Category Archives: Sandwiches

Ham and Havarti Panini with Jalapeno Butter

Ham and Havarti Panini with Jalapeno Butter recipe picturesHolidays in our family always revolve around food. We gather in the kitchen and usually don’t leave, even though my Mom tries to coax us away from the food and into another room to talk or play games. Can anybody relate? Each Easter when my family gets together my Mom makes a ham…and meatballs, sausage, pasta, veggies and a salad of course. It’s a feast! I like ham as much as the next person, but there is so much other food that there ends up being lots leftover.

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Chicken Vesuvio Sandwiches

Chicken Vesuvio  Sandwiches recipe picturesDid you guys watch Food Network Star this past season? I am obsessed with Food Network. It is my go-to channel. If I don’t like what is on Food Network (which is rare) I turn on HGTV. If there is nothing on HGTV I try to find an episode of Hoarders! I just cannot get enough of Chopped and House Hunters though. Especially House Hunters International! So addicting. I just can’t stop watching. This is the first season that we have gotten into the Food Network Star show. I think after the 2nd episode Cliff and I picked our favorites. I picked Susie Jimenez and Cliff picked Jeff Mauro. And do you know who the final 2 contestants were? Susie Jimenez and Jeff Mauro! Jeff Mauro won, in case you don’t know. Cliff and I watched his show a few times and it was pretty interesting especially since he is a local guy, from Elmwood Park. He would feature some restaurants that we had been to and he really highlighted Chicago food. Luckily, his show has been renewed.

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Spinach Pesto and Mozzarella Panini

Spinach Pesto and Mozzarella Panini recipe picturesI’ve been wanting to do a panini post for awhile now. I eat paninis a lot so it’s about time I write a post about them. I kept putting it off because I thought my favorite panini recipes were too…I don’t know…ordinary. But  a couple of weeks ago we made these Spinach Pesto and Mozarella Paninis. And well…they were extraordinary! I know this panini is basically a glorified grilled cheese sandwich, but it was so delicious I could make one every night for dinner and never grow sick of them. What’s the difference between a panini and a grilled cheese anyways?

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Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork recipe picturesIt seems like crock pots are all the rage these days. People are too busy to spend hours preparing a meal, but it is way too expensive to be eating out all the time. These days, people are always looking to do things quicker. Enter the crock pot. Most people will make crock pot meals during the day so that when they come home dinner is waiting. I prefer to prepare my crock pot meals on the weekends. Usually on a Sunday morning I will prepare my meal. Then Sunday night when it is done cooking, I will split it up into smaller portions and stick them in the freezer. I do this with pasta sauce and soups as well. My freezer is always full of “freezer dinners.” At least the main portion of the dinner anyway. Every evening I take something out of the freezer. Then the next evening I just have to heat it through and prepare some vegetables. Couldn’t be easier!

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Meatball Sliders

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Not to brag or anything but today’s post is genius. I am a genius! You see…2 weeks ago Kara had to work a long Saturday, leaving Cliff and I to try recipes on our own. Yikes! Not a great idea considering I tend not to read recipes thoroughly and/or at all. We decided on meatball sliders and they were the best (and only) I’ve ever had.

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