Crescent Cristo Sandwich Loaf

I first saw this sandwich over at Taste and Tell blog and had to try it-we love the original Monte Cristo. This sandwich loaf did not disappoint-sooo good!! I made it for one of my family Sunday potlatch meals-total hit!!! We added extra meat and cheese to make it more of a meal. I love the sweet and salty combination of the ham and the raspberry jam.

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Recipe rundown:

refrigerated crescent dinner rolls

butter

honey

smoked turkey slices

ham slices

Muenster cheese

red raspberry jam

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start out by laying the rolls into 4 long rectangles, brush with butter and honey mixture, bake until golden brown.

about 9 mins

Cool 15 minutes.

Place one crust down on greased or foil covered pan; top with turkey and ham.

Place with 2nd crust.

Top with cheese, ham and turkey.

Repeat.

Place 3rd crust and top with jam-

both kinds of sandwich meats

Top with the final crust and brush top with the honey butter mixture.

If desired sprinkle with Sesame seeds.

Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Let stand 5 minutes.

Cut into 8 to 10 slices.

YUM!!

This is one of those sandwiches you do not want to miss out on!!!

Make it soon;)

Enjoy!!!

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Wedding Cake

Our first wedding cake!!

Whew!

Another thing under our belt! :)

Holly and I spent a lot of time planning, practicing and preparing

for this one, because you only get one shot at getting it right.

And we all know the cake is one of the important focal points of any wedding:)

It was a lot of work but very exciting to see it all come together.

The cake is covered with homemade fondant and decorated with a floral

lace pattern.

Very elegant and simple wedding topper!

The bride requested chocolate cake with peanut butter filling.

What a smart girl!!!;)

Suuuuuper delish!!

We also made all of the flowers out

of the fondant!

We tried gum paste flowers but the fondant was way prettier

and more elegant!

Congratulations Nate and Carrie!!

Outrageous Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here's whats outrageous about these cookies-there's peanut butter, oats and chocolate chips in them!!! Yum-they scored 8 thumbs up-2 per kid;)

Welcome to another Cookie Friday!!!

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Recipe rundown:

butter, sugar, peanut butter-I used chunky, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs

flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt and chocolate chips.

beat slightly

now imagine there is a picture of chocolate chips falling into the bowl right here:)

I got a new cookie scoop-just for Cookie Friday!!!

scoop and drop about 2 inches apart onto ungreased sheet pan

Cool about a minutes on pan.

These cookies were a hit and will be making several appearances in our house!:)

We took them to the camp out last weekend-devoured in no time flat!

Enjoy!!!

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Slow-Cooker Brisket Sandwiches

Hope you are all enjoying your Holiday weekend!

This recipe isn't a great kick-off for grilling season but

it IS a great backup if you can't

do a grill-out!

Heat oil in a large skillet and brown your salt and peppered

brisket on all sides.

Add the garlic the last 2 minutes to brown!

Transfer meat to slow-cooker.

Pour beer into the skillet and simmer for 30 seconds, scraping up

all the nummy brown bits left behind.

Add the beer to the slow cooker.

Nestle celery around the meat.

Add brown sugar, tomato paste, vinegar, mustard, soy sauce, bay

leaves and paprika.

Stir, then cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 6 hours.

(I know, I know... I didn't give you much time to plan ahead to make this today!!)

Transfer meat to cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes.

Slice it up!

Serve on your favorite rolls... be sure to drizzle some

of the yummy sauce over the top of the meat!

Enjoy!

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Fudge-Filled Peanut Butter Cookies

Today is a peanut butter and Nutella kind of day with a little extra chocolate thrown in for good measure:)

Happy Cookie Friday!!

Speaking of which-these sandwich cookies earned two thumbs up from all the kiddos!

But I suppose thats not too hard to imagine...

with the peanut butter/chocolate combo:)

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Ingredient list:

peanut butter

shortening

sugar

brown sugar

beat until fluffy...

add in 1 egg, beat until smooth...

beat in flour, baking powder, and baking soda..

shape dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet

flatten by pressing with fork in criss cross pattern..

bake for 4 to 6 minutes

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While cookies are cooling-and at this point if you're gonna taste one ya might as well have 2, they're sandwich cookies can't have a top with out a bottom;) -mix up the filling.

Put the chocolate chips in microwave safe bowl and microwave on high for about a minute-then add the peanut butter and nutella-stirring until smooth.

Nice and smooth:-)

Cool to room temp.

Take a tablespoon and spread mixture onto bottom cookie and top with the other.

Mmmmm!

ENJOY!!

Have a great Memorial Day Weekend!!:)

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Caribbean Lime Pork Chop with Mango-Lime BBQ Sauce

These pork chops are simply DE-vine!!

So much flavor-so little work!

I had so many limes in my fridge and these chops in the freezer just waiting to get together:)

I worked on the flavor combo for quite a few days before I just started throwing the ingredients over the top of the pork. I was bouncing ideas of whoever would listen:)

I think this is a total winner and perfect for the Memorial Day weekend grill-out!

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First off the marinade:

Juice and zest of 2 or 3 limes

Mrs. Dash Caribbean Citrus Spice blend

Cilantro

Marinade for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours.

Throw 'em on the grill until cooked through.

Mango-Lime BBQ Sauce

Mangoes

Lime juice+zest

Favorite BBQ sauce

Caribbean Citrus spice-Mrs. Dash

salt and pepper

Mash mango and add the rest of the ingredients and simmer until thickened.

Top pork chops with sauce and serve.

Wasn't that super easy?!?

Deeelish!:)

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Cheesy Mini Meatloaves

These little meatloaves are cheesey, yummy and quick to throw together!

I make them alot during a busy week because I usually have everything I need on hand.

You could easily modify them too-using ground turkey instead of beef or throw in some fresh onion and parsley or even use a different kind of cheese.

Main ingredients:

ground beef, evaporated milk, 1 egg, cooking oats

Spices:

Salt, pepper, garlic salt, and Montreal steak seasoning.

Mix well.

Add in cheese-lots of cheese;)

Form into little loaves-make sure to make a little dent in the top for the sauce

Speaking of sauce...

Mix ketchup, mustard, and brown sugar in a small bowl.

Pour a dollop of sauce over each loaf.

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 mins.

Enjoy:)

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