2 TBM Remix

Quick and easy recipe share for you all. If you are a fan of the tomato basil mozzarella like I am then you will probably devour this.

what you need:

Ciabatta bread 

Pesto

Mozzarella

Tomato

Ham

Ex Virgin Olive Oil

I bought tomato basil pesto from whole foods YUM

and mozzarella medallions (flat)

Cut your bread and slab some pesto on

slice the tomato and place it on one side of the sandwich. I added some salt and pepper.

I placed the ham and mozzarella on a separate plate and microwaved it for 30 seconds so that the ham and cheese would be hot and melted

coat a pan in EVOO and put your sammie on. Keep flipping until both sides are nicely browned. I like mine a little crispy. Also when the pesto seeps through its probably close to being done 

cut in half

eat it up and enjoy!

1 Your thighs will thank you later...

Just wanted to share a quick easy 2 ingredient recipe that will go straight to your ass, but your taste buds will  love you for life. My best friend introduced me to this perfect little combo like 10 years ago and now I'm going to share it with you.

I'v never been a fan of root beer floats because I really don't like root beer so this is a float I can drink and it's way better. all you need is :

Coffee Ice cream

Cream Soda 

A cup

A straw

A spoon

Scoop some ice cream in your cup, top it off with cream soda, slurp or scoop, and ta-da there you have it best.float.ever.

1 Monday Munchies

Todays Recipe is Sour Cream Scones from the lovely Paula Deen

Ingredients~

2 cups all-purpose flour

3 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

5 tablespoons butter, cubed

1 cup sour cream

1 egg yolk

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/4 cup sugar in the raw

Directions~

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

In a food processor**, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together. Add the cubed butter until a coarse meal forms. Pulse in the sour cream and egg yolk until just combined.

Turn the sticky dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the dough comes together into a ball. Gently pat the dough down into a 3/4 inch thick square shape. With a large knife cut the dough square into 4 smaller, equal squares. Then cut each smaller square diagonally, with an X, making 4 smaller triangles.

Transfer the 16 triangles onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Brush the tops of each scone with heavy cream and sprinkle it with some sugar in the raw. This will create a shiny and crunchy top for the scones. Bake in preheated oven for 12 to 14 minutes until the bottoms of the scones are light brown.

Remove from oven, cool slightly on the sheet pan and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

**I don't have a food processor so I just used the kitchen aid and it worked fine


Orange Glaze

Ingredients~

Orange Juice (or lemon-1/2 cup, freshly squeezed)

Confectioners Sugar (2 cups)

Orange Zest (zest of one fruit, finely grated)

Butter (1 tablespoon)

Directions~

Mix the orange juice and confectioners sugar together in a microwave safe bowl. Stir until the sugar dissolves. I microwaved mine in 30 second intervals until it got smooth. Add the zest and butter. Microwave for 30 seconds more. Stir until smooth and drizzle glaze over the top of the scones.

I found the glaze recipe from this blog

We had them at my sisters shower and they were a hit!

Super easy to make and even easier to eat!

Let me know if you make them Id love to hear your opinions!

Happy cooking!

0 Monday Munchies

I bought this book yesterday



YAY! (that is my excited face)

It only cost me $4.99 at Home Goods

So as mentioned below I made Prosciutto with Melon & Asparagus for dinner tonight. We want to make it for my sisters shower on Saturday so we thought we would try it out first.

I'm happy to say it was a success!
I know it sounds like a random assortment of ingredients but they all mesh really well together. The only thing we are going to change is the dressing. We have one from another asparagus and raspberry salad we make and it seems it might make a better fit. I will post both dressings below!

Salad:

Ingredients~

8oz asparagus (I bought a bundle and have no idea how much it weighed)

1 small cantaloupe (to our surprise these are in season and over flowing at the grocery store)

2 oz. prosciutto thinly sliced (i'm not sure how much we got we just bought the pre sliced pack at the deli. I think there were like 7 slices in it)

5 1/2oz bag of mixed greens salad ( or smaller, I feel like it doesn't really need as much leafy salad as it calls for next time I will probably use one bag for 2 f these salads we are making on Sat.)

5/8 cup fresh raspberries (or how ever many you feel like adding)

Parmesan cheese (calls for 1 tbs but Im a cheese addict so i shredded the whole thing!!)

Dressing #1:

Ingredients~

1tbsp Balsamic vinegar

2tbsp raspberry vinegar

2tbsp Orange Juice

Whisk together

Directions:

Trim the asparagus and cook in lightly salted boiling water for 5 min. or until tender (I did 10 min. because I like my asparagus extra soft)Drain and plunge into cold water. Drain again and set aside

Cut the melon in half and seed. Cut into small wedges and cut away rind. Separate the prosciutto and wrap around the melon wedges.

Arrange the salad greens on a large serving platter. Lay the asparagus down and place the melon wedges on top.

Scatter over raspberries and cheese.

Add dressing

EAT AND ENJOY!


Dressing #2:

Ingredients~

1 cup fresh raspberries

1/3 cup raspberry vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

2tbsp Dijon mustard

1tbsp sour cream

1tbsp minced shallots

1/2tsp minced garlic

1/8tsp salt

1/8tsp white pepper

1 1/4 cup veggie oil

Directions:

Slightly crush 1/2 cup raspberries stir in rasp. vin.

Let stand about 10 min

Strain rasp. and discard the seeds (optional)

In food processor combine rasp. liquid with remaining ingredients except oil and remaining raspberries.

W/ machine running, slowly pour in oil in a steady stream

Refrigerate covered

Use remaining rap. for garnish

Here is how mine turned out




If you try this let me know and tell me what dressing you used and if you liked it or not!

Happy cooking!!!!

0 Monday Munchies

As promised here are the recipes for the dinner I made the other night

Sloppy Joes

*1 lb lean ground turkey (I used lean hamburger because for some reason ground turkey creeps me out IDK why don't ask me!)

*1 small onion chopped

*1/2 cup chopped celery (i just used 2-3 sticks)

*1/4 cup chopped green peppers (I used half a green pepper)

*1 can (10-3/4 oz) reduced sodium condensed tomato soup

*1/2 cup ketchup

*1 tablespoon brown sugar

*2 tablespoons mustard

*1/4 teaspoon pepper (i probably added more just bc I love pepper)

*8 hamburger buns (I bought whole wheat)

** In a large saucepan coated with cooking spray (I used extra virgin olive oil) cook the meat, onion, celery, and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain if necessary. Stir in the ketchup, soup, brown sugar, mustard and pepper (I added garlic because I love garlic but you don't have to)

** transfer to slow cooker cover and cook for 4 hrs on low and serve on buns ( I didnt do this step I don't really see the point to it as long as the meat is cooked the whole way through... not really sure the purpose but feel free to do it if you want!)

Mediterranean Summer Squash

*1/4 cup chopped onion (I just bought one large onion and used half for the sloppy joes and the other half for this)

*1 tablespoon olive oil

*1 small yellow summer squash

*1 small zucchini

*1 garlic clove, minced

*1 plum tomato, seeded and chopped ( I used a tomato medley because I love the colors and different combination of tomatoes)

*1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

*1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese (I probably used more than this because I loovvvee cheese)

*salt and pepper to taste

**In a large skillet saute onion in oil until tender. Add squash and zucchini; saute 6-8 min. longer until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 min. longer. Stir in remaining ingredients and heat through.

This is seriously sooo yummy actually both recipes turned out really great so do try them out and let me know what you think!

*****Left over ideas:

Today for lunch I had left over sloppy joe mix and i added it to some noodles. It made for a great pasta sauce!

0 Recipe Day(s)

I just bought this today



I am really excited because it has some really yummy recipes in it and I can't wait to try them out. So I am going to try to have a recipe day at least once a week maybe more depending on how often I cook and which ones turn out really well. I'm thinking about trying a side dish tonight since we already have chicken salad made for dinner. I will let you know how it goes!