Green Tuna Sammie

Most folks put celery or green onions in their tuna sandwich for added crunch and flavor, but I'm partial to frozen peas. Why? They have a nice "pop" if you don't over cook them.

1 can of chunk tuna

1/2 cup of frozen peas

a pinch of fresh grated garlic

no fat mayo to taste

pepper

bacon salt

buns, lightly toasted

As an added bonus, I'll share this tidbit with you: The only way to eat Kraft Dinner is with a can of tuna and half a can of peas. Mmm.. I'm not kidding. And no ketchup unless you eat your KD straight up. Maybe it's nostalgia, it's how my dad made KD while we were growing up, but I've convinced at least one person of our delicious theory. I guess one person isn't very convincing at all.. Hmm.. But I'm telling you, and that should be enough.

Bacon Everything!

Woohooooooooo! It was a long time coming, but I got my hands on some Bacon Salt seasoning, thanks to the boyfriend who gets 97% his giftmas presents at ThinkGeek.

I've been hearing for while that you can put it on everything to give it delicious fat free bacon flavoring and wow, I am discovering just how true that is. Of course you can top the obvious options, a baked potato, an egg sandwich (or any sandwich for that matter), omelette's, but it's amazing what bacon doesn't go with. Nothing.


I had a hankering for apples the other day. I cut it up into nice slices, turned around, and there it was, the Bacon Salt, looking at me. I had to do it.

Low and behold, it was quite delicious with a light dusting on my apple. Next time: Apples, 5 year old cheddar (which is lactose free) and bacon salt.

New Pho Bo Gaffe La

For the record, I thoroughly enjoy Pho, especially the all mighty Pho battles that occur when people debate who makes the best in the city. Which is why I made a deal with the beau that if he was late for our dinner date, I would get to choose the restaurant in part 1 of Battle Pho.

New Pho Bo Ga La on Somerset was easily my top choice, it had been the locale of many delicious outings in the past. The pho was as I expected, delicious broth as always with fresh herbs and ingredients.

What I didn't expect, was the extremely off tasting sandy texture of the shredded pork rice rolls. Oh wow, what is IN it? Neither of us could stomach to finish one. The rice noodles were normal, the shredded pork was normal, the lettuce was normal, but mixed in was this ew flavored thing textured like sand. The delicious dipping sauce did nothing to improve the taste or dryness of the wrap. When we later asked what ingredients were in the roll other than noodles and pork, the only offered answer was "pork, shredded".

Yes, I get it, but how do you ask again, politely, for them to pinpoint what tastes so bad. We left it at that.

I realize the flavour of my rant may be that the specific ingredient was not to our liking. Since I've never had it before, it's entirely possible that it tasted "right" to other patrons. All I'm saying is that I wish I new what it was so I could properly avoid it in the future. I'll also stick with what I trust, their amazing rare beef pho soups.