Sandwiches

5 Easy School Lunches

September 13, 2011 Autumn

The school cafeteria was always such an exciting place – lines of hungry students, waiting impatiently as they moved through the lunch line. Mrs. Walter, our kind and talented school cook, would ladle out homemade soups, scoop up thick, creamy mashed potatoes, and dish up piles of tangled noodles and sweet spaghetti sauce. Chef salads [...]

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Recipe: 5 Best Burgers

May 25, 2011 Dinner

Some people are real sticklers when it comes to building their burger. It has to be made with a certain type of meat that is cooked just so, then topped with a specific cheese, certain grilled veggies, and the softest bun possible. If you hand them a bottle of ketchup, they’ll scoff and claim there’s [...]

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Comfort Food: Hazardous Weather Cleanup Recipes

April 27, 2011 Dessert

Spring in the Midwest means hazardous weather. On Good Friday St. Louis, Missouri, was hit by an E4 tornado. Many homes were destroyed, but thankfully no lives were lost. Meanwhile heavy storms have battered Arkansas, a levee broke in southern Missouri, and more severe weather is scheduled to rip through Texas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. While [...]

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Sides for Soup

February 20, 2011 Salads

I love putting together big pots of soup. It’s a great way to use up leftover ingredients and keep away the biting winter chill. But depending on the soup, I sometimes find myself wanting just a little something extra – a side salad or sandwich, perhaps. A toasty grilled cheese is always a good standby [...]

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December 26th – Boxing Day!

December 26, 2010 Christmas

I used to think that Boxing Day had to actually do with, well, boxing. Every time I looked at a calendar I’d think of behemoth sized men, dancing around each other in a ring, taking hits and bleeding all over the place. Nice picture isn’t it? I was incredibly surprised to discover that Boxing Day [...]

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Wrap it Up!

September 13, 2010 Back to School

Welcome to Lunch Box week! This week I’ll be focusing on how to spruce up that lunch box with yummy sandwiches, tasty treats, and quick snacks. I hope you’re ready because there’s going to be a lot of delicious lunch inspiration. To start things off, I’d like to talk wraps. I’m normally a sandwich girl, [...]

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Picnic Perfect Sandwiches

August 18, 2010 Labor Day Recipes

So, guess what. I’m still thinking about picnics. The weather is just so nice, and it’s a shame for all of us to be cooped up inside! Maybe I’ll have my own little picnic over lunch. Anyway, I thought we could talk today about delicious picnic sandwiches. I know yesterday I went on and on [...]

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Simple, delicious sandwiches

July 12, 2010 Dinner

Let’s talk sandwiches. I love ‘em. All you do is take some simple ingredients and place them between two slices of fresh bread – voila! You instantly have lunch, dinner, or heck, even breakfast. Making the perfect sandwich is an art. It takes a lot of patience and love to put together this culinary staple. [...]

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