Our Family Recipes: Cream Tuna on Toast

Growing up meal time was a "fend for yourself" time. Generally. We did have meals together. Sometimes. As a general rule if you were hungry, you found something to eat or went hungry. After getting were married, I remember my husband asking me what we were going to have for dinner. To me it seemed a funny question. I told him I was going to have cereal and asked him what he was planning to eat. It seemed a perfectly logical to me. (I should say here that my husband was one of six children and they ate nightly meals together). He asked in his very sweet way, “Don’t you think we should make something and eat together?” I was baffled. After all, it wasn’t a birthday, Christmas, Easter or Thanksgiving. It was a regular
day. It wasn’t even Sunday. “Seriously?” was my response. Probably not what the poor guy wanted to hear. The next night we had meatloaf. I was very proud of myself. It was a regular day, and I had cooked dinner. Again my sweet husband asked (so kindly as to not offend), “Do you think we should have
something with the meatloaf…like potatoes, rice or corn?” “SERIOUSLY???” I had just cooked a main course, which to me was a big deal. The idea that he thought there should perhaps be more on the table was totally foreign. We’ve come along way since then. I now usually cook a nightly meal, not to mention making breakfast & lunches. Cooking has become something I usually enjoy. We are busy with 3 children so meals have to either be very simple and fast, or planned ahead of time. And yes, we do still have cereal for dinner every now and again.

Friday, January 27, 2012

Cream Tuna on Toast

2 TBSP butter
2 TBSP flour
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
1 ½ cups milk
1 can tuna

Melt butter over low heat in 1 ½ quart saucepan. Add flour, salt and pepper. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is smooth and bubbly; remove from heat. Gradually stir in milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Add tuna. Serve over toast.

I grew up with this one. If I had to describe my mom's cooking it would be "Create what you can out of what is available then add a can of corn." My mom says she hates cooking and is a terrible cook...I loved her cooking. True, the same meal usually didn't turn out the same way twice, and my mom does have a knack for going one step too far, but I love her cooking! Except she does like to cook in leftover bacon fat...and I just can't dig that. Anyways, this is one of her creations I grew up with. It was one of the few things I could make in college. Honestly it isn't my husband's cup of tea, but the girls eat it and so do I. Since my husband isn't a fan we don't eat it often. It's quick though and easy!

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