Fourth Way, Fourth Sandwich

Remember the other day when I blogged about three sandwiches that can all be made together because they are so similar? Well I have also created a fourth that is similar yet very unique on its own. The difference: I did not toast the sandwich and added even more delicious ingredients than before. I sauteed the tomatoes so the juices oozed out around the entire sandwich and added an avocado spread to bring spice and pazazz to the sandwich as a whole. This sandwich is so versatile as well as my other three and so extremely easy that it definitely tops a plain PB&J. (Which in fact I believe might even take longer to make than this wonderful vegetarian sandwich!) Therefore, I believe it is time to step up a typical sandwich and say heck with the norm! It is time to add whatever one's desire to the center of bread and call it a day. The goal is to please one's mouth, and why not do it their way? So here on this sandwich I have put whatever my creative mind desired, finished it off with a top slice of bread and now call it my own version of some type of vegetarian sandwich. And it is GOOD!

Ingredients:
Thinly sliced sharp cheddar cheese
baby romaine lettuce
thinly sliced tomato
pinch of sea salt
thinly sliced cucumbers
tablespoon olive oil
avocado
light caesar dressing
whole wheat flat bread
LETS COOK!
Over medium heat add olive oil to frying pan and saute the tomatoes only until they become soft and juices are about to ooze. Sprinkle with salt and turn off heat. Mash up a bit of avocado and spread onto bottom slice of bread and then spread a little dressing on top of that. Add cheese, cucumbers, lettuce and the tomatoes. Cover with other slice of bread, serve and enjoy! (Or add whatever your little heard desires and enjoy!)

Three Sandwiches, Three Ways

Spring Break may have started over half a week ago, but today is the first day I feel that I am actually on vacation to enjoy the lovely spring time. The sun has finally decided to awaken behind the dark and dreary clouds and shine down upon the beach blankets and herb gardens. Today is such a beautiful day out that I feel I am back in Paris with my family walking along the endless numbers of parks enjoying the outdoors and fresh produce markets. Yet, surprisingly I am right here in my suburban home in Houston, Texas planting flowers with my mother and sister as well as adding a new member to my own little garden; parsley. We are three similar people, yet three very different people when it comes to life as well as food. Today I was in the mood to make a fresh and delightful lunch that I knew all three of us would enjoy, so I made lovely little sandwiches. However, our taste buds are not identical so I made three similar sandwiches yet three very different sandwiches. And here I am to share three different recipes that all correspond and are very easy to make all together: one for a vegetarian, one classic sandwich, and one with a little something added.

Ingredients: (to make all three)

thinly sliced sharp cheddar cheese

thinly sliced white cheddar cheese

freshly ground pepper

thinly sliced cucumber

light caesar dressing

thinly sliced mushroom

thinly sliced and grilled chicken breast

whole wheat flat bread

LETS COOK! (we are making three sandwiches the way I made them, but they are so versatile you can make them however you want!)

Put oven on a broil. Open up three flat breads and place insides up on a cooking sheet. On all three place cheeses and on two add chicken and on one with chicken add mushroom. Broil in oven only for about five minutes or less or until cheese melted and bread lightly toasted. Remove from oven and on all three add cucumbers and on the opposite ends of the bread spread a little bit of dressing and place on top to make a sandwhich! Goes great with a fruit salad, serve and enjoy!

Cooking For a Vegetarian (Vegetables and Rice)

Now what vegetarian doesn't like a good meal filled with lots and lots of colorful veggies topped with simple white rice? Because sometimes simplicity is the key to a good meal. Sometimes less ingredients is all that is needed to create something so pure and so subtle that one can really take the time to enjoy the true tastes of a vegetable. Even if cheese is added or a dressing or lots of spices are added, then the real taste of an asparagus or broccoli can be taken away instantly. Therefore, this extremely easy where anyone can make recipe is probably one of my favorites, because I am constantly just craving that raw, pure taste of vegetables. The taste is everlasting and has a spice all on its own that many do not get to experience if other substitutes are added. Therefore, this recipe is simple, to the point, and absolutely real and delicious.

Ingredients:
broccoli
asparagus
sliced red pepper
thinly sliced tomato
long grain white rice
2 cups water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon butter
dash of extra butter and garlic salt
LETS COOK!
For the Rice: combine rice and water in a 3 qt. saucepan and bring to a boil and stir once. Cover with tight fitting lid and reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand 5-10 min. longer. For the Veggies: while the rice is sitting, put all veggies on foil and lightly sprinkle with garlic salt and a tab of butter. Grill on medium heat for about ten minutes and then remove. Mix all the vegetables together on top of the rice, serve and enjoy!