Ingredients
- 2
- cups taco-flavored tortilla chips
- 1
- can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated biscuits
- 16
- cubes (1 inch) Mexican prepared cheese product with jalapeño peppers (about half of 16-oz loaf)
- Canola oil for deep frying
TOMATILLO GRILLED CHEESE & BACON
Ingredients
- 12 slices (1/2 in. thick) ciabatta bread
- About 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, thinly sliced
- About 4 tomatillos (6 oz.), husks removed, rinsed, and cut into 1/4-in.-thick slices
- 8 slices cooked bacon, broken into thirds
- 1/4 cup cilantro sprigs
- 6 ounces panela cheese* or mozzarella, cut into thin wedges
Preparation
1. Spread a side of each bread slice with butter. Turn 6 slices over; top with cheddar, then tomatillos, bacon, cilantro, and panela. Top with remaining bread, buttered side up.
2. Cook sandwiches in a large nonstick frying pan (work in batches or use 2 pans) over medium-low heat until golden on both sides and cheese melts, 7 minutes total.
*Panela, a fresh Mexican cheese, melts without losing its shape. Find it at Mexican markets.
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories 375
- Caloriesfromfat 62 %
- Protein 18 g
- Fat 26 g
- Satfat 14 g
- Carbohydrate 18 g
- Fiber 1.2 g
- Sodium 664 mg
- Cholesterol 67 mg
ROAST BEEF & GREEN CHILI GRILLED CHEESE
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chiles (about 4)
- 4 onion rolls
- About 2 tsp. olive oil
- 1/2 pound pepper jack cheese, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound thinly sliced rare roast beef
- 4 canned mild green chiles, seeded, split, and dried with paper towels
Preparation
1. Stir together mayonnaise and chipotles and set aside.
2. Preheat a panini press* to 350° (medium heat). Brush the outsides of rolls with oil. Split rolls. Spread bottom halves with 1 1/2 tsp. chipotle mayo each, then top each with 2 slices cheese; 2 or 3 slices roast beef; 1 chile, opened up flat; and 2 more slices cheese.
3. Spread top halves of rolls with 1 1/2 tsp. chipotle mayo each and place on tops of sandwiches. Grill sandwiches 2 at a time until crisp and bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Repeat with remaining 2 sandwiches. Let sandwiches cool slightly, then slice with a serrated knife and serve.
*If you don’t have a panini press, use two pans to achieve the same effect: Cook your sandwiches in a frying pan or cast iron skillet and weight them with a heated cast iron skillet.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per sandwich.
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories 597
- Caloriesfromfat 56 %
- Protein 33 g
- Fat 37 g
- Satfat 14 g
- Carbohydrate 33 g
- Fiber 1.4 g
- Sodium 1167 mg
- Cholesterol 89 mg
GOLDEN GATE GRILLED CHEESE
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons softened butter
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon red chile flakes
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup coarsely grated parmesan cheese
- 4 freshly cut slices from a sourdough loaf
- 6 ounces thinly sliced turkey
- 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
- 2 slices muenster cheese
Preparation
1. In a small bowl, combine butter, garlic, and chile flakes. In a medium bowl, whisk egg and milk. Spread parmesan on a plate.
2. In a large frying pan, melt half the seasoned butter over medium heat. Dip 1 bread slice in egg mixture, coating one side only. Dip coated side into parmesan. Place to one side in frying pan, cheese side down. Repeat with 1 of remaining bread slices. Arrange turkey, avocado, cilantro, and muenster on slices, dividing evenly.
3. Dip remaining bread into egg and then into parmesan. Arrange on sandwiches, cheese side up, and cook over medium heat until undersides are golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Lift sandwiches and add remaining butter to pan; flip and cook until second side is golden brown, 3 to 4 minutes more.
Note: Nutritional analysis is per sandwich.
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories 866
- Caloriesfromfat 54 %
- Protein 62 g
- Fat 52 g
- Satfat 26 g
- Carbohydrate 38 g
- Fiber 2.7 g
- Sodium 1668 mg
- Cholesterol 272 mg
FROZEN STRAWBERRY CRUMBLE CAKE
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- ½ cup nuts, any kind, chopped
- 1 cup butter, melted
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 lb sliced strawberries, (if frozen, thaw and drain first, and reduce sugar to ⅔ cup)
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup whipping cream
Directions
- Stir together the first 4 ingredients and spread evenly in a shallow baking pan. Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- When browned, sprinkle about ⅔ of the crumbs in the bottom of a 9×13″ baking dish.
- In a large bowl, combine egg whites, sugar, berries and lemon juice and beat at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form – about 10 minutes.
- In a separate bowl, whip the cream until almost stiff, then fold gently into the berry mixture. Pour this over the crumbs in the baking dish, and spread evenly.
- Top with remaining crumble mixture and freeze 6 hours or overnight. Cut into squares and garnish with whole strawberries.
- Serve almost frozen.
About the Author
Ben Rayl authors the blog Comfortable Food, which he began in 2012. He moved to Europe in 2008 after a long career in the restaurant industry, and currently lives in Copenhagen, Denmark. For new recipe updates, be sure to follow Comfortable Food on Facebook.
EASY HOMEMADE BODY SCRUB
This recipe is one of the easiest ones for sugar scrubs and one of the most versatile. You can use any body wash you like. Dove brand has wonderful choices: pomegranate & lemon verbena; Cucumber & Green Tea; Blue-Fig–Orange-Blossom; nectarine–white-ginger; Pistachio Cream; Plum & Sakura Blossom; Cherry Blossom & Almond; Grapefruit & Lemongrass…..
The possibilities are endless!
Don’t forget the man in your life, he will love the way this exfoliating scrub feels after a long day, and you can use his favorite, (or your favorite :)) body wash.
I like Axe’s “Dark Temptation”. That’s the one I made for my dad and he really likes it and uses it, which reminds me, mom said the jar is nearly empty so I better get busy!
I hope you make several for yourself and to give to friends. Remember Father’s Day is just around the corner!
Here’s what I put in the jar:
3 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup baby oil
1/4 cup body wash
mix and enjoy 🙂
keeps for a couple weeks, a couple months in the frig.
My Body Scrubs for the Christmas Bazaar.
Me selling my wares at the Christmas Bazaar. The Body Scrubs were a favorite. Watch for my scrubs, coming soon to Arabella Ave!
DIY Wednesday: Homemade Whipped Body Butter
This looks wonderful. I must try this too!
This past weekend was Mother’s Day, and along with a few other items, I gifted my mom and grandma with a rich, homemade body butter. I love giving homemade gifts and think they really make the recipient feel special. Follow these easy steps and you, too, can enjoy this simple, but luxurious body butter!
Ingredients:
1 Cup Mango Butter (cocoa or shea work too, but the mango butter has NO smell)
1/2 cup Coconut Oil (I used my Dr. Bronner’s Unrefined)
1/4 Cup + 1 TSP Sweet Almond Oil (Castor or Grapeseed work well, too)
Essential Oils of your choosing (Some personal faves: peppermint, lemon & lavender, grapefruit & sweet orange)
Start by adding all ingredients (except essential oils) into a double boiler and melt over medium heat. You’ll notice the coconut oil will liquify nearly immediately, but the mango butter takes a little more time.
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Baked Cinnamon Sugar Churros
These little sticks of goodness are absolutely divine. Whenever I go to an amusement park or county fair, it is a requirement to get a churro. Something about the crunchy warm cinnamon and sugar gets me every time. I had never attempted to make them myself (I am a chicken when it comes to deep-frying things), but came across this recipe for BAKED churros. I seriously made them that very same day and I guarantee you will want to do the same thing! They turn out amazing . . . crunchy cinnamon goodness in 15 minutes flat!
Baked Cinnamon Sugar Churros
Recipe adapted from: Munchkin Munchies
Ingredients:
1 sheet frozen pastry puff sheet, thawed (usually they come in a 2 pack . . . if you want to make both sheets, just double the recipe)
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Unfold and cut puff pastry sheets in half lengthwise, and cut each half crosswise into 1-inch-wide strips. Place strips on a lightly greased parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown (mine only took 8 minutes). Meanwhile, combine sugar and cinnamon. Remove pastry sheets from oven and dip in butter, then roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture. Let stand on a wire rack 5 minutes or until dry.
Makes 18 churros.
From Six Sister’s Stuff
Spiced Apple Pie Sugar Scrub
This scrub smells so delicious, you’ll be hard-pressed to keep from eating it! You could eat it, I suppose, as it is non-toxic and all natural, but I recommend rubbing it all over yourself instead 🙂
I made-up this recipe, if you can call it a recipe at all, when I was getting ready for the Christmas Bazaar last Fall.
This is what I put in the jar:
Equal amounts of White & Brown Sugar, say about 1 cup each.
Celestial Seasonings, Cinnamon Apple Spice Herbal Tea, about 6 packets. Open the tea bags and add the dried tea to the sugar mixture.
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Vanilla
Add your favorite oil, or a mixture of two. I like Coconut and Cottonseed. Coconut because is smells so good and is wonderful to the skin, and cottonseed, because it doesn’t change the scent of your scrub since it is odorless.
Not only that, but Coconut Oil solidifies when cool and can be difficult to scoop out of the jar, so adding a liquid oil help it stay a nice consistency. Put enough oil to where the scrub won’t drip thru your fingers. Keep the lid on tight and avoid getting water in the jar while your in the shower. This will keep for months in the refrigerator, and a couple weeks on the shelf.
This scrub smells like your mum’s apple pie!
Spiced Apple Pie Scrub
Father’s Day Special
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