• Guilt Free,  Main Courses,  Sandwiches,  Summer Favorites,  Weeknight

    Healthy Chicken Salad

    As I’m sure is the case with many of you, January always brings a renewed focus on health and fitness in our household.  The gluttony of November and December is long-gone, and the reality of dusty treadmills and suddenly snug pants starts to sink in. So, we happily dig out our favorite healthy recipes, and wonder why we ever stopped eating them in the first place.  I don’t know what it is about November and December – I know there’s a lot of food around…

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  • Blog,  Entertaining,  Quick,  Sandwiches

    Easy Entertaining for Last-Minute Guests

    We do a lot of last-minute entertaining at our house. While I am always one to go overboard when it comes to birthday parties and other celebrations, over the years I’ve figured out how to entertain guests on a much smaller scale. My kitchen is right in the middle of my house, and it’s open to EVERYTHING. This is good, because my intention was to make the kitchen the heart of our home, and it really is. On the flip side, however – it’s open…

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  • Party Food,  Sandwiches,  St. Patrick's Day,  Weeknight

    Reuben Sliders with Homemade Thousand Island

    I’m pretty excited to share this recipe with you.  It’s a good one.  I love sandwiches, and I especially love warm, ooey-gooey slider sandwiches.  And I really love a good Reuben.  This is like, the nexus of the sandwich universe.  Or something. My family isn’t doing our annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner until next week sometime, so I know that tomorrow (on the actual holiday) I will want something corn-beefy to tide me over until next week when we can celebrate.  Since there is an…

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  • Appetizers,  Main Courses,  Sandwiches,  Side Dishes,  Summer Favorites

    Meatball Subs & Potato Chips

    It wasn’t long ago that I told you about my love for sandwiches.  Sometimes, I just get a craving and nothing will satisfy it until I just go out and get the real thing – and yesterday I almost caved.  I wanted nothing more than to jump in the car and go find the closest meatball sub sandwich I could.  But, since I found myself with a little bit of free time I decided instead to whip up some dinner – although I hadn’t made my weekly trip…

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  • Main Courses,  Sandwiches

    Spicy Chicken Hoagie

    I am a huge sandwich fan – a HUGE sandwich fan.  So much so that I could totally relate to Joey and his sandwich obsession on “Friends.”  Speaking of Friends, do you remember the episode where Ross freaked out because someone ate his sandwich?  The Moistmaker??  I do.  And come Thanksgiving, there will totally be a Moistmaker recipe on this blog.  You think I’m joking…I’m not. So yes, I love sandwiches.  I think it’s probably just that I love bread, and you can’t really have a…

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  • Bread,  Sandwiches

    Sandwich Rolls

    I know I just posted hamburger buns a few weeks ago, but I had to post these too.  These are completely different than the hamburger buns.  They’re slightly sweet and not as dense, and would even make a really good dinner roll.  The overwhelming consensus when I served these was that the rolls were the star of the meal.  My five year old ate one plain, and my two year old kept asking for more.  I made BBQ beef sandwiches, and when I asked my husband if…

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  • Appetizers,  Party Food,  Sandwiches

    Ham & Cheese Sliders

    This quick and easy party food has become one of my most-requested dishes lately.  Which is completely fine by me, because there’s nothing better than a party food that goes together in no time, makes virtually no mess and can be made in advance.  And, they’re fabulous. This picture does not do these sandwiches justice because I had to photograph them before they were finished so I wasn’t taking pictures of my food during the party=).  They are gooey, melty, buttery little bites of yumminess. …

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