Philly Cheesecake Sliders

The original recipe called for you to jake these on sliders, but I had some sub rolls on hand.  The results were the same-yum!  I have not tried baking it, or using the frozen meat before, so those are two things I'll definitely add to the list which made these really easy!
The original recipe was from HomeMadeInterest, and it was a pinterest win!
Ingredients:  
12 slider rolls, 1 box thinly sliced steak (these are in the frozen section, but I actually found them at my store sort of in between the frozen meals and the fresh meat in a section with frozen fish etc), 1 green onion (sliced), 1 onion (sliced), 6 sliced of Provolone cheese, mayonnaise, 3 T butter (melted), onion seasoning (1 t.), salt & pepper to taste
Instructions:
1.  Preheat oven to 350.
2.  Separate the top and bottom of your rolls in an 11 x 7 inch pan.
3.  Cook the meat on the stove until browned.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Set aside.
4.  Use the same pan to saute the pepper and onions until tender.
5.  Spread a thin layer of mayo on the bottom and top of the bread.
6.  Layer the mayo covered base with the meat, onions, and cheese.  Top with bread.
7.  Brush with butter and onion seasoning.
8.  Cover with foil and bake for 10 min. at 350.
9.  Uncover and bake another 10 minutes until your cheese is fully melted.

French Dip Sliders

 I have been in a meal rut.  I'm trying really hard to cook most nights and make a little bit more so I can pack several lunches for myself throughout the week.  I've made it to mid October and so far I have done pretty good about not stopping to grab fast food b/c I lack a plan.  BUT.....I've sort of run out of things I wanted to try, so I went on a hunt.  I found a this recipe at Chelsea'sMessyApron.  It sounded good, but pinterest has been a cruel cruel liar in the past.  This time.  This time, pinterest (and Chelsea) hit it out of the ball park.  I did make some adjustments b/c I knew in the past with the ham version of these it could be a little TOO buttery (words I never thought I'd say).  I also don't like tons of meat, so I adjusted that as well.  See recipe below.  Now I need to go exploe every slider recipe on pinterest. 

French Dip Sliders

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Sandwich Ingredients
 2 T of softened butter, 1 pkg Hawaiian sweet rolls (12 total), 1/2 lb deli roast beef (mine was more on the rare side since it was going to bake more, and I asked for it to be thinly sliced), 12 slices of provolon cheese slices, 1 1/2 c. french fried onions
Seasoning Ingredients
4 T butter, 1 pkt of Au Jus seasoning mix (divided), 1/2 t. Worcestershire sauce, 1 1/2 T sesame seeds, 1/4 t. onion powder, 1/4 t seasoning salt, 1/4 t. dried minced garlic
Instructions: 
1.  Heat oven to 350 and butter the bottom of a pan. 
2.  Cut the rolls in half without seperating the rolls. 
3. Place bread bottom in pan.  Spread out 6 pieces of cheese, your meat, french fried onions, and 6 more slices of cheese.  Add top to rolls. 
4.  Stir together 1 1/2 t. of the Au Jus mix, butter, Worcestershire, sesame seeds, onion powder, seasoning salts, and garlic.  Brush over the top of the rolls. 
5.  Bake for 15-18 minutes.  Use a sharp knife to seperate the rolls. 
6.  While sliders cool some, add the rest of the Au Jus mix to a pan with 2 c. of cold water.  Stir and bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to a simmer and allow to thicken.  Serve with sandwiches. 

Cucumber Sandwiches

 I recently helped host a tea for a friend of mine.  When we were deciding the menu I knew she liked cucumber sandwiches, but in all my years....it's one thing I've never tried to tackle!  I did a lot of research.  I knew I didn't want it to be too bland.  I found this recipe that had a little bit of a kick and I really did like it.  I served it open faced because I felt like the sourdough was a good friend to the cucumber, but two pieces would have been a little gummy.

Cucumber Sandwiches

Ingredients:  1 8 oz pkg cream cheese, 1/2 c. mayonnaise, 1 pkg dry Italian seasoning mix, 1 cucumber (peeled and thinly sliced), 1 loaf of sour dough bread, fresh dill.
Instructions:  
I sliced the sour dough about 1/2 inc thick.  I even toasted it for about 5 minutes just so it wouldn't be so chewy.  It was, by no means, toasted, but it did make it a little less gummy.  Prior to toasting the bread I had mixed some room temperature cream cheese with 1/2 c. mayonnaise and one pkg of dry Italian salad dressing mix.  I put that in the fridge to chill for a few hours.  I then spread that on my toasted bread and then added three pieces of peeled and thinly sliced cucumber.  I sprinkled the whole thing with some dried dill.

French Dip Done Right

During the summer I will do anything to avoid turning the oven on for long periods of time.  It doesn't hurt when the results are delicious....and more than that-easy!  I found the recipe for this sandwich at joyfulmommaskitchen and I gave it a go.  The results?  Yum!

French Dip

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Ingredients:  3-5 lb boneless chuck roast, 1 c. water, 1/3 c. brown gravy mix, 1/4 c. worchestersire sauce, 1 t garlic powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t pepper, 1/2 c hot water, 1 T brown or yellow mustard, 4-6 hoaggie rolls or baguettes, slice provolone cheese, 1/2 c butter (softened)
Instructions:
1.  Place the roast in a crockpot.  Stir together 1 c. water, 1 pkg brown gravy mix, 1/4 c worschestersire sauce, 1 t garlic powder, 1/2 t salt, 1/2 t pepper.  Pour over the roast and cook 6-8 hours (should be falling apart).  Pull out of crockpot and shred with a fork, but keep the juice in the crockpot.
2.  Skim the grease off the top of your dish when it's ready. Add 1/2 c hot water and 1 T mustard to your slow cooker drippings.  Stir together and turn cooker to high and let it heat together until you are ready to serve.
3.  Cut the bread in half and butter both sides.  Brown on a skillet until golden brown.
4.  Put together beef, cheese, and pour Au Ju over the whole thing.

Kentucky Hot Brown Bake

 One of my favorite things to do is eat dishes that are specific to certain regions.  The thing I collect when I travel are local cook books.  Despite the fact that I've been to Kentucky (very pretty state), I somehow missed out on the hot brown until my Mom's friend Shirley mentioned this dish.  I then went and asked a lady I work with...because...uh....how did I miss this?  She brought me a cookbook with all sorts of fun recipes.  I know this isn't the traditional method, but this is where I started on my Kentucky recipe journey...and I'll be trying some of those same recipes out soon, but with the Derby coming up in a few weeks, I had to post this recipe.  I've never had a 'real' hot brown, but...if it taste anything like this, count me in!  Here the recipe I used, originally from Mr. Food's Italian Layer bake.

Kentucky Hot Brown Bake

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Ingredients: 8 oz of pkg crescent roll dough, 1 lb. of smoked turkey lunch meat, 8 slices of cooked bacon, 8 slices of Swiss cheese, 3 Roma tomatoes (slice them thin), 4 eggs (beaten)
Instructions:  
1.  Unroll the dough and separate it into 2 squares.  Press the seems together.
2.  Place one square into the bottom of an 8x8 pan that is greased and press the dought to fit into the bottom of the pan.
3.  Place half the turkey, bacon, cheese, and tomatoes over the dought.
4.  Pour half the eggs over the top.
5.  Repeat the layers (minus the other half of the egg).
6.  Top with the remaining dough square.  Pour the remaining egg over the top.
7.  Cover with foil.  Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.  Remove the foil and bake a remaining 25+ minutes.
8.  Let the sandwich sit at room temp for about 15 minutes before serving.

Football Food: Hawaiian Sweet Roll Ham Sandwiches

This is one of those recipes I've seen floating about, but I didn't try it out until some of my coworkers were raving about the recipe at work.  They were right, it's DELICIOUS.  It makes 12 little mini ham sandwiches....perfect for a football watching party, AND you can make it in advance, then pop it in the oven when your guest arrive.  Win.  Win.  The recipe is originally from the blog beyerbeware.
Hawaiian Sweet Roll Sandwiches
Ingredients:  1 pkg 12 Hawaiian Sweet Rolls, 1 onion (grated), 1 stick of butter, 3 T Dijon mustard, 2 t. Worcestershire sauce, 3 t. poppy seeds, 1/2 pound shaved ham, 8 slices of Swiss cheese. 
Instructions: 
1.  Melt butter in a skillet and add onion, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and poppy seeds.  Simmer for several minutes. 
2.  Slice rolls length wise.   Place on foil lined baking dish.   Place half the onion mix on the bottom of the rolls.  Top with ham and then cheese. Place stop on rolls. 
3.  Top remaining rolls with spread.  Cover with aluminum foil and place in fridge until you are read to bake/eat. 
4.  Bake covered by foil for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. 

Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwich

 Ummmm....oh my goodness.  I found this recipe on bakingbites blog, and it's pretty much one of my favorite finds of all internet times.  The good news....it cooks itself...gotta love a crockpot that does the work while I do the 'employed somewhere outside my home' thing.  I'm not a big red meat kind of gal, so.....that makes it triple good in my book.  Whatever book that is....  And how perfect are French Dips for the fall....or the winter....or days that end in Y? 

Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwich Recipe 



Ingredients: 3 1/2 lb beef chuck roast, 16 oz beef broth, 10.5 oz condensed french onion soup, 6 oz red wine, 1 t. garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste, 1 t. garlic powder.  4-6 french roles, sliced provolone cheese.

Instructions:  Trim fat off the roast, season with salt and pepper.  Add all the ingredients (minus cheese and hoagies) to slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.  Rest beef covered with foil for 15 min.  Slice and return to slower cooker for 30 minutes. 

Toast bread and cheese, add beef.  If there is excess fat in the Au Jus pour into measuring cup, let stand for 5 min, skim fat off the top.

Tea Party: Cucumber Sandwiches

 This is an easy one, but I thought I'd share.  We served three kinds of sandwiches.  Chicken Salad, Pimento, and Cucumber.  I've posted approximately 3,245 versions of pimento cheese.  It's a problem.  I also have a chicken salad recipe I love, though I let Sam's whip this one together, and Melissa put together those sandwiches together, but this was my first journey down cucumbers....and still, I just learned by listening, not doing.  My friend Sonia and her sister have perfected the cucumber sandwich....so....if you are hosting a party, here's the low down. 
You need thin white bread, an English Cucumber (one of those you buy that come in syran wrap at the grocery store), and mayonaise (or mayo....I still can't tell the difference, but I understand this can ruin friendship in the wrong/right company). 
Freeze the bread....even up to a few days ahead of time.  Pull it out when you are ready to make the sandwiches.  Spread a little mayo....naise on each side, cover with a layer of thinly sliced cucumbers.  Cut and enjoy.  Just let the bread come to room temp.  You can build these with it frozen, or put it in the fridge a few hours beforehand.