FACT: Humans need breakfast before exams.

Todays recipe is a Exam Crunch Breakfast Sandwich. Now, You all know my position on eggs, and with that being said, this sandwich CAN have eggs added to it. I just choose not to  If you are going to add eggs, choose to cook it as a whole, instead of scrambled.

Your recipe today is a cheesey delicious Cheddar Peameal English Muffins! Its a very good idea to have a full stomach, even for your 9am exams. This sandwich can be made in no time at all, and taken on the go. You can also make these ahead, and freeze them, But they do not last anymore than a month in the freezer.

Peameal Cheddar Muffins

4 Peices slices Peameal

4 slices Real Cheddar cheese (you can use kraft singles if you MUST, but the point is to make it taste sharp, like bricked cheddar

2 English Muffins

2TBSP Mayo

1TBSP Mustard

2 Eggs, Fried seperately (** optional!! **)

Begin by toasting the english muffins. In a small pan, quick fry the peameal. It should take about 4 minutes per side, and will be hot to the touch. In another small bowl, mix together mayo and mustard and smear onto one side of the english muffin. Add 2 slices of cooked peameal to each one **add eggs here**, and then top with cheese slices. Stick in the microwave for about 30 seconds, until the cheese is melted. Remove, and add the top of the english muffin. Eat and Go!

Happy 15th day! Good luck on your exams!

Liss

Liss’s Veggie Parm Appetizers

*double the recipe for more company!*

1 LG Yellow Zucchini

1 Relatively Thin Eggplant

1 Can Crushed tomatos

3 cloves garlic

1TBSP Pepper, Oregano

1TSP Crushed Fennel Seeds, and Salt

1/4cup Olive Oil

about 20 leaves of Basil

1cup Grated Havarti Cheese

Italian flavored Bread Crumbs

5TBSP flour

2 eggs, beaten

In 3 separate bowls, add the flour to the first, the beaten egg to the second, and the breadcrumbs to the third. In a pot, Add crushed tomatoes, chopped garlic, oregano, pepper, salt, fennel and oil, and cook until hot. Slice the veggies about a 1/2 inch thick, then dredge in flour until fully covered. Now, roll the vegetables in the egg until fully covered, and then in the breadcrumbs. This dredging pattern will make sure that the breadcrumbs stick to their veggie friends. In a frying pan, add a layer of oil about 1/2 a cm, and begin to fry the first side, until the breadcrumbs are crispy. Transfer the fried vegetables to a baking sheet, and bake for another 10-15 minutes to keep hot and crispy. Remove after 15 minutes (or when golden brown), add a TBSP of sauce, a Basil Leaf, and Cheese to top them off. Put in the oven on Broil for another 5-10 minutes, or until the cheese has browned.

This recipe looks like a lot of work, but they truly take no more than a half an hour to make. They would also make a yummy appetizer on Melba Toast crackers for easy snacking.

10 more days till Santa comes! Whose ready for Christmas dinner!

liss

This salad contains anchovy paste and garlic. Although anchovy paste may seem like something you would never think to buy, I would like to encourage you to experiment and try this, as the anchovy’s only add a subtle salty flavor to the dressing. As well, if you prefer less garlic, simply use one or two small cloves. I, of course, will over do the garlic every time.

Real Caesar Dressing

*I had a Caesar salad in Disney World, and found their presentation interesting. Simply serve whole washed leaves laid out on the plate, dressing on top, eaten with a fork and knife. I found it felt more sophisticated even though I felt like a herbivore haha*

2Egg Yolks

2TBSP Dijon Mustard

2TBSP Anchovy Paste *use less if you wish to do so, no less than 1 TSP though*

4cloves Chopped Garlic

4TBSP Balsamic vinegar

3TSP Lemon Juice

Dash Woscestshire and Hot sauce

2TSP Pepper

1cup Olive oil

1/2cup Parmasan Cheese

*you may need a TBSP of warm water

Whisk together Yolks, anchovy paste, Balsamic, lemon juice, mustard, hot sauce  and pepper until blended well. Continue to whisk while incorporating the oil slowly. If the dressing gets too thick, continue to add more oil until it is thinned out. Add Parmesan and whisk until fully incorporated.

Toss chopped Romain lettuce with sauce in a grocery bag with no holes to make sure that all pieces are coated completely, or serve as full Romain leaves.

This dressing stays healthy because it lacks the heavy milk and mayo products found in the usual grocery store bottle. It tastes very fresh, and very expensive. No one will know its not

Happy 14th day!

liss

Once again, this is a recipe that is interchangeable. A grilled cheese is technically just cheese and toasted bread, so you can omit anything you do not like and add in other ingredients. However, I do suggest trying this version first.

Mini Gourmet Grilled Cheeses

6 slices of good bread (needs to be crispy when toasted, not squishy)

1/2cup olive oil

1 lrg piece of Goats milk cheese, soft

1 clove garlic

1TBSP oregano

24 sun-dried tomatoes, whole **

24 leaves Basil

1 Bottle Capers, chopped **

Salt and pepper

** Omit if you wish.

Toast the pieces of bread in a toaster, then drizzle a small amount of olive oil on each sides of the bread, and fry until the bread is crispy.  Remove from pan, and rub the raw garlic lightly on the toast. Sprinkle each side with oregano, and then cut off the crusts of the bread. Cut the crust-less toast into 4 equal squares. Lay half of the squares on a parchment covered baking sheet, and top with a slice of goats milk cheese each. Bake until the cheese is melted and hot, then quickly remove from the oven and top with a small spoon of chopped capers, a leaf of basil and a sundried tomato. Put another small piece of goats milk cheese, and top with a second piece of toast. Bake again for 5 minutes, then remove and put a toothpick in each one for easier serving.

These tiny little sandwiches are fresh tasting and super simple! TRY THEM OUT! Let me know how it goes for ya!

Happy 8th Day!

liss

6th Day of Christmas Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 40 miniature chocolate covered peanut butter cups, unwrapped

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; set aside.
3. Cream together the butter, sugar, peanut butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the egg, vanilla and milk. Add the flour mixture; mix well.
4. Shape into 40 balls and place each into an ungreased mini muffin pan.
5. Bake at 375 degrees for about 8 minutes. Remove from oven and immediately press a mini peanut butter cup into each ball. Cool and carefully remove from pan.

Thank you BUCHKO for your recipe!

7th Day of Christmas Greek-Style Chicken Pita Appitizers

15 mini pitas, halved and middles split open

3 Avacados

3 chicken breasts cooked and cut into thin strips

1 clove Garlic

Salt

Pepper

1/5 cup white or red wine,

2TBSP Brown sugar

1TSP oregano

1 TSP thyme

Pre-made Tzatziki sauce (Recipe for homemade: 1 SM container plain yogurt, 1 cucumber -grate and wring out water, 2cloves Garlic chopped. Mix all ingriedients together, S&P to taste.)

Add Ins: Finely chopped red onion, sliced cherry tomatos, black olives, green olives, lettuce, alfalfa, arugala, bean/ radish/ onion sprouts etc.

In a pan, begin cooking chicken. At the halfway point, add in the chopped garlic clove, brown sugar, Thyme, Oregano and Wine. Cook until the chicken is not pink in the middle anymore, then thinly slice the breasts *small enough to fit 2-3 peices in each 1/2 pita. Cut open the avacado, and thinly slice the inside. the avacado may need to be slightly green still in order to cut proper slices. Spread Tzatziki sauce on one side of the half pita, add 1 small slice of avacado, 2-3 slices of chicken and your add ins. These can be pre-made up to 10 hours in advance, otherwise the pita may go soggy because of the tzatziki sauce. Stick toothpicks through the open ends to keep all of the ingriedients inside, and to make serving easier!

Enjoy your 7th day of the festive season! 17 More Days and 17 More recipes to come!

liss