Lapse

For those who were wondering where I was and why there weren't any posts, I wanted to let you know I had a family emergency and had to fly to New York for several days to see my grandmother and wasn't able to post. I'm back now and will start posting again tomorrow. Coming up: fried green tomato burgers, bacony potato salad, and shrimp with white cheddar grits!
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Song of the Day

She'll Come Back to Me - Cake

Corn and Edamame Salad

I adapted this recipe from one that I found in SELF Magazine. I have come to realize that my changes have made this way different from the original, but I'll post a link to the original so you can fix it how you like.

What you need:
1 can of corn, drained
1 small to medium tomato, diced
1/2 cup shelled edamame
2 tablespoons Mayo
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (gives it a little kick)
S&P to taste

What you need to do:
Just mix everything together and serve! This just makes a few servings. I usually double this so we can have leftovers. Click here for the original recipe.

Song of the Day

Blue Sky - Allman Brothers

Cuban Sandwiches

What you need:
1 12oz loaf of Cuban Bread
3/4 cup Dijonnaise (I actually did a mix of equal parts mustard and mayo instead of this bc Tommy doesn't like Dijonnaise)
1 pound thinly sliced deli honey ham
1 pound thinly sliced deli pork (we couldn't find this so Tommy actually grilled some pork to put on the sandwiches, but definitely get the deli pork if you can find it)
1 (8oz) package sliced Swiss cheese
Garnish: Pickles

What you need to do:
Preheat oven to 400. Cut bread in half lengthwise. In a small bowl, combine Dijonnaise (or mustard mayo mix) and pickle relish. Spread mixture evenly over both halves of bread. Top evenly with ham, pork, and cheese. Cover with top half of bread. Wrap sandwich in heavy duty aluminum foil. Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until sandwich is hot and cheese is melted. Cut into slices to serve. Garnish with pickles, if desired.

These were really really good. I dont like pickles or mustard, so instead of putting the relish and mustard mix on mine, I just used mayo and still loved it.

Song of the Day

Brian and Robert - Phish

Fizzy Fruit Salad

Here's a recipe I got from Sara that even Tommy liked and he's not a big fruit guy. The vanilla pudding mix gives it a distinct spike of flavor and the fuzzy navel provides fizz which complements the pudding flavor.

What You Need:
3 bananas, sliced
2 cups strawberries
1 can pineapple tidbits, drained
1 can fruit cocktail, drained
1 can peach slices, drained
1 large or 2 small boxes of vanilla instant pudding (not sugar free)
1 fuzzy navel (or another kind of wine cooler if you can't find this)

What you need to do:
Mix fruit together, pour vanilla pudding mix over fruit, then pour fuzzy navel over and mix together and you're done!