Jul 8th, 10
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I first came across cuban sandwiches at a local deli, they did not call it a cuban sandwich but it was delicious. I am not a big pickle or mustard lover but I loved this sandwich. It was one of the only items Adam ever had to run out and get when I was pregnant as I HAD to have it.
I decided to give them a whirl at home, as how hard could it really be right? These were excellent and rather simple to make.
I followed this recipe for the pork, and thought it was very time consuming and didn’t add a whole lot to the taste of the sandwich. Next time I would just throw a roast in the crockpot with a can of coke and shred when I get home.
Cuban Sandwiches (From: icuban)
- Cuban bread or French Bread (I planned to use different bread but turned out to be moldy so I just used white bread)
- Butter, softened
- 1 pound ham sliced (Use a good quality ham.)
- 1 pound lechón asado (roasted Cuban pork) sliced
- 1/2 pound Swiss cheese, sliced (Adam doesn’t like swiss I subbed provlone)
- Sliced dill pickles
- Yellow mustard
Preheat a pancake griddle or large fry pan. Cut the bread into sections about 8 inches long. Cut these in half and spread butter on both halves (inside). Make each sandwich with the ingredients in this order: pickles, roasted pork, ham, and cheese. Be generous!
Place the sandwich on the hot griddle (fry pan) sprayed with a little “Pam” or lightly greased. Place a heavy iron skillet or bacon press on top of the sandwich to flatten. (You really want to smash the sandwich, compressing the bread to about 1/3 its original size!)
Grill the sandwiches for two to three minutes on each side, until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden. Make sure your griddle or fry pan is not TOO HOT! Otherwise, the crust will burn before the cheese melts. Slice the sandwich in half diagonally and serve.
Jun 3rd, 10
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This was another recipe on my menu fromVicki, I was kind of excited as my mom use to make them every so often and I loved them, I have never made them for myself.
I took the recipe from about.com and kind of created my own, we both loved them and it was a simple dinner.
Philly Cheese Steaks (Inspired From: About.com)
- 1 good beef steak
- Provolone Cheese
- Italian Rolls
- Teriyaki sauce
- Mushrooms
- Onions
Heat a pan with oil.
Add thinly sliced beef, and sliced onions. Cook until tender and meat cooked through.
Add mushrooms cook until tender.
Season with salt and pepper and add 2-3 T of teriyaki sauce.
Top meat with provolone cheese, cook until cheese is melted.
Place on italian roll and ENJOY!
May 28th, 10
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Last week on the forum that I am a part of someone posted asking if anyone wanted to create her menu for her, I said how it would be fun to create each others menus. So we hooked up via e-mail and created each others menus. Somehow it was easier to create her menu rather then my own, because ofcourse it wasn’t stuff I would have to make 
This was one of the recipe she sent me, I was very excited by it, I LOVE monte criscos but never have made them at home, and of course this was a little healthier then a deep fried one at a restaurant. These were great and the bacon was just an added extra.
Monte Crisco Sandwiches (Adapted From: Rachel Ray)
- 8 slices center cut or apple wood smoked bacon
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- Warm 1/4 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg or ground — eyeball it
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper — eyeball it
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 8 thick cut sliced whole-grain soft bread, white, or challah
- brown mustard
- 1/2 pound sliced havarti cheese
- 1 pound sliced ham
- 1 pound sliced turkey breast
Heat a griddle pan or large skillet over medium high heat. Cook bacon and remove to paper towels to drain, 5 minutes. Drain off fat. Reheat griddle over medium heat.
Beat eggs with half-and-half, nutmeg and pepper. Add 1 tablespoon butter to the griddle or pan and melt. Turn 4 slices bread in batter, then add to griddle or pan. Turn bread after it browns, 2 to 3 minutes.
Top 2 bread slices with mustard. Add 2 slices of cheese and bacon on the plain piece of bread. Add ham, then turkey to the mustard covered bread. Use a spatula to assemble 2 sandwiches and turn and press gently to set sandwiches in place. Repeat to make 2 more sandwiches. Cut sandwiches from corner to corner.
Dust with powdered sugar, serve with Cranberry dipping sauce.
Cranberry Dipping Sauce (From: Myself)
- 1/4 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
- 2 T. sour cream
Mix until smooth.
Oct 13th, 08
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I have been craving Wild Rice Soup for a while, I decided to make it tonight along with some panini’s. I love that paninis they are SOOO versatile. But tonight I made a yummy spread to go along with them.
Tonight on our panini I used ham, mushrooms, onion, sandwich spread, salami, and some Gouda cheese. We made the ham wild rice soup that we have made many times before, this meal was the perfect meal for the rainy dreary day in Minnesota.
Sandwich Spread (From: Myself)
- 2 T. mayo
- 2 T. butter
- 1 T. mustard
- 1 T. Parmesan
- 1 t. white pepper
- 1 t. chives
- 1 t. seasoning salt
Mix all ingredients and spread on sandwiches or panini.
Jun 29th, 08
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Adam and I went to Rainbow a few weeks ago, and were walking by the deli counter and saw blue cheese and bacon burgers. They looked SOOOO good. So we got 3 of them to try. They were the BEST burgers I have ever had, so tonight I decided to make my own blue cheese bacon burgers.
Mine were just as good if not better
Blue Cheese, Bacon Stuffed Burgers (From: Myself)
- 1/2 c. crumbled blue cheese
- 1/2 c. crumbled bacon (cooked and cut into pieces)
- 2 lbs hamburger
- seasoning salt
- garlic powder
- onion powder
Mix everything together in the mixer.
Press into patties, I used my hamburger press and used about a 1/4 c. of meat per burger (I got 6 burgers)
Fry and enjoy
