Recipes- Tuna Mandarin Croissants

Here's just a simple update to a tuna sandwich for your lunch or next brunch event. I served this at potlucks cut into 1/2 or 1/3 pieces and just made it the other week during a week-long-scrap with the girls
Make sandwiches just as you would for regular tuna-fish sandwiches except substitute Mandarin oranges for the pickles. The amount you make depends on the number of sandwiches you are making. Sorry that this photo doesn't do justice to the sandwich- it is really good!
Tuna Mandarin Croissants
1 Small can of Mandarin Oranges- drained
1 Can tuna fish packed in water
Best Foods Mayonnaise
Salt and Pepper to taste (last time I didn't put in enough so make sure to do a taste test!)
Large croissants (I prefer the Costco ones)
Mix the tuna with small amounts of mayo until you get the consistency you want (less runny, the better since the oranges will add a little bit of their own juice). Carefully fold in the oranges and then salt/pepper to taste. Slice the croissants lengthwise (you can lightly toast if you want) and then place the mix inside.  For the day of this photo, I served it with grapes and THE.BEST. pickled asparagus from McSweet. Look for them on their website or on Facebook. I love their entire line!

Cleaning and Organizing- Emptying The Fridge {shudder}

This is the ug.li.est photo I've ever taken. I was cleaning a few things out of the fridge- nothing horrendous, nothing moldy. Once started, I couldn't stop my self and started looking at condiments and such.  Here's what I ended up with.  I am ashamed.

Ignore non-paint trim & particle board counters- we're remodeling

Snow Cone Syrup- not sure how long we've had this but pretty sure it's over a year. Yuck.
Sundried Tomatoes- didn't realize these expired but the date said '08. huh.
Yogurt- What??? Well, my kids weren't thrilled with the dual squeeze up kind and the rest I blame on the grocery store.  I swear we didn't buy them that long ago but I had to toss out 4 kids' and 3 regular containers. Hubby would have probably eaten but -I don't know- I didn't want to gamble with the kids' lives.
Parmesan Cheese and Minced Garlic- I couldn't find an expiration date but we've had it quite awhile...plus I prefer the real stuff

Cranberry Mustard- bought this for an event around Christmas and it was hiding
Coffee- WTH?? Have NO idea how that happened! And Starbucks on top of it!
Package of Flank Steak- My bad. Shoved it somewhere and forgot it was in there.
The Pickle Jar- ...running joke with my hubby and his love affair with pickle juice. He puts it in EVERYthing! String beans, potatoes, meatloaf...you get the idea. I bought a fresh jar and didn't want to keep two in there (they're huge).
Creamer- I started a diet and so couldn't finish this and since it was Pumpkin, nobody else would touch it.
1/2 an avocado, 3/4 bag of lettuce, 1/2 package of corn (which the kids begged for), 3/4 Costco size of grapes, and a lemon- Well, I'll take responsibility for the lemon (bought to make more baklava that I never did) and the corn since I should have made for dinner but the rest is the families fault.  They ask for these veggies but nobody eats them.
Costco Muffins- my BIG irritation! These are a luxury so don't know WHY the begged-for-items were not eaten and with the ridiculous high calories, I wasn't about to devour them....slathered in butter...warmed in the oven...OK- that's why we don't buy them that often!!!

Eatin' Out 'N' About at Trotters ~ Auburn, WA

Trotter's Restaurant
825 Harvey Road
Auburn, WA 98002
(253) 833-2323 Not online or on FB

I have not been here in forever! We used to live down the road so came here a couple times but it was years ago. My hubby had baseball practice in Kent at 8am on a Sunday so afterwards we went for a 6 mile bike/run (I bike, he runs), and decided to treat ourselves by having breakfast out. Since we had no kids, it made for a nice date!

Trotters has a very hometown feel.  The seats probably should be replaced and the bathroom could be remodeled but it is so kitchy, it just reminds you of being at Grandma's! As we sit there ordering, we overhear the table next to us chatting with the waiter and they tell him they always ask for him if he's not there and how wonderful he is.  These kind of comments are rare nowadays so it's nice to be at a place that is like family. I also have to add that the background music was kind of old-time/classical and suddenly Hubby says, "It's DISNEY music!" (he's a Disney Freak).  It wasn't the regular movie-music but the kind they play like on Main Street so this put him in an extra good mood LOL

Though we could have had lunch, my heart was set on breakfast and I'm so happy that we did- it was soooso good! Since we wanted it all, we ordered two separate things and split our dishes. Mine was sourdough toast (with the YUMmest jelly....why can't I find that kind in the stores?), hash browns, and scrambled eggs with ham, cheese, and onions with a side of orange juice.

Dave ordered black coffee, biscuits and gravy, hash browns, and eggs over medium.  I was craving gravy so was grateful we were sharing! I know it was all very simple but everything was really good. Makes me regret we stopped coming here! As we leave, I see the big wall display of sundaes so you can bet that's what we're getting next time...