Tuna Salad

My neighbor Lois brought me over some tuna salad a couple of weeks ago. I fixed myself a sandwich and then ended up eating what was left with spoon right out of the container. It was so good, I had to make me some more. This tuna salad is a great choice when you need something fast. Most people probably already have the ingredients in their kitchen and it takes less than 10 minutes to stir this tasty salad up.

What you need:
-2 (5oz.) cans tuna in water, drained ( I like to use Starkist Chunk White Albacore Tuna)
-1/3 to 1/2c. mayonnaise
-1/3c. chopped onion (preferrably vidalia)
-1 stalk celery, chopped
-dash salt
-dash pepper

What you do:
-In a medium bowl, stir mayonnaise into drained tuna and mix well. Stir in chopped onion and celery. Give a dash of salt and a dash of pepper. Stir again to mix well. Serve with Ritz or Club crackers or spread on bread for a sandwich. Yes, it is that easy.

You can add more or less mayonnaise, onion, celery, salt or pepper. Just whatever suits your taste. You can also add in chopped boiled egg whites or any type of relish.  So simple, so quick, so tasty. Great for snacks, lunches, parties and picnics.

Spinach Dip

















This recipe came from Melissa, a friend from school. I have fixed spinach dip before, but when she gave me this recipe, it sounded so good I just couldn't wait to fix it. Just like she told me and just as I expected it was delicious!! The best spinach dip I have ever eaten.

What you need...
-2 boxes frozen chopped spinach (thawed or heated and drained)
-1 stick margarine
-1 1/2 boxes cream cheese (12oz. total)
-1 c. shredded Parmesan cheese & extra for the top
-garlic powder
-chili powder or cayenne pepper
-tortilla chips

What you do...
-Make sure the spinach is thawed, you can set it out to thaw, heat it or do like I did... leave it in the sealed plastic packages and let it set in hot water until completely thawed. Then you want to make sure and drain all the liquid, I always squeeze the spinach with my hands to be sure I get as much liquid out as I can.
-Melt the margarine in a frying pan. Add the cream cheese and stir together well with the margarine as it melts. Add the Parmesan cheese and mix well with the butter/cream cheese mixture as it is melting.
-When the mixture is combined well, sprinkle with garlic powder and chili powder or cayenne pepper. You can use both the chili powder and cayenne pepper if you want, don't use too much or it will be too spicy. I used garlic powder and cayenne pepper and just kept adding to taste. Stir the spices to mix well.

Margarine, cream cheese, parmesan cheese & spice mixture.

-Add the drained spinach and mix well. Pour into a small baking dish (preferrably a glass casserole dish) and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top ( I covered the top of mine).

Spinach stirred in & placed in a casserole dish.

Covered in Parmesan and ready for the oven.

- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees for 30 minutes ( I accidentally left mine in longer, don't make the same mistake, it was still delicious but the cheese was a little harder than if it would have only stayed in 30 min.) and serve warm dip with tortilla chips. I heated my leftover dip in the microwave. Yummy, yummy. Enjoy!!