Keto tuna melt biscuits

I made some of these little biscuits to have around for lunches for work or afternoon hunger pains.  A person on one of my Keto blogs had made them with salmon, but they are pretty versatile so I changed them up to canned tuna with cheddar cheese and a few different seasonings and they came out great.  Here is what I did.

KETO TUNA MELT BISCUITS: (6)

Heat oven to 325 degrees F

Drain one can tuna (I used the water one because that's what I had, Starkist) and tuna to a medium sized bowl.

Add about 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese (I had mild)

1/4 cup avocado mayo

1/4 cup sour cream

2 eggs

3 Tablespoons fine almond flour

1 tsp dried dill

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

1/4 tsp baking powder

small amount of lemon zest (I used about half a lemon)

small shake of sea salt

Mix thoroughly with a fork.  Fill greased muffin tray about halfway full, bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.  I think they taste better when cooled/room temp because all the flavors come through more.

A 2019 Project. Hats for the Homeless.

A friend from work and I decided we wanted to do something with some of the yarn we have and have fallen "out of love" with.  We decided to use some of our lunch breaks and crochet hats for the homeless and donate them in the Fall to an organization who could distribute them and help keep people warm in our cold Minnesota winters.  Here is how we decided to make them.

I really didn't have a pattern. I just chained 43 with worsted weight 4 ply yarn and an I hook and then just did half double crochets in the back loop only, chaining 2 at each row turn, until it measured 19 inches..tied off leaving a long tail. slipped stitched it into a tube and then used that tail to close up the top, attached a pom pom there and turned up the edge..let me know if you have any questions!  

Here are pictures of my first three hats..hoping this will increase to lots more pictures by this Fall!  She has also made three!  She actually had an afghan that she started some years back and was not liking it, so took it all apart and is using the yarn for her first hats.  They are cute and in fact her boss begged her for one and she gave it to her since her hat was getting frayed and she wanted another one.

Another hat (5/1/19), different pattern.  

Men's brown beanie 5/5/19

Pineapple Bread

When Joe and I went to Hawaii last week we were given a sample of Pineapple Bread at the Delta Sky Club while we waited for our return flight home.  I had never even heard of it before and we both liked it a lot, so I searched online for a recipe and made it this afternoon.  It's supposed to used a lot with ham dinners down south and I can see that it would be really good with ham.  I will make some up next time I cook one.  Here is the recipe..you can also add some coconut to it and/or crushed pecans if desired.  I did add some coconut because I had some and I like it, but the sample we had was just the pineapple and it was great.

PINEAPPLE BREAD:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  (makes 1 loaf, I doubled it because I read it was so good and the can of crushed pineapple I had was enough for two loaves)

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 -8 ounce can crushed pineapple, undrained
1 tsp vanilla

Cream butter, gradually add sugar, beating well (I used my electric mixer).  Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Combine flour, baking powder, and salt; add to creamed mixure alternately with pineapple, mixing well.  stir in vanilla.

spoon batter into a greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3 loaf pan.  Baked at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.  Cool loaf in pan 10 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.