Crispy Tuna Cakes

But Josh? Meat? And fried? Yes!! These are by far the best tuna cakes I have ever had! And a very surprising ingredient turns into a very cheese like texture. Potato! Kids and adults alike will love these crispy dinner treats! Makes 8 cakes.

Ingredients:

1/2 Can New Potatoes (Cubed)

1 Can Tuna (Drained)

1 Cup Bread Crumbs

3/4 TSP Garlic Powder

1/2 TSP Parsley Flakes

1/8 TSP Ground Red Pepper

2 TSP Mustard

1 1/2 TSP Olive Oil

Boil cubed potatoes until soft, then mash leaving very small chunks. Heat large skillet with 1/2 inch of oil over medium heat. Empty drained tuna into medium bowl, flake with fork. Combine mashed potatoes, 3/4 cup of bread crumbs and all other ingredients into tuna and stir with fork until evenly combined. Form patties out of approx. 1/4 cup of mixture. Pour remaining 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs on plate. Lay patties flat onto breadcrumbs lightly coating each side. Drop into oil. Flip once 3-4 min in until crispy and brown on both sides. Let stand on newspaper or paper towels for 5 minutes before serving.

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- Joshua

Crispy Garlic Crackers

The crackers are to die for! And are so much better for you than any of the flavored crackers you would buy at the grocery store. They are so good you will want to keep the recipe for when you have people over and just want a quick snack to serve with a homemade dip!

Crispy Garlic Cracker Ingredients:

1 Cup All Purpose Flour

4 TBSP Olive Oil

1/4 Cup Warm Water

1/8 TBSP Ground Red Pepper

1/2 TBSP Garlic Powder

2 TBSP Parsley Flakes

1 TBSP Sea Salt

Preheat oven to 400. Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Using one hand mix ingredients and kneed until you have a ball of dough. If it feels a bit thin you can add small amounts of flour by hand until ball is formed. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place dough in center of tray. Flatten, using hands to press from the inside out until dough is very thin. Lightly spray top of dough with oil and sprinkle with salt. Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife cut dough into one inch squares. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand for 5 minutes. Crackers will crisp as they stand.

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- Joshua

Kickin' Three Bean Soup

You are going to love this soup! It is so cheap to make, and so very good for you. High in protein and vitamins! Also, if you are like me and enjoy spicy foods this recipe is great! If you prefer to keep your food on the spice free side, leave out the hot sauce and cut the Ground Red Pepper measurement in half!

Be sure to check out the Crisp Garlic Cracker recipe for an amazing topper to this soup!

Ingredients:

1 Can Garbanzo Beans

1 Can Black Beans

1 Can Kidney Beans

1 Small Yellow Onion Chopped

3 TBSP Olive Oil

1 TBSP Ground Red Pepper

1 TBSP Garlic Powder

1 TBSP Parsley Flakes

2 Cups Tomato Juice

1 Cup Hot Sauce

6 Cups Water

In a large pot combine chopped onion and olive oil. Toss so that the onion is completely covered in the oil. Cook on medium heat until onion has cooked down and is browning.

Empty canned Garbanzo, Black and Kidney beans into a strainer and rinse.*

Combine water, beans, ground red pepper, garlic powder, parsley flakes, tomato juice, and hot sauce into the onions. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Serve topped with crackers.

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- Joshua

*One rule to always follow when working with canned beans. Rinse them! It cuts out half of the sodium, and in most cases eliminates the gas causing ingredients!

Hello readers and eaters!

I am the guy (Joshua) that is supposed to be helping Holly with this food blog. And I have been so busy working that I have not yet had a chance to post anything. So I am going to post a few different things all at once!

I am currently on a very minimal meat eating diet. Most of the food I am going to post right now is going to be meet free. But, you can add meat to any of it. Also, I rarely eat fried foods or deserts. Yeah I know... I am the boring eater of the two! But I promise you! This food will not be missing taste!

Read up. Eat Up. Enjoy!

- Joshua