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Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Posted on September 17, 2012 | 2 Comments

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It’s been quite the whirlwind around here at Foodie Central! School, sports, Scouts and pure craziness hasn’t left a lot of time for cooking, much less blogging!

This sandwich is for Mr. Foodie. He’s a jalapeño popper junkie and I thought this would be right up his alley. This was a yummy sandwich and we both enjoyed it. I made this both with fresh diced jalapeños and with the canned roasted diced jalapeños. Our personal take was that the canned was much better and gave a more authentic popper taste. The fresh diced did not work well for us. I do believe if you took the time to roast your own fresh ones, that would be the best bet though, so if you have the time, definitely go that route!

The ingredient list is general, do as you see fit for with the amounts per your personal taste!

JALAPEÑO POPPER GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH

Ingredients:

-Sliced French Bread
-Butter
-Cream Cheese
-Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese
-Canned Roasted Dice Jalapeños

Directions:

1. Butter one side of each slice of bread, and spread cream cheese on the other side.

2. Place butter side down on a non-stick pan over medium heat.

3. Spread a bit of the jalapeños on one slice of bread and top with shredded cheddar cheese.

4. Continue to cook until cheddar cheese melts and then top it with the other slice, cream cheese side down.

5. Once the outside of the bread is crisp and browned to your liking, you are ready to eat!

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BLTA with Garlic Mayonaise

Posted on March 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

It gets plenty busy around here during the week and sometimes we just need a simple, quick dinner.  This one generally pleases our entire family and is not too overwhelmingly processed and unhealthy which can be a problem when you need fast, fast, fast!  This can be thrown together in an instant!  It’s sort of a non-recipe, really… but, hey, I was hungry…

BLTA WITH GARLIC MAYONAISE

Ingredients:

Sliced French Bread (or your favorite kind of bread)

1-2 Large Tomatoes, washed and sliced

1-2 Avocados, sliced

Romaine Lettuce, washed and torn

Your Favorite Bacon, cooked (we like the thick cut Applewood smoked stuff)

For the Mayo:

1/2-3/4 Cup Your Favorite Mayonaise

3 Tsp Garlic Paste

Juice of one large lemon

Salt and Black Pepper to taste (I used about 1/2 Tsp each)

Directions:

1.  Mix all the mayo ingredients together well and refrigerate at least 15-30 minutes ahead of time.

2.  Toast French Bread

3.  Assemble sandwiches per your taste.

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Grilled Grilled Cheese

Posted on October 7, 2011 | 3 Comments

Fall is here and grilling season is coming to an end.  So, I thought I’d squeeze in just one more grill recipe before we head toward all things pumpkin and soup!  A friend hit the tomato jackpot in her garden and I got to inherit a whole lotta tomatoes!  We were grilling so I decided to do a little open face grilled cheese appetizer for us to chomp on while the meat cooked.  They are kind of funny looking but, they were tasty!

GRILLED GRILLED CHEESE

Ingredients:

16 Cherry Tomatoes, halved

4 Ciabatta Rolls, halved

8 Slices Havarti Cheese

1-2 Fresh Garlic Cloves

Olive Oil

Salt & Pepper

Directions:

1.  Fire up the grill and get those coals ready to cook!

2.  Scrape each piece of bread with the garlic clove and sprinkle with salt and pepper for flavoring.

3.  Brush top side of bread with olive oil and place top side down on the grill for a few minutes to brown and get some nice grill marks going.

4.  Flip bread pieces over and top with tomato halves (about 4 on each piece depending on the size of your tomatoes.)

5.  Top tomatoes with a slice of cheese.

6.  Heat until cheese is melted to your liking.

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New Belgium Mighty Arrow Beer Bread Monte Cristo

Posted on April 16, 2011 | 3 Comments


I was recently selected to be a part of the FoodBuzz Tastemaker Program for New Belgium Brewing Company.  I was excited to create a recipe using one of their brews – many thanks to FoodBuzz and New Belgium Brewing Company for the opportunity!

I decided to make a Monte Cristo Sandwich using beer bread I made with their Mighty Arrow Pale Ale.  This product appealed to me because of its honey malt base (and who can resist a beer made in tribute to a dog?!?!?)  I knew the slight sweetness of the brew would go well with the sweet-savory combo that the Monte Cristo offers.

Both Mr. Foodie and I were pleased with the results.  The Mighty Arrow gave the beer bread a slightly sweet flavor and a nice, dense texture that held up well to the batter and pan frying. A winner for us!

NEW BELGIUM MIGHTY ARROW BEER BREAD MONTE CRISTO

Ingredients for Beer Bread:

3 Cups All Purpose Flour

4 TBS Granulated Sugar

1 Tsp Baking Powder

1 Bottle of New Belgium Mighty Arrow Pale Ale

1/4 Cup Butter, melted

Directions for beer bread:

1.  Grease a standard size loaf pan and pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.

2.  In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except melted butter.

3.  Pour batter into greased loaf pan and top evenly with 1/8 cup of melted butter.

4.  Bake for 45 minutes, baste with remaining butter and bake an additional 10-15 minutes.

5.  Remove loaf from pan and let cool completely on wire rack before slicing fairly thin to assemble sandwiches.

Ingredients for Sandwich:

2 Thin Slices of Beer Bread

1 Tsp Mayonaise

2 Thin Slices of either Black Forest Ham or Turkey (I made sandwiches with both, Turkey is pictured above.)

1 Slice of Havarti Cheese

3 Eggs

1/3 Cup Milk

3 TBS Butter

Mascarpone Cheese

Strawberries, slices thin

Powdered Sugar

Directions for sandwich:

1.  Spread each slice of beer bread lightly with mayonaise.  Layer ham (or turkey) and Havarti in between the two slices.

2.  Heat and melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.

3.  In a small bowl, beat eggs with milk.

4.  Dip assembled sandwich into the egg mixture.

5.  Fry dipped sandwich in butter until golden brown on both sides.

6.  Remove sandwich to plate and sprinkle with powdered sugar.  Add a dollop of mascarpone cheese and sliced strawberries and serve.

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Grilled Vegetable Sandwich

Posted on April 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

This is great if you are looking for a meatless meal.  It tastes great and is rich and satisfying without being too heavy.  We use a variety of vegetables for this – red peppers, zucchini, eggplant, yellow squash, etc…  I always serve this on ciabatta bread as I find it holds up and tastes the best.  We were not big fans of it on a whole grain bread.  We tried it with halloumi cheese once.  Halloumi cheese is a grillable cheese that originated in Cyprus that is VERY expensive.  Although we thought it tasted fine, it didn’t really add anything to the sandwich so ultimately, we decided it was not worth the hefty price tag.

GRILLED VEGETABLE SANDWICH

Ingredients:

Olive Oil

Ciabbata Rolls

Vegetables of Your Choice for Grilling, prepped/chopped for grilling

Salt & Pepper to taste

Basil Pesto (store bought or homemade)

Directions:

1.  Toss chopped vegetables with olive oil, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

2.  Grill vegetables using an outdoor grill or a grill pan on the stove top.  I like to get them a bit soft and charred, but grill to your preference.

3.  Brush ciabatta rolls lightly with olive oil  and grill (or broil) until lightly toasted.

3.  Spread pesto on bread and layer grilled vegetables on top.

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