Lunch Time

I am not that into lunch.  I don't know why.  I'm just not.  I usually grab some left-overs from the fridge, or have a bowl of cereal or something.   But today it snowed, and I had the house to myself, and I had this yummy brie and some good bread and some delicious Bonne Maman blueberry jam, and I thought, "Why not?"

Oh my gosh this was the best sandwich I ever had that wasn't a lobster roll.

No "recipe."  Just brie and jam, spread on some bread, and grilled.  Yep.  

I might have this again tomorrow.

At the Buzzer

April is National Grilled Cheese Month.  I almost forgot!  So, just in the nick of time, we celebrated.  But instead of a regular grilled cheese, this time I made Monte Cristo sandwiches.  Not the deep-fried kind like you get a Bennigans, but with French toast, similar to one I saw on a recent episode of Sandwich King.  This sandwich is easy to make...grilled French toast with ham, turkey, and grated gruyere cheese, dusted with powdered sugar and served with raspberry jam for dipping.  And a nice little salad makes it dinner.  Happy Grilled Cheese Month!

And (drum roll, please)- LOOK WHAT I FOUND!  At last.  So, over the weekend, we had these raviolis again, only with crumbled cookies on top this time.  On the porch.  Good times.  Thank you, Wegman's.

Porch Season

I haven't been cooking a lot of new things recently.  I don't know why, really.  I go through phases I guess.  The food pictured above isn't really new, or even that interesting.  It's just a panini (ham, mozzarella, and pesto) and a salad (spring greens, strawberries, goat cheese, honey cashews, and blush vinaigrette).  But it was one of the best sandwiches and salads we've had in a long time, because we ate it on the porch.  Food tastes better outside.  I don't know why.  It just does.  And now that spring is here, there will be a lot more of that.