Bumble Bee Sensations Flavored Tuna - MWAH!

The other day I was starving and we had very little in the way of healthy food in the house.

By the end of the week the fruit is gone, the snacking veggies are gone, and leftovers are gone.

The only healthy things I had were lettuce, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese.

And then I came across my Bee Squad sample of Bumble Bee Sensations Sundried Tomato Basil flavored tuna and BAM! I made a delicious, nutritious, and for me...gourmet lunch!

Here's how it looked after I sprinkled some balsamic vinegar dressing on it...

I'll be stocking my pantry with this stuff from now on!

For quick, easy and kid-friendly recipes check out Bumble Bee Foods on YouTube!

Janine

 

Disclosure: As a member of the Bee Squad, Bumble Bee Foods is my official sponsor to attend the BlogHer 11 conference. I have received a box of product for my family to use as we explore the Bumble Bee line of products and document the experience here. I may at some point offer a giveaway and that product will be supplied at not cost to me.

So, you know that egg casserole that is supposed to sit overnight?

What happens when you let an egg casserole sit for 4 nights?!?!

Yes, I tried to be all I'm-gonna-be-prepared-and-make-an-easy-dinner-ahead-of-time-and-all-I'll-have-to-do-is-pop-it-in-the-oven. Well I forgot about it.

For 4 days and nights.

And this is how it looks.

SO - the question is, should we eat it?

Here is what's in it:

Eggs (10, organic of course - why couldn't I mess up the 'regular' ones?)

Milk

Bread crusts

Shredded cheddar cheese

It has been covered and in a fridge in my basement this whole time. The basement frides is good for storing things, but bad for forgetting them.

Plan Ahead #FAIL

Have you ever tried to be on top of things only to screw them up?

Shopping Organic at Costco

I know it seems I'm talking about food a lot here, but after meeting Robyn O'Brien and starting her book The Unhealthy Truth , I've THINKING a lot more about food.

A Lot.

Today I hit Costco and in between getting distracted by the really cute rain boots and eating lunch by way of the samples, I found a number of good organic deals.

Kirkland USDA Organic Wheat Bread - 2 loaves for $5.69 ($2.84 ea)

Kirkland USDA Organic Tortilla Chips - 2.5 lb bag for $4.89 (less than $2 a pound)

Honest Kids USDA Organic juice / tea - $9.59 for 4 packs of 8 pouches ($.30 a pouch)

Del Monte USDA Organic Diced Tomatoes - $7.75 for 8 cans ($.96 each)

I did find chicken as well but I was going to hit another store on the way home and didn't want it to sit in the hot sun that long.

Also, Whole Foods is having a great sale on meat for grilling! If you spend $40 then you get $10 off at the register (ask the butcher for the coupon). This is going on all weekend so you can go in a few times and stock up! I bought 2 family packs of ground beef (no hormones, no antibiotics, etc) and 2 small stakes for $42 and got $10 off. I figured it out that I paid about $3.75 per pound!

Let's just hope Pepco can keep the power on all weekend...

Janine

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Tuna on Pizza???

I'm no Tony Bourdain but I do consider myself an adventurous eater.

I've done some traveling in my time.

I've eaten giraffe in Kenya, an unkown street food in Malaysia, and maybe even more daring... beef tongue. (The thought of french kissing a cow crossed my mind more than once but I got it down and chased it with vodka like any good Russian would do. Consequently - I was in a Russian resaurant at the time - in Baltimore.)

All that said, I don't like to mess too much with my pizza.

Most definitely NO fruit (sorry you ham & pineapple crazies).

So the thought of putting Bumble Bee tuna on a pizza was definitely a challenging one for me.

The fact is, I'm a big baby.

Because not only is this recipe REALLY EASY, it's REALLY GOOD and made me feel like a real gourmet!

Mediterranean Tuna Pizza

Buy or make a pizza crust. I have done both and my theory is - some people are just not good at making their own pizza crust.

Then top with the following ingredients:

1 can of Bumble Bee Tonno in Oil

1-2 strips of Prosciutto torn into smaller pieces

Feta cheese

fresh tomato slices

Mozzarella cheese

Brush the pizza crust with olive oil and spread the toppings evenly across reserving the mozzarella cheese for last. You can add red pepper flakes too.

Place into over and follow pizza crust baking instructions - but usually it's about 10-15 minutes.

Mine looked like this

and it was truly delicious! Everyone had a slice if not two.

So yes, you CAN have tuna on pizza as well as on a few other surprising things.

For more great Bumble Bee recipes visit BumbleBee.com then let me know what you are going to make!

Janine

Disclosure: As a member of the Bee Squad Bumble Bee is my official sponsor to attend the BlogHer 11 conference. I have received a box of product for my family to use as we explore the Bumble Bee line of products and document the experience here. I may at some point offer a giveaway and that product will be supplied at not cost to me.

Go for an easy Hot Lunch instead of a cold sandwich with Bumble Bee Salmon

Do you prefer a hot or cold lunch?

Lunch, when I am working at home is typically a cold sandwich or salad. Sometimes, I heat up soup.

Today, however, we had some leftover cous cous and green beans, but nothing warm to go with it.

Then I found the Bumble Bee Salmon can from my #BeeSquad package and thought I'd try and make some salmon cakes that didn't require baking. When I'm ready for lunch I'm READY for lunch, you know what I mean?

Here's what I did and it turned out PERFECT (for me anyway):

1. empty contents of Bumble Bee Prime Fillet Atlantic Salmon into a bowl and add a spoonful or two of mayo (instead of egg so it doesn't have to be baked to be cooked through)

2. add bread crumbs (I used slightly seasoned Panko style which are lighter in flavor) and form into patties. Place patties in hot skillet with oil already heated through.

 

 3. Once browned on both sides, cover with a lid and turn heat to low to heat the patties (again, for temp only since there's no raw egg).

Serve with last night's leftover cous cous and greenbeans!

blury photo but I ate it too quickly to take another!

This was EASY and QUICK and was deeelicious. I might squirt lemon juice if I had some but the mayo made the salmon cakes a little creamy which gave it enough flavor for me.

Janine

 

Disclosure: As a member of the Bee Squad Bumble Bee is my official sponsor to attend the BlogHer 11 conference. I have received a box of product for my family to use as we explore the Bumble Bee line of products and document the experience here. I may at some point offer a giveaway and that product will be supplied at not cost to me.