Rain and Sandwiches

It rained today. Finally.  First time since April.  It was at a point where it was so hot in the summer a wet down was needed.. only trade off? INSANE humidity.  I figured the last summer here would be a punisher ;) 

For most people that know me they know that I Love Cheese.  Its my dad's fault.   He is an avid cheese eater too.  My brother also.  Its funny.  When we are both home and dad had a block of cheese out and some triskets.. my brother and I have this funny way of gravitating to the table and dad just automatically starts handling triskets and cheese to you.  Cheese Rocks.  I wish I could say I'm partial to one kind but I'm far from that.  From the Extra Sharpness of a Beautiful block of Cheddar to a creamy,crumbly strong feta, to a soft brie with fruit perseves ontop with crackers.  So when it comes to making a sandwich cheese, to me, is key.  My dad and I both like the mustard,tomatoe, spinach, avacado tortilla unit.  I love avocados.  Fuck mayo compared to the amazingness of avocado.  I know many disagree, my husband, that mayo or miricle whip is the stuff.  I saw how it was made. I'm good.


My top 3 sandwiches to Make at Home:

A sandwich, I learned to make at my very first job, was called the Baja Chicken.  I call it the Amazing Jamba Juice Sandwich haha ;).

2-3 Chicken Breasts Par-boiled and cut into strips
1 can of pineapple juice
munster cheese sliced
saffron mayo
mushrooms
tomatoes
red onions
avocado
salt and pepper
I loaf Cibatta Bread

Simmer chicken in pineapple juice either in a small crock pot on high for 2 hours or in a sauce pan for 1 hour on low to med-low.  Turning continuously.  This allows the chicken to soak up the pineapple taste which gives a great flavor with the other ingredients.

One chicken is ready start to pull the other ingredients together.  Slice the onions thin, the tomatoes, and the mushrooms.  Cut the loaf of bread in half horizontally (like they do at subway).  Smear the mayo on both sides of the bread.  Next layer the strips of chicken on the bread along the length.  Cover with slices of Munster cheese.  On the other half of the bread put the tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, and salt/pepper.  Lay these two pieces of bread on a foil lined cooking sheet (easy clean up) and put in a 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.  Once done pull out of over and let set for a few minutes while you slice the avocado.  Place avocado on chicken side, place other half on top and slice into 3 inch sections.  This will feed a few people :)  rip Del Norte Jamba Juice

2: Good ole Fashioned Tuna sandwich.  I currently do have to say that subway has the most amazing tuna I've had.  I'm sure its the crack they put in there but man.. once it gets hot outside all I want is a foot long tuna on honey oat with the works. I love extra lettuce.  If tuna is done at home and I"m not the one that made it (which means I don't know how much mayo is realllly in there) I will eat it.. maybe.. lol!  But in ref to the cheese and avocado. ya. put that one my tuna unit.  I love the extra veggies.

3: This is a time true sandwich at its finest. In my opinion of course.. but ya.

Tortilla
slice of any amazing cheese (currently it is slices off a block of mozzarella..yes.)
yellow mustard
roma tomato
onion
spinach
avocado
pepper

Squirt some yellow mustard on a tortilla. Layer with cheese, tomato, onion, spinach, pepper, and avocado, role that beast up and enjoy. No meat needed.  Good poly- fat form the avocado, antioxes from the spinach, lip form the tomato, calcium form the cheese, and tortilla.. well thats a carbo :) I have this for lunch a lot.  It's filling and is a combo of some of my fav ingredients.  So I end up happy!

One really awesome breakfast unit this week.  Cottage cheese with strawberries and bananas with either coffee or constant comment tea. Super yum.  Working on the breakfast options and things to make.  Key: actually having breakfast.  Now that bbkf has a better job (yes!!) we get to have all three meals together now!  I've started writing down all of my fav recipes that I like to make.  I want to add more recipes.  I like to look online, see what others are doing, and maybe adjust it to my taste.  One big thing that I want to conquer is fish.  I'm talking ahiahi, salmon, and others.  I want to incorp fish into our diet because it is a great source of protein with little to no fat.  Plus get more of those good fats.

Its stopped raining for now..Listening to Black Carl. A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. (check itunes)

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