Got A Whale of A Tale to Tell Ya Lads

a whale of a tale or twooooooooooo, bout the flappin fish and the girls i've loved on nights like this with the moon above, a whale of a tale and it's all true, i swear by my tattoo!

aaaah disney! while i don't have any tales about flappin fish or girls i've been in love with, i do have a tattoo and i swear by it that this post is all truth. ;)

first, the breads i've made since the beer bread. a milk loaf and what is called a cottage loaf. i think the thing that separates the cottage loaf from just plain ole bread is its shape; however, it is an exceptionally delicious bread. i have not tried the milk bread-- it is nicely wrapped and waiting patiently for a home because we have 2 loaves sliced in the freezer and 2 in the refrigerator. so people who do us favors are now going to get bread as repayment.

cottage loaf

milk loaf

the men of the house are doing better, but are not completely well yet. it's starting to take its toll on me (selfish, eh? they're sick and i'm the one whining. so typical!!), so when dinner time rolled around, all i wanted was a quick fix. 

solution? open faced tuna melts.

what you need to feed 2 people:

2 cans tuna

1 tbsp mayo

1/2 tbsp mustard

1/2 tbsp old bay or black pepper

1 tsp garlic powder

all the veggies you want, diced, sliced, julienned, whatever size you're comfy with

a good melty cheese-- cheddar, swiss, mozzarella, etc

bread 

cut up and start sauteing your veggies (you can skip this step if you like fresh veggie crunch)

mix all of other ingredients, save the cheese, in a bowl, set aside.

if you have a super cute helper to 

mix the tuna, use them!!!!

once your veggies are nice and soft (or still cold and crisp!), mix them into your tuna. 

turn the broiler on HIGH

grab your bread. i don't know how much you'll need, but i used the beer bread for its thinness and we needed 9 pieces that were about 3-4 inches long.

mound some tuna on to your bread slices, top it with some thin slices of your cheese, put them on a cookie sheet and under your broiler.

cook them until the cheese is bubbling--it will only take a few minutes, so watch carefully if you don't know what your broiler is capable of!!. take them out and enjoy!