Cuban Sandwich

I LOVE toasted/grilled sandwiches from McAlisters, Subway, Quizno's, etc... so I thought I should learn how to make one at home. Well... I did it! I made a "Cuban Sandwich" tonight that is SO easy & delicious!

Cuban Sandwich

Ingredients: (I will include measurements, although it's all pretty much by eye)
1 Cup Mayonnaise
5 Tbs Italian Dressing
4 hoagie rolls
4 Tbs mustard
1/2 pound(ish) deli turkey meat
1/2 pound(ish) deli ham meat
1/2 pound(ish) sliced Swiss cheese
1 cup(ish) Shredded Monterery Jack cheese
1 cup pickle slices
1/2 cup olive oil

Directions:
In small bowl, mix together Italian dressing & mayo
Slice Hoagie rolls in half (lengthwise & width)
Spread mayo mixture on each hoagie roll
Spread mustard on each hoagie roll
Arrange layers of ham, turkey, and Swiss cheese on each roll.
Top with hand full of shredded swiss on each roll.
Arrange pickle slices on each roll
Close sandwich and brush olive oil on outsides of roll.
Heat non stick skillet on medium-high heat.
Place sandwiches in skillet (2 at a time) and cook for 2 minutes pressing down on sandwiches with the bottom of a plate covered in aluminum foil (to press sandwich). Flip sandwiches and cook 2 minutes on other side.
Cut sandwiches in half and enjoy! : )
(If the "guts" - meat & cheese - aren't warm enough, you can nook them in the microwave for 15-30 seconds)

posted by Stacy Tolliver

Country Potato Soup

4 cups diced raw potatoes 1/2 cup chopped Onion
1/2 cup chopped celery 1 1/2 cups Water
2 Chicken Boullion cubes 2 tsp. Salt
2 cups Milk 2 Tbs. Flour
8 oz. sour cream 1 lb. Velveeta cheese (cut in big chunks)
1 pkg. Broccoli (optional)

Combine potatoes, celery, onion, water, salt and chicken cubes in a large pot. Cover and cook until potatoes are tender, about 20 minutes. Don't overcook or potatoes will be mushy. Add 1 cup of the milk and let that heat through.

Mix sour cream, flour, and remaining cup of milk to make a smooth mixture. Add to potato base. Lastly, add broccoli and cheese and let that heat.

I use broccoli as that is a family favorite. You can completely omit this or add your family's favorite vegetable.

posted by Becky Pesselato

Baked Pork Chops

Made these last night and they were DELICIOUS! They take about 2 hours to make, but only 30 minutes of that is prep time.

6 pork chops
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp seasoning salt
2 egg, beaten
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups Italian style bread crumbs
4 Tbs Olive Oil
1 can Cream of Mushroom condensed soup
1/2 cup milk
1/3 cup white wine

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Rinse pork chops and pat dry with paper towel. Season with garlic powder & seasoning salt to taste (I did full tsp of each). Place the beaten eggs in a small bowl. Dredge the pork chops in the flour, dip in the egg, and coat well in the bread crumbs.
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry the pork chops about 5 minutes on each side (or until breading is brown). Transfer pork chops to 9x13 baking dish and cover with foil.
Bake for 1 hour.
Combine Cream of mushroom, milk, and white wine. After pork chops have baked for an hour, pour soup mixture over all, cover with foil, and bake for 30 more minutes.
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy are pretty much a MUST have side with these! : )

posted by Stacy Tolliver

Pasta Con Broccoli

Pasta Con Broccoli:

Ingredients:
1/2 pound dry fettuccine pasta
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup butter
2 ounces tomato sauce
1 tsp minced garlic
1 cup frozen broccoli, thawed
1/2 cup fresh sliced mushrooms
salt & pepper to taste
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Directions:
Cook the fettuccine pasta in large pot of boiling water until the pasta is "almost done". Drain and return the noodles to the pot.
Stir in the cream, butter, tomato sauce, garlic, and brocolli (into the noodles).
Simmer until the noodles are done. Stir in the sliced mushrooms and remove from heat.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
(If you like your brocolli soft, you can sautee it before adding it to the pasta. I like mine a bit crunchy still).

SO yummy! : )

posted by Stacy Tolliver

Banana Crumb Muffins

Banana Crumb Muffins:

1.5 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 bananas, mashed (easy to do with the back of a spoon)
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/3 cup backed brown sugar
2 Tbs all purpose flour
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbs butter

Preheat oven to 375F. Lightly grease 8-10 muffin cups.
Flour Mixture:
In large bowl, mix together the 1.5 cups flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
Banana Mixture:
In medium bowl, beat together the bananas, white sugar, egg, and butter.
Muffin Mixture:
Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture (in large bowl) until the mixture is moistened. (I used MOST of the banana mixture. Left out very little)
Spoon batter into muffin cups.
Crumb Topping Mixture:
In a small bowl, mix together the brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon.
Melt 1 Tbs. butter.
Cut the butter into the brown sugar, flour and cinnamon bowl.
Sprinkle the topping on top of the muffins.
Bake in oven for 18-20 minutes - till toothpick comes out clean.

Delicious warm, with butter!

posted by Stacy Tolliver

Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

I actually created this one!

Sweet and Spicy Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients:
1 pre-packaged pork tenderloin UNSEASONED/ORIGINAL
Dry Rub:
2 tsp salt
1 tsp paprika
¼ tsp all spice
Saute:
1/8 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
**Optional Butter Sauce for Extra Sweetness2 tbsp butter
½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2-3 tbsp brown sugar

Directions:
1.) Pre-heat oven to 450°.
2.) Cut tenderloin in half.
3.) Mix Dry Rub ingredients and rub thoroughly into both halves of the tenderloin.
4.) Heat Saute ingredients in non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
5.) Place tenderloin halves in skillet and brown on both sides (5-7 mins depending on stove).
6.) Transfer tenderloin to cooking sheet or broiling pan and bake for 30-45 mins or until cooked through.
7.) Let rest 3-5 mins, slice and serve.
**8.) To make butter sauce, simply combine all ingredients in a pan stirring frequently until reduced to desired consistency. It can be a thin dipping sauce or a thicker, syrup like glaze.

posted by Julie Anne Wells

Peanut Butter Bars

Peanut Butter Bars:

1 cup of butter, melted
2 cups of honey graham crackers, crushed up
2 cups of powdered sugar
1 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
4 tablespoons peanut butter

-Mix together the butter, graham crackers, powdered sugar and 1 cup of peanut butter until well blended. Press evenly into a 9x13 (ungreased) pan.
-Boil water in a medium saucepan. Place glass bowl with chocolate chips and 4 tablespoons of peanut butter on top of the saucepan (so it's not touching the water). Stir mixture until it is fully melted. (If you don't have a glass bowl that will fit in a saucepan, you can melt mixture in microwave)
-Spread over prepared crust in pan.
-Refridgerate for 3-4 hours before cutting and serving.

They taste like a delicious homemade reece's!

posted by Stacy Tolliver