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Do you know what tuna is? It's FISH!

My second foray into seafood since The Project began wasn't as successful as the first.

One of our lovely volunteers at headquarters brought in a tuna casserole. Because tuna is the one fish that I hesitate least to eat, and it was mixed in with pasta, vegetables and an Alfredo sauce (and also because, if I ate it, I wouldn't have to buy lunch), I decided to try it.

It wasn't bad, but...well, it could have been better. The sauce was a little too plain, and there should have been a wider variety of vegetables. So, with a little more flavor, a little more heat, I think I would have eaten a lot more.

Now, yesterday, I had a delicious meal. I don't know if I've ever tried this particular dish before, but, even if I have, it was a revelation. Carol made Portuguese Bean Soup, which is a simple soup with sausage, beans, vegetables and spices. Carol promised to give me her "recipe" (in quotations, because, as she explains it, she only uses ingredients, not recipes.) The soup was just divine. It was like sipping a little bit of Portuguese heaven.

Hopefully the boeuf bourguinon tomorrow is just as good!

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