Getting Crafty in the Kitchen - No Carb Tuna "Bowl"

I am finally posting a blog! You know after vacations you need literally another vacation? That was me this week!

I fully intended to use my last day of vacation to begin my #organizationjourney but #failed. I was successful in finishing #Unbroken my 2nd book of many to come for the #PopSugarReadingChallenge2018.

I am very much in love with Louie Zamperini's story, the way Laura Hillenbrand captured the intense experience he had, the passion and determination he had throughout everything. I highly recommend it, #GidgetApproved!



Want to know something else which has won my seal of approval? #TunaPickleBoats. Yes folks, that is right. A low-carb (no bread) pickle boat carrying a heap of tuna salad. I personally LOVE chopping up pickles (same way my mom made it for me when I was a kid). I saw a video from #Delish for a Tuna Pickle Melt. I personally have never had a tuna melt. The thought of warm or hot chopped tuna just gives me the heebie jeebies. However, I was inspired to try just the cold salad version that I like in the same dilly vinegary vessel. I filmed the process and uploaded to my YouTube channel, check it out here:





You can totally substitute the mayo for anything to your liking. Even add mustard, small diced onion or celery, customize it to your preference. But keep the pickle boat! It totally makes the meal!



I did learn that the pickles carried more liquid inside of them then I realized, which made my tuna salad mixture a little on the watery side. Next time I make this, I am going to slice the pickles, but then place them face down on a paper towel or kitchen towel in order to pull out some of the extra liquid. You will still get the "meat" out of the pickle, just without the extra juice!



So what is next on the agenda? Well, I started book 3: "Helter Skelter" by Vincent Bugliosi with Curt Gentry, a true crime novel about tragic Tate and LaBianca murders and the Manson family. I am only 75 pages into it, but it reads really fast and I am enamored by the insanity surrounding the way the investigations were conducted! It is written well, thus far, as I mentioned it reads fast. It hooks you in so I find myself getting lost, time whirring by as I read. I love books that have the ability to pull in the reader.



I clearly enjoy crafting, so my goal (hopefully!) for the upcoming couple of days, besides work, is staying motivated to start organizing my craft supplies. I have recently worked on several swaps and my crafting supplies have exploded and smothered our living quarters.  I will try and document the process. We also have #SpringCleaning just around the corner. I fully intend to reorganize and clean out all the nooks and crannies of our little apartment. I want to utilize the room we do have in the most efficient way. I will be drawing on inspiration from Pinterest, YouTube, magazines, articles, and much more! I hope you come along for my #journey!