima find it out on my own an than come find yur twelve year old a**. An your sister tessa was one of my best friends.

Well my name is Katie and I have no idea what you’re talking about.

Although, you have given me a pretty funny story to tell people today.

Yaa ok honey. Hilarious arn ya

 

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To Celebrate America’s Birthday…

…I will make Chocoflan, a Mexican cake.

A teenager in my boss’s congregation makes these lil’ miracles of cake for people and gave one to Wendy. Then Wendy gave some to us, the students. I’m usually not much of a flan fan (Haha, flan fan), but mixing it with this ultra moist chocolate cake and a touch of dulce de leche, it really takes the award for one of the most delicious desserts I have ever eaten.

So, hopefully I’ll have a picnic this weekend to bring this delightful treat to and maybe, just maybe, you’ll get a slice.

Guys, you need to stop whatever else you’re doing and read the this recipe, then either make it for yourself or make it for me, your hungry little pregnant friend.

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Time Machine

Where did time go?

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Treat Tuesday

In our office, we have “Treat Tuesday” and last night I was really in the mood to bake. But I know baked goods can really pack on the pounds during my pregnancy, so I decided to make something and bring it to work instead. So, I found a recipe for homemade strawberry cupcakes, whipped up a batch (yes, I even pureed fresh strawberries), tried to frost them (although I’m a very bad froster), and brought them into work today. Oh, and bonus, they’re festive for 4th of July

You should make them for your 4th of July picnic this weekend (recipe yields 12):

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup whole fresh or frozen strawberries, thawed
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 1/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 2 large egg whites, room temperature

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 12-cup muffin tin with cupcake liners; set aside.
  2. Place strawberries in a small food processor; process until pureed. You should have about 1/3 cup of puree, add a few more strawberries if necessary or save any extra puree for frosting; set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a small bowl, mix together milk, vanilla, and strawberry puree; set aside.
  4. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter on medium-high speed, until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and continue to beat until well combined and fluffy. Reduce the mixer speed to medium and slowly add egg and egg whites until just blended.
  5. With the mixer on low, slowly add half the flour mixture; mix until just blended. Add the milk mixture; mix until just blended. Slowly add remaining flour mixture, scraping down sides of the bowl with a spatula, as necessary, until just blended.
  6. Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups. Transfer muffin tin to oven and bake until tops are just dry to the touch, 22 to 25 minutes. Transfer muffin tin to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely in tin before icing.

{I just made some buttercream frosting for the top, but I think cream cheese frosting would be delightful.}

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Food Fest

You might remember a post a couple weeks back announcing the Relief Society Activity at our place, it was a recipe exchange and boy, the food was incredible. They put some of the photos from the activity on the RS blog, so I snagged them. If you want the recipes to any of these delicious items, check out my RS blog. I think they’re posting the recipes soon.

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