4 more day until Halloween, and 4 more days until I need to produce a bunch of food for my kids and their friends at a party we are having! My kids are not little. They range in age from 19 to 28 but do love to get together and also love to eat my food! When they asked if we could have party I was all for it. I really like their friends and love having everyone over for any occasion.
I made a suggestion that everyone bring an appetizer to share. This way I wouldn't spend my entire time in the kitchen. Well, I think there was a vote, and the kids friends all would rather give me money because they want ME to cook! So, because it's quite a compliment, and because I'm a sucker for these kids. I agreed! Here is what I have so far on my menu board. It may change as it usually does a bit at the last minute, but so far this is what I am going with. Oh, and that guy up there, he was dinner last night. Just trying to get myself into the spirt of the season!
I had a teachers meeting to attend on Friday and since I knew a couple other teachers were bringing food to share, I jumped on the chance to make this little beauty, Morning Delight Quiche. I have always been a huge fan of quiche. I love it with bacon, I love it with ham, I love it with sausage, throw in a veggie or two or three, I love them all! I picked this particular recipe here because it called for sun-dried tomatoes which happen to be one of my all time favorite things.
This recipe used shredded potatoes in place of a crust which also makes it gluten free! I followed the recipe almost to the T, but did add a smidgen more salt and a bit of sauteed onions. I really really loved this dish as did my co-workers. I love the sweetness the tomatoes added and the ratio of meats and cheeses to the liquid was perfect. I would highly recommend this. I really thought I would miss the crust but I didn't at all, I think I almost preferred the potatoes. Luckily there was one slice left over that I nuked for 60 seconds the next morning, and I got to enjoy it all over again!!
Keep Calm and Cook On!!!
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I'm sure at some point everyone has tried those yummy little ham sandwiches on the sweet Hawaiian rolls with a rich buttery sauce poured over the top. I love them and have brought them too many potlucks and parties. Well this month while working with Johnsonville I was trying to think of something I could make and replace the original meat with my sausage. After looking for weeks I kept going back to these little sandwiches over and over again. I finally decided to give them a try. I followed the original recipe and spread my onion chive cream cheese on the bottom of the rolls then topped with the cooked drained Italian sausage.
I added sliced cheese (I used a bruschetta jack). I also added some carmelized onions, then poured the butter, worcestershire sauce, dried onion, and Parmesan cheese mixture over the top. We let them sit in the fridge for about and hour then baked for 20 minutes. We let them cool slightly before digging in to them. Everyone really enjoyed them. My granddaughter called me the "best cook ever" after tasting hers, which makes a grandma feel good. Another thing I love about these sandwiches is they freeze well. Once cooled I put two into a ziplock sandwich bag and freeze. To eat I just pop one in my lunch bag in the morning and by lunch I zap it for about 30 seconds and it's just as good as it was before frozen. Here is the original recipe that I use if you're interested in trying them Sassy Tailgate Sandwiches.
I hope you get a chance to make them!
Karen
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Last year I swore I would never attend another potluck at my work. There was way to many non-bringers eating, not enough dishes of substance and one time a few of them decided to start the potluck "early", so by the time some of us got there, most of the food was gone. That was the straw that broke the camels back. This year, I eat lunch with a group of about 15 ladies. Most young but there are a few my age. People are constantly sharing what they bring so it was decided that we would do a "formal" potluck just among us. For two weeks I heard nothing but what they "might" be bringing. There were so many delicious dishes everyone could hardly wait for the day to arrive. Well, Friday that day arrived. I brought a tortellini chicken pasta dish and my jalapeno popper dip with bread to serve it on. One gal brought a crockpot of stew which was very good, another brought guacamole and chips and we also had a variety of seasonal sweet breads from Costco that were really yummy, and folks, THAT WAS IT! Oh wait, I do remember a bag of Doritos as well. Everyone else "forgot" about it. I am probably the oldest in the group. I can't remember if I brushed my teeth, 5 minutes after I brushed my teeth, and I remembered! I mean really, is it that hard??? So, again I am DONE. And, since I create all my own curriculum for my sped kids every time a "problem" arises I figure these ladies could use one too. I am going to print this on card stock, laminate it and hang it on the wall in the break room when no ones looking! Feel free to sneak one into a break room near you today, just grab your copy HERE. Thanks for letting me rant, I feel better for it.
Yours Truly
