08 Friday Oct 2021
Posted in casseroles & comfort food, love to cook, pasta, side dishes
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butter, cavatappi pasta, dry mustard, flour, gruyere cheese, milk, panko bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, sharp cheddar, white American cheese
If you want to deliver comfort, bring them The Best Three Cheese Mac ‘n’ Cheese. It works every time!
Super cheesy, ultra creamy, with a little something special to make them go hmmmm.
17 Tuesday Mar 2015
Posted in eat out of the fridge/pantry, love to cook, low-carb, side dishes
We bought a 5 pound cabbage for 88 cents. Not sure why I chose that as the intro line to this recipe, but dang cabbage is cheap. Which makes really good cabbage recipes all the more appealing.
We like many, had Corned Beef & Cabbage for St. Patrick’s Day. We like many, have leftovers to repurpose. Gruyere Cabbage was a dish my mom made often. Today, I dug out the 30-year old hand written recipe card, made sense of the measurements, and added bacon. Oh my! I think Mom would be proud.
Continue reading »24 Sunday Aug 2014
Posted in burgers & sandwiches, love to cook, vegetarian
I’m always, always on the lookout for the next best grilled cheese sandwich. I seek inspiration at every turn. Every turn down the grocery store isle. Every turn through food magazine features. And every page turn of my current favorite cook book.
And there she was. Right in front of me for nearly a month before she jumped out and bit me. That gorgeous Emmentaler on Rye sandwich inspired our Blueberry Balsamic Red Onion & Gruyere Grilled Cheese.
Continue reading »07 Thursday Aug 2014
Posted in appetizers, love to cook
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bread, cream, emmentaler cheese, flour, gruyere cheese, oregano, tomatoes
My first experience with fondue was in the mid to late 70s while visiting New York City. Mom took us to a trendy new restaurant called The Melting Pot. Fondue was the hottest craze to hit the restaurant scene. We gleefully dipped breads, meats, and seafood into broths and cheeses. As a kid this might have been the coolest dining experience in my entire 12 year life.
Continue reading »12 Saturday Jul 2014
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bread, broccoli, dijon herb spread, gruyere cheese, parmesan cheese, smoked turkey breast, thyme
At first this Turkey Divan Grilled Cheese Sandwich vision seemed a bit of a stretch. However, since it was born out of ingredients already in our fridge/pantry it was worth giving it a go. No risk, no reward.
Continue reading »24 Sunday Nov 2013
Posted in love to cook, side dishes, vegetarian
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Curried Corn Pudding. Sharing a fabulous side dish worthy of any festive meal. Or your lunch on Tuesday. Recipe inspiration: I found this beautiful recipe on the pages of 101 Cookbooks that became my springboard.
Continue reading »12 Friday Apr 2013
Posted in burgers & sandwiches, love to cook
A French Onion Soup Grilled Cheese Sandwich didn’t seem quite as crazy as my Spaghetti & Meatball Grilled Cheese Sandwich last week. Boy did I catch some flack for that one from the healthy-eating police.
Continue reading »28 Monday Jan 2013
Posted in burgers & sandwiches, love to cook
Grilled Rosemary Ham & Gruyere Cheese Sandwich {with Sundried Tomatoes}
I had a hankering for a grilled cheese for lunch today (I feel like I’ve used that line in a post recently…hmmm). On my short drive from the office to the grocery store my mind was racing through a mental inventory of what ingredients I had to work with at home and what I would need to pick up. I knew we had a nice hunk of Gruyere cheese and so I decided it would be a grilled ham & cheese. Simple, yet always delicious.
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