Ever since I discovered daiya vegan cheese, I've been looking forward to making tuna melts. They are easy to make, nutritious and filling.
A while ago, I got a tuna melt tip from one of my favourite cooking shows: The Chew. Use cooked sweet potato instead of bread! Not only are sweet potatoes naturally gluten-free, they are cheaper than gluten-free bread and more nutritious.
I roasted the sweet potato at 250 degrees Fahrenheit for about 1.5 hours, until the insides were soft but the sweet potato was still intact. Then, I mushed up the inside of the sweet potato a bit before filling with my tuna mix and topping with "cheese".
Tuna mix: 1 can of tuna, 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1 large pickle, fresh ground black pepper to taste. (makes enough for 2 sweet potatoes, or 4 open-face tuna melt "sandwiches")
You can skip the pickle but I like how it adds crunch, tang and saltiness. No need for the salt shaker.
I was just as excited about my first delivery from Fresh City Farms. I had local, organic produce delivered to my door! I also got some local, free-range eggs.
A small box of fruits and veggies is about $30, half a dozen eggs were $3.25, and delivery is $3. If you prefer to pick up from several locations in the GTA, there is no delivery fee.
I'm estimating that the fruits and veggies are enough produce for me (and the occasional dinner guest) for a couple weeks, as long as I subsidize with frozen peas and a few things here and there from my local market.
Best of all, you can skip weeks of delivery and set up a "do not send" list. I put onions and garlic on my "do not send" but did not remember their close cousin the shallot. It is now on my "do not send" list after a quick email to the Fresh City people.
Before each week's delivery, you get an email with the box's expected contents. If you don't like the "surprise box" idea, you can customize your box online. For those who can enjoy bread and cheese, the online store also sells these locally produced products and some bulk grains, honey, and organic wine.
Just because I'm so excited, I'll list what I had delivered this week:
Half a dozen eggs
1 bag of carrots
Living tatsoi
Living parsley
1.5 lbs of red beets
6 shalltos
4 Valencia oranges
5 Spartan apples
4 Anjou pears
2 orange bell peppers
1 bunch of spinach
That's a pretty good deal for about $35, considering it is organic and locally grown- and I didn't have to spend time going to the grocery store to pick things out.
I also got a $15 discount for my first order! (they really know how to draw you in)
For now, I will stick to getting twice a week deliveries. I feel like this is a great service in terms of my time and health- and it gets me excited about food!
Now... if I can get fresh-baked gluten-free bread delivered to my door... THAT would be heavenly.
