内容摘要：When flying first class, etiquette is key for blending in with the opulent crowd, especially if you've never been in a

When flying first class, etiquette is key for blending in with the opulent crowd, especially if you've never been in a

for making the most of their food budget. Sometimes, kids don’t even realize that some of their favorite meals were the ones that stretched those food dollars. I didn’t know it then, but I realize now that thenights were exactly that. As a kid, it was simply one of my favorite dinners.

Allrecipes email editor Taylor Boeser’s family had one of those dishes. The only recipe she recalls her father cooking—except for when he was commanding the outdoor grill—was a creamy tuna dish served over shoestring potatoes. Imagine how pleased she was when she found a similar recipe here on Allrecipes known as“It’s funny to me that it’s called Hard Times Creamed Tuna because it was always a treat,” says Taylor. “He learned the recipe from his mom, who was a homemaker when he was growing up in the '70s and '80s. His version included canned peas in the mixture and was always served over Pik-Nik shoestring potatoes.” (Pik-Nik shoestrings are a type of hard, crunchy potato sticks.)“He was always so excited to make this for me even though others didn't love it as much (it's a pretty polarizing dish), and I have so many memories of it that I hold near to my heart, which makes it even better!” she says. “I imagine his love for it was in part from some of the memories he had with his mom, too.”

If you’re familiar with—jarred dried beef cooked in a creamy sauce and usually served over toast, but sometimes served over

—then you’ll understand the concept behind Creamed Tuna.

The tuna version is made with milk, butter, and flour with a can of chunk light tuna. Quick, easy, and inexpensive, it's also usually served on top of toast. There’s no mention in this recipe of spreading butter on the toast. Butter can sometimes be a luxury, so it makes sense that a recipe with “Hard Times” in the title doesn’t include any more butter than is necessary.Vivian Chung Easton, a mental health clinician at

, a therapist enablement technology platform explains that, “while travel anxiety exists on a spectrum from slight uneasiness to debilitating fear that prevents travel altogether—there are ways to significantly reduce these feelings at every stage of your trip.” Let's explore how to build your own mental health tool kit for more peaceful travel experiences.Ensuring anxiety-free travel begins weeks before departure. Research shows that preparation should include intentional mental health provisions alongside booking accommodations and planning activities.

The journey itself—whether by plane, train, or car—often represents peak anxiety for travelers. Fortunately there are several science-backed techniques that can help you stay grounded.Creating a sensory comfort kit can enhance this practice—pack a small bag with items that engage your senses in calming ways: perhaps hand lotion (smell), a small fidget toy (touch), favorite music (hearing), photos of loved ones (sight), and a piece of candy or gum (taste). Something interesting to note is that things with intense flavors (like a super sour candy) shocks your senses and reminds you to focus just on that instead of other things.