Tuna and pasta (Pâtes au thon).

The last tuesday, my baby rabbit has been sterilized. 

For 3 days, she didn't eat and drink and stayed curled up in a ball. 

The 4th day, she accepted to let me feed her blade after blade. 

She's going much more better now, but it took one entire week for that, and even if I know I'm stupid, I was really worrying for her. 

This is funny, because people understand if you worry for a dog or a cat, but not for a rabbit. 

I guess it's less glorious ! 

"Oh, you've got a pet ?? What kind ? A RABBIT ?... Yeeeees... And if she dies, could you eat her ? I mean, like supermarket rabbit ??".

Usually, I answer :
"yes, of course ! That's the reason why we feed her with basil or thyme or parsley ! This way she will smell good in our plate ! "

For us, she's not a rabbit, she's is Luna.

In reality, in my family, we love cats. We had cats for years. But my husband is allergic.

The only pet we could have for years were goldfishes...

Well, it's nice and it's very relaxing. 
It didn't prevent us to live some tragedy !

One of them, after 2 days, tried to swim on his back ... Like for turtle, this is not good for fishes either. 

Another one thought he was Nemo and jumped out of his aquarium to find freedom ! ... He found linoleum ! 
We found him the following morning, he was as dehydrated as a potato flakes ! 
I've tried to soak him into water to see if he could revive ! ...
No ... 

Another one was so in disease that I've tried another solution a friend told me...
In a bowl of water, pour some instant coffee and your fish.
It was supposed to give him some punch. 
Don't do it. It doesn't work ...

The last one fish, seeing he was feeling bad too, I went on internet to find help ! 
They said : In your aquarium, pour one clove of garlic ! 
I swear it was a serious post ! 
...Don't do it either. It won't help your fish, FOR SURE. Promise.

So, I said : STOP with goldfishes ! It was too fragile for our way of living. 
My children and I were desperate.
But my husband was inflexible : NO FUR PETS ! 

And one day, we went to my best friend who lives in a little town. 
He's got a big garden and when we arrived, there were a hare. A true one. 
Bugs Bunny was alive ! In my friend's garden ! 

My friend is a hunter.
So, I was very surprised to find a rabbit alive and, most of all, jumping in the garden without any of his dogs running after him ! 

It was a neighbor's gift.
Strange gift.
Strange neighbor ...

While I thought my friend would be totally unconcerned, on the contrary, he told us a rabbit was fun and interesting.

Then I saw my husband watching this pet all day.

So, I asked him, with a smile : "Do you want a rabbit ?".

He didn't say no.

And believe me, when my husband did not say "no", for me, it means "YES, YOU CAN, DO IT, TOMORROW YES, NO PROBLEM, YOU CAN BUY A RABBIT, TWO CAGES AND A MILLION THINGS FOR HIM !!!"

... That's what my children and I did the day after. 

We had our first rabbit ... Maya. For some months. We made the mistake to buy her in a petshop. She was too fragile. A very sad moment.

Then, we went in a farm and chosen Luna. A blue (well, grey...) baby german rabbit ! Believe me, we're just truly hoping Deutsch quality is not an urban legend !

She's 9 months old. Cross fingers ...

Here's what you'll need for 4 persons : 

• 500 grammes of spaghetti (better with this sauce)
• 450 grammes of canned tuna
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 20 cl of half and half cream, if you like your pasta "dry" or 40 cl if you like full of liquid. 

Step 1 : 

Cut your onion in slices and let it brown with olive oil, with a pinch of salt, on a low fire.

When it begins to caramelize, add the garlic. 

Step 2 : 

When it's really caramelized (it can take 10 minutes or so), add tuna and let it cook for 5 minutes. 

Step 3 : 

Pour your cream and let on a low fire for 5 minutes more.

Step 4 :

Let boil pasta. When it's done, take them and poor them in your tuna mixture. If there's some cooked water, that's better. 

I have to say it's the first time I did this way. 

Stir all together. 

That's ready ! 

Buon appetito ! 

If you have lemon, grate and add the zest, it will be divine. 

Idem if you've got parsley ! Well, not grate it, but ... oh, you understand !

Recapitulative for 4 persons : 

• 500 grammes of spaghetti (better with this sauce)
• 450 grammes of canned tuna
• 1 onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 20 cl of half and half cream, if you like your pasta "dry" or 40 cl if you like full of liquid. 

Cut your onion in slices and let it brown with olive oil, with a pinch of salt, on a low fire.

When it begins to caramelize, add the garlic. 

When it's really caramelized (it can take 10 minutes or so), add tuna and let it cook for 5 minutes. 

Pour your cream and let on a low fire for 5 minutes more.

Let boil pasta. When it's done, take them and poor them in your tuna mixture. If there's some cooked water, that's better. 

Stir all together.