Grilled Cheese Month
The Chicagoist has reminded me that it is National Grilled Cheese Month. Yay! We love grilled cheese with a passion at this house. These days, I am making a lot of grilled cheese with a spray of Pam...
View ArticleSwimming Lesson Sandwiches
This time of year, whenever I am in a gathering of women, I get transported back to the banks of the Magothy River in the 1970s. Why? Because there I realized that women do things differently when...
View ArticleCream Cheese Raisin Sandwich Filling
I bought off brand oat o type cereal a few weeks ago. The box got left on the counter. On the back it has a recipe using the cereal and the intro says “Everyone loves raisins.” I snickered when I saw...
View Article“Christmas Tree” Sandwiches
At BlogHer and BlogHer Food this year, I got asked (and so did the children) whether we actually ATE the recipes I post. Well, sometimes. Sometimes one appears too retro fab not to share but my family...
View ArticleHoliday Sandwich “Package”
Another in the realm of my family won’t consider this but…this one sounds pretty good. (If you like deviled ham and relish…and catsup. I would be tempted to choose a mustard in place of the catchup.)...
View ArticleMushroom Club Sandwiches
I have a fondness for club sandwiches. I blame a childhood where such things were ladylike and fancy. Of course, I failed at ladylike anything…but I sure did like some grown up lady food. I couldn’t...
View ArticleEgg and Green Pepper Family Club Sandwich
Chicago seems to have a thing for egg and green pepper sandwiches-not quite like this one though. You can get them year-round in some places-other places seem to save them for Lent. Instead of fish on...
View ArticleMuffaletta
Last night in numbering the reasons for actually having a team to cheer for in the Super Bowl, I pulled out the winning reason: New Orleans has much better food. Apologies to my father who grew up in...
View ArticleCheesy Fishburger
I have a 1976 Farm Journal cookbook by Nell B. Nichols Called “Homemade Snacks-How to eat better when you eat on the run” I flipped through it idly today dreaming of yummy homemade snacks that were...
View ArticleLincoln Log Cabin Sandwiches
What do you do to celebrate Lincoln’s Birthday or President’s Day? Hit the sales? Ignore it? I have always wanted to do something a bit more special. In fact, this is what I have wanted to do:...
View ArticleCucumber Sandwiches–Southern Style
Tomato sandwiches rule the end of summer. For your garden party, tea party or wedding, you can’t go wrong with a cucumber sandwich. Now you could go with the sort of cucumber sandwiches that one might...
View ArticleGarden Sandwich
Now isn’t this a pretty sandwich for spring? Think of the rainbow of color on your plate. You want it don’t you? Well here are the details. Do take note the vegetable options aren’t fully...
View ArticleImpromptu Picnic Anyone?
I love the art work that goes with these recipes. Little Suzy: “Daddy! Could you just move your legs so I don’t have to dive over you to get my sandwich?” And of course, Mom is kneeling in the grass...
View ArticleGrilled Goat Cheese and Roasted Pepper Sandwiches
That’s right. That is what we had for dinner. Grilled Goat Cheese and roasted pepper sandwiches. I made them right at home. They tasted like a fancy cafe meal, but they couldn’t have been simpler....
View ArticleDiscovery-Chef Macee’s Herb Spritzes
This is a totally unsponsored post. I am sure Chef Macee’s has no idea who I am. However, once in a while you discover something amazing and you want to tell your friends (or the world). I was...
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