My Pets and Hungry Girl's Veggie Tuna Wrap Explosion

I love animals.  Can I say it again?  I have loved animals since I was a little girl. I have always had an animal in my life.  I am the nut that has a Christmas stocking for each of the animals.  I am that nut that when I hear that horrible Sarah McLachlan song - "I Will Remember You" - come on the TV, I get hysterical.  It is the one that is coupled with pictures of abused animals who, of course, are missing an eye or have a little cast on their leg.  I about kill myself getting to the remote to change the channel.  One time I made myself watch it, and I thought I was going to have a nervous breakdown.  I was crying, snorting and had to go lie down for a short while with a cold cloth to my head.  Same thing when I hear the news reporter say "We now have a story about animal abuse, and you might want to shield your small children from the TV!"  I am not a small child, but I still need to be shielded.  I scream out to whoever is sitting on the couch with me to change the channel stat!!  FYI:  Stat is medical terminology for right now...immediately...quick..!!  I love using that word!!  I digress!!  Just today, I saw a public service announcement for shelter animals.  It was a cartoon depiction of two little shelter kittens, and they were sitting there saying "Pick me!  Pick me!!" to the people going by.  Then the lights go out, and the one says to the other "The shelter is closing for today, but tomorrow will be a new day, and someone will pick us!!"  I screamed at the TV that I would pick them.   Husband Fred looked up from the Sunday paper and scowled at me.  He had two reasons to scowl.  One is that that those kittens were cartoons.  They are not real.  I know that!!  The second reason I got the old Husband Fred scowl is that we currently have three rescue animals in our household.  That does not count the two that Food Police and Son-in-Law have.

Please let me introduce you to them. First is our precious tuxedo cat Micky or Mick Mick.   He was neglected by some not too smart person ( idiot) who let his flea collar grow into his neck. He thinks he is a dog and follows Husband Fred around the yard. He has a very large vocabulary.

This is Mickey basking in the sun. 

Second is Holland the Wonder Dog! He is a mix between a Red Heeler and a Welsh Corgi.  Husband Fred found him at a convenience store. He had been dumped there and was underweight, had mange, a blood infection, and a very very bad overbite. His mouth looks like a shark's mouth.  Husband Fred called the Humane Society to catch him because he could not coax him into the car. Long story short is that no one adopted him so guess what??? We took him. He has had health problem after health problem since but what a dog. He has had cancer. He has an auto-immune disorder where he could not open his mouth. He is now on steroids for life to correct that issue. Then for some reason, his fur quit growing.  I took him to the vet, and he had low thyroid hormone levels.  He will also have to take thyroid medicine for the rest of his life.  The last big event which will now require surgery is that he tore his ACL doing who knows what in the back yard. What can you say?? His surgery is in a couple of weeks.  I will be doing Doggie Rehab!!

Holland the Wonder Dog!!  He is something else.

Next we have Possum the cat.  Food Police named the poor thing that because he does sort of look like a possum.  He also looks like he has a bad toupee.  He, his Mama, and his two siblings were found under an abandoned house.  We called a wonderful organization in town called Forgotten Felines, and they sent out Winnie the Wonder Trapper of all Cats that are Feral.  She put some overalls on, loaded a humane trap with some stinky food, and proceeded to crawl up under the house and catch all four members of that feline family.  Of course, they ended up at my house scared to death.  "Now what do we do with them?" I screeched.  Well.....................we kept Possum, Husband Fred took Mama to his radio station, and Food Police took the other two.  They are some of the sweetest cats I know.  I think they are grateful.

Possum or Pos as we like to call him with the bad toupee!!!

 Food Police and Son-in-Law's babies - My Grandcats!!  Fuzz and June

Mama Kitty - Tiki - named for Husband Fred's Radio Station WTKI!!  Clever huh??

So there you have it.  You have been introduced to all the wonderful animals in my life.  Now on to the recipe.  I am still hungry and still cooking out of Hungry Girl's cookbook.  The game chose Veggie Tuna Wrap Explosion, and I was mad.  I was steamed.  I wanted something like Steak Fajita Wrap Explosion or Fried Chicken Explosion or Lasagna Explosion.  You get the picture.  But I dutifully prepared it, and it was really really good. 

You will need flour tortillas, tuna, broccoli coleslaw, dill pickles, red onion, tomatoes, fat free mayo, and Dijonnaise.

Combine the tuna, mayo, and Dijonnaise.  Add pickle, onions, and slaw and mix well.

This is it all mixed together.  This photo should win an award.

Place the tuna mixture on a warmed tortilla and add the tomatoes.

I rolled it up like a burrito, added some broccoli coleslaw and Sunchips to the side, and enjoyed every bite of it.  The total calorie count of the wrap is 215 calories. 

Here is the recipe............

Veggie Tuna Wrap Explosion

Hungry Girl

Lisa Lillien

1 medium low-fat flour tortilla about 110 calories

2 ounces canned tuna packed in water

2 Tbs broccoli coleslaw

1 Tbs chopped dill pickle

1 Tbs chopped red onion

2 small tomato slices

1 Tbs fat-free Mayo

2 tsps Dijonnaise (I used Dijon Mustard)

Microwave tortilla until warm and set aside.

Combine tuna, mayo and Dijonnaise.  Add pickle, onions, and slaw.  Mix well.

Place tuna mixture in the center of the tortilla.  Add tomato slices, then fold in sides and roll it up.  Enjoy!!

Makes 1 serving!!

Now go have a great day!!!!!!!!!!!