Tuna PIzza

When I was a kid my mom used to make us tuna pizza for supper. Now that I am an adult, I still find this a delicious meal that is so simple to prepare on a busy weeknight.

You can either start with a premade pizza dough or prepare one from scratch. In this situation, I used a premade dough that I just added some water to, rolled out in a square, and then baked for a few minutes.

Take about a 1/2 container of cream cheese over the partially baked dough. You may use whatever flavor of cream cheese you like, I just used the standard kind since it is what I had on hand.

Take about 4 cans of tuna and mix in mayonnaise, mustard, and pickly relish just as you would if you were making a tuna sandwhich. Do not make it too runny or it the crust will become soggy. Spread this mixture over the top of the cream cheese.

Cover the tuna with a nice layer of shredded cheese.

Cook the pizza again until the center is hot and the cheese has melted. This should take appx 10 minutes.

Let is sit for just a moment before cutting into it.

This is so easy and so delicious, even the kids like it :)

4th of July Swirly Cookies

The 4th of July is always such an exciting time for families across the country, celebrating our Independence. In order to honor that, I made some red, white, and blue swirly cookies.

Go ahead and make your favorite sugar cookie dough, dividing it into 3 portions. 

Add red coloring to one portion and blue to another. Put in fridge and let cool down for appx 20 minutes. 

Once it has cooled enough, place in a floured surface and roll all 3 portions into rectangles, then placing them on too if each other in whichever order you prefer.

Trim the edges to make uniform shaped.

Roll the dough up from the long side. 

Slice the dough about 1/4" thick rolls. 

Place in cookie sheet and cook for 5-7 minutes at 375 degrees. 

You can also take the remainder of the dough from trimmings, roll it out, and cut out other shapes. I stuck with circle since it was the only cookie cutter I had available at the moment. 

Enjoy!!