Tasty Tuesday - Tori's Toasty Tuna Sandwiches

Everyone has their own favorite tuna sandwich recipe.  This one is mine.  The sandwiches are toasty on the outside and warm and delicious on the inside and very messy to eat, especially if you pile them high with the tuna filling like I do.  Lots of napkins are suggested and a fork, or lots of carrot sticks and potato chips to scoop up what oozes out of the sandwich and on to your plate.

Tori's Toasty Tuna Sandwiches

Serves 2 to 4 depending on how high you mound the filling.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Mix together:

1/4 cup finely chopped sweet pepper (green, red, yellow, orange, whatever you like)

1/3 cup finely chopped onion

1 hard boiled egg, chopped

1/2 cup grated cheese

1 can of tuna, drained

1/3 cup mayonnaise

a sprinkle of salt and pepper

Mound your filling onto your rolls.  (kaiser, chiabatta, subway..what's your pleasure?)

Wrap and seal each roll in a square of aluminum foil, shiny side facing the sandwiches, and place on baking sheet.

Bake for 25 minutes.

Unwrap and enjoy!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all the Mom's, mine included.  Hi Mom!

My mother lives miles and miles away, in Nova Scotia, to be exact, so I'm not able to go and visit her today.  I did wish her Happy Mother's Day twice.. lol.. as I said in my Little Bliss List on Friday.  I called her to wish her Happy Mother's Day last Sunday (a blonde moment) and I'll be doing it again as soon as I'm finished writing this.

If you are lucky enough to be with your Mom today, take the time to enjoy each other and being in each other's company.  No gift is more precious than that.

Mom's Day Off

Here is my Mother's Day gift for you all.  A free seed packet printable.

Mother's Day Gift - Free Seed Packet Printable

Click on the preview above.  Right click on the large version and save to your computer.  Print it out.  Cut it out.  Crease the paper along the flaps and fold over and glue the two long sides first.  Fold up the small flap and glue it.  Fold over the large flap.  Ready to use!  Enjoy!

EDIT:  I forgot to add my Mother's Day gift to all of you.  Added now.  Sorry!

Friday - Bliss and Morning Walks

My Little Bliss List (Remembering the things that made me happy this week, because it's so easy to forget them)

I called and wished my Mom, Happy Mother's Day last Sunday.. doh!  Don't tell me I'm the only one who forgets that it's the second Sunday in May and not the first.  So, I get to do it again, this Sunday.  Bliss for her and for me.

I finished three pieces of art this week.

I discovered the absolute best cookbook ever!  My new all time favorite.  I will share it with you all... later.  Right now I want to hold it close, all to myself and savor it.

Mr B. finally has the weekend off, after working three weeks straight, with both weekends included in there spent away from home.  It's going to be nice to relax with him, watch movies and just enjoy having him here.

The weather has been gorgeous!  Cool but sunny, perfect for walking the dogs and working outside.

Here's what I've seen this week during my morning walks with the dogs:

Hang The Moon, Photo by Tori Beveridge

Morning Ride, Photo by Tori Beveridge

Good Morning, Photo by Tori Beveridge

Weeder Wanted, Photo by Tori Beveridge

This post is being linked to:

The Little Bliss List Link Party

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Tasty Tuesday - Walnut Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Walnut Sour Cream Coffee Cake, fresh from the oven.  I wish you could smell it.

Today's recipe is another family favorite.  My Mom calls this coffee cake "divine", so I thought it would be perfect to share with you before Mother's Day.  It would be perfect for brunch with strawberries and eggs benedict.

Walnut Sour Cream Coffee Cake

Preheat over to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9" x 13" x 2" pan.  You'll need 3 bowls.

Topping - Mix and set aside:

1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
4 tbsn white sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 cup chopped walnuts

Cake:

1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Cream butter and sugar together.  Add eggs and vanilla.

Combine the dry ingredients and add them to the butter mixture alternately with the sour cream. ( always start with the dry ingredients, then add some sour cream, then dry.. etc)

Spread half your batter in the pan.  Sprinkle with half the topping.  Repeat.

Spread half of your cake batter into the pan and sprinkle with half of the topping.  Spread the rest of the batter on top and cover with the remaining topping.

Bake for 40 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool.  Cut into squares or rectangles.

Walnut Sour Cream Coffee Cake.  Enjoy!

Enjoy!!

My Little Bliss List

This morning, while I was doing my morning coffee and browse before waking up my husband, Mr. B., I stumbled across The Little Bliss List on Choosing Beauty, thought what a beautiful idea and decided to link up.

I think it's a lovely idea to post about the wonderful, blissful things that happen to us, if for no other reason than to remind ourselves of them, because for some reason, we tend to forget them.

So here are the moments that made me happy this week.

My Bliss List

1)  Snapping this picture of Otis' "You talking to me face".  Makes me smile every time I look at it.

Otis' "You talkin' to me" face.  Photo by Tori Beveridge

2)  I ordered our chicken coop this week from The Chicken Saloon.  I took the plunge, because I know Mr. B. just doesn't have the time to build one, and me, well, I'm not the greatest with a saw, unless it's a pruning saw.  It's made me happy thinking about it.

The Rambler from The Chicken Saloon;  our new chicken coop is on it's way.

3)  I found new inspiration for my illustrations/lineart/digital stamps in old fantasy writings I used to do.  One in particular was a menu of drinks I made up for a fantasy tavern and the descriptions had me sketching and doodling with delight.

4)  All the rain has made everything super lush and green and beautiful.  I've had time to enjoy it walking the dogs, in between raindrops.

5)  I finally went to the library in the nearest town and got a library card and took out books.  I love libraries.  I forgot how much I love wandering around in them, browsing through all the books and knowing it will cost nothing to check them out.

6)  I'm reading Debbie Macomber's "The Shop on Blossom Street", just for pure fast reading pleasure at night before I fall asleep.  Yes!  I did get it from the library.

What made you happy this week?  Share your bliss.

Wordless Wednesday - Rainy Day Photos

Rain on the window pane over my computer.

View from my chair looking past the rain on the window.

Raindrops on the Mock Orange.

Tasty Tuesday - Roast Pork Loin with Roasted Vegetables

Tonight, called for something easy to make.  One of the easiest meals to make is a roast dinner.

The results make it taste and look like you spent all day cooking, but I won't tell anyone how little effort you really put into this meal.  It will be our little secret.

Roast Pork Loin with Roasted Vegetables

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

1 - 3lb  Boneless Pork Loin Roast

3-4   Potatoes, peeled and cut into halves or quarters depending on size

1 large onion, cut into eighths

Baby carrots - a few per person

Asparagus - fresh or frozen 

Olive Oil

1 tspn or to taste of Garlic Powder

Salt and Pepper

1 tspn or to taste of Thyme

Lightly grease the bottom of your roasting pan with olive oil.  I use the bottom of my broiler pan for roasts.  Put your roast in the pan, fat side up.  The fat will run down and baste the meat as it cooks.

Place the onions, potatoes and carrots into a bowl and drizzle some olive oil over them.  Toss them gently with your hands until they are well coated with the olive oil, then place them around the roast.  Sprinkle the roast and vegetables with garlic powder, salt, pepper and thyme.

Boneless pork loin in lightly oiled pan with vegetables and seasonings

Pop the roast into the 400 degree oven.  We're going to sear the pork to seal the juices in and give the outside a bit of a nice crispiness.  Set your timer for 10 minutes.  When the 10 minutes is up, turn the oven temperature down to 350 degrees.  

Continue to cook for another 30 minutes then take the roast out of the oven  and turn the vegetables and add your asparagus.   Drizzle a little more olive oil over the asparagus and a little on the pork.

Add your asparagus to your roasting pan

Put the pork back into the oven and continue cooking for 40 minutes.  Go and relax, play with the kids, watch tv, spend time with your significant other.  Pork usually takes 20 minutes a pound, but it will cook more slowly with the vegetables surrounding it, so we add an extra 20 minutes.

Remove the roast pork and vegetables from the oven.

Serve.

Roast boneless pork loin with roasted vegetables.  Delicious!

Enjoy!

 Happy May Day!

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