Ash Wednesday

It is that time of year again. If you are catholic, you know what I am talking about. Lent begins today and so does the "Now what do I fix for supper?" question. A lot of people eat PB&J and cheese sandwiches because they don't like fish. I am lucky, my family all eats fish and would be quite content with fish sticks and french fries every Friday night. We are going to start out on a little different note this year, though. Tonight I am making tuna noodle casserole. For some reason it has a bad name, but for me it is comfort food.

• 1 (12 ounce) package egg noodles
• 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1/2 cup evaporated milk
• 1 (6 ounce) can tuna, drained (we like more tuna than this, I use 2 cans)
  
• 3 cups shredded American cheese
• 1/3 cup chopped onion (most people like the onion, we don't so I don't use it. I like about the same amount of finely chopped celery)
• 1/2 cup each, cooked peas and carrots
  
• 1/2 cup crushed potato chips (or breadcrumbs)

Cook the noodles, mix in everything but the chips, pour into a casserole dish, top with the chips. Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes.

I hope you enjoy it, Happy Ash Wednesday