So for my birthday meal to myself, I decided to try 2 new recipes; Tuna Cakes and Down-Home Macaroni and Cheese. (You will be able to tell from MY recipe that I altered the tuna cakes from the original Kraft recipe. Yes, picky me.) Along with an oldie but goodie, candied yams. I have to say, everything turned out excellent. I was nervous because I invited my neighbor, Melissa, and her 15 month old, Easton, over also. And the rule of thumb, never try a new recipe when you are having guest over… totally went out the window. Thank GOD everything turned out great! It actually turned out really great and I can’t wait to make it again!
First off…. Tuna Cakes
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Ingredients:
- 2 cans (5 oz. each) light tuna in water, drained, flaked
- 6 oz. Pepperidge Farm stuffing
- 1 c. shredded mild cheddar cheese
- 3/4 c. water
- 1/3 c. mayonnaise
Directions:
Mix all of the ingredients and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
Heat large non-stick skillet SPRAYED WITH COOKING SPRAY on medium heat. Ball up 1/3 c. of the tuna mixture and place in skillet. (or you can use an icecream scoop for the right amount of the mixture)
Flatten patties with the back of your spatula. Cook for 3 minutes on each side and keep flipping them until theyare golden/brown.
Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
- 1/4 c. butter or margarine, divided
- 1/4 c. All-Purpose flour
- 1 c. milk
- 1/2 lb. (8 oz.) Velveeta, cut into cubes
- 2 c. elbow macaroni, cooked
- 1/2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
- 6 Ritz crackers, crushed
Directions:
Heat oven to 350.
(make sure your noodles are cooking during this process)
Melt 3 Tbsp. butter in medium saucepan on medium heat. Whisk in flour, cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
Gradually stir in milk. Bring to boil; cook and stir 3-5 minutes, or until thickened.
Add Velveeta; cook 3 minutes or until melted, stirring frequently.
Stir in macaroni.
Spoon into 2 qt. casserole dish sprayed with cooking spray; sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Melt remaining butter and toss with cracker crumbs. Sprinkle over casserole.
Bake 20 minutes or until heated through.
Makes 5 servings
And last, but certainly not least…Candied Yams
Sorry for no pics, I completely forgot to take any when I took them out of the oven. But here is the recipe. It’s really quite simple.
Ingredients:
- 1 c. sugar
- 1 stick margarine
- 1 c. water
- 1 can sweet potatoes
Directions:
Heat oven to 350.
Drain sweet potatoes and pour into a casserole dish. Cut the pieces up so they aren’t quite so large.
Mix sugar, butter and water in a saucepan and bring to boil.
Pour mixture over the sweet potatoes and bake for 1 hour.
*Optional: You can place marshmallows on top and stick back in the oven after finished baking and broil for a minute or two until the marshmallows are nice and brown.
Makes 5 servings
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waterlooheather said:
Oh my-lanta! Its 9 am and I want to eat that Mac and Cheese. Yummy!
Happy belated birthday!
Sugar -N- Spice Makes Everything Nice said:
Haha! It was SO good! Thanks girl!
Mayor Gia said:
AHHHH I want that mac n cheese so bad. I used to make a kind like that. Delicious.
Sugar -N- Spice Makes Everything Nice said:
It was so good! Pretty darn tasty, if I say so myself. 😉
becomingmyideal said:
I still say you shouldn’t have had to make your own birthday meal! Also, you need to bring that mac and cheese to work some time. 🙂
Sugar -N- Spice Makes Everything Nice said:
Haha! Well maybe I will bring that to the next staff meeting. 🙂
Sisterhood of Moms (@SensibleMoms) said:
My kids love mac n cheese. We will try this recipe for sure.
lynchgmr said:
Hey lady!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope you had a great day!!!
jamieywrites (@jamieywrites) said:
Happy birthday! May your days be filled with love, months with joy and years with peace…
tara pohlkotte said:
happy birthday! {thanks for the mac and cheese craiving!}
Susie @newdaynewlesson said:
Happy Birthday! And I agree with Becomingmyideal that birthday meals really should not be cooked by yourself. (But then again if you love cooking…)
onceinalifetimetravel said:
So I have one and only one kid who isnt a tuna fan, do you think I could sub with that canned chicken for her or is the yummy crunchy flavor enough to fool her?
AND Happy Bday 🙂
Sugar -N- Spice Makes Everything Nice said:
I doubt she would be able to tell… the crunchiness pretty much takes over, but you could also use chicken and I bet it would be pretty good! Or salmon… unless she doesn’t like that either. 😉
And thank you!!
Michelle Longo said:
Macaroni looks good! Happy birthday!
mamamash said:
I can never find a way to eat tuna that doesn’t remind me of grade school but hey, that looks pretty good! I think I’ll try it for lunch tomorrow, and maybe sneak some to the toddler under the pretense that it’s a cookie. A warm, fishy cookie. 🙂
Alison@Mama Wants This said:
Happy Belated Birthday!!
Yum the food looks GOOD.
origamibirds said:
Happy Birthday! Hope it was a great one. I’ve had a similar thing to your tuna cakes…salmon patties. Very good!
Applied Behavioral Strategies said:
Happy belated birthday. I will take those recipes and use gluten free ingredients to make some tasty treats for me!
Cathy said:
My weigh loss counselor would be so unhappy with me if I made those things. BUT they look so good.
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