Okay, another contest!

[LeslieDean]

You all helped me before by pulling through and naming our Bloody Mary Drink Menu.  I really enjoyed seeing your creative talents and it was alot of fun.

 

Now I am enlisting your help in thinking up a soup and sandwich pairing.  

 

I have named one of our sandwiches "The Three Little Pigs Special"  It is actually a roasted pork, shaved ham and two slices of applewood smoked bacon with smoked provolone cheese layered and stacked between slices of a cranberry/walnut bread that has been buttered and  toasted then topped with sweet smokey BBQ sauce.  I serve this with Bourbon Baked Beans and House cut fries that have been brined and double fried.

 

I want to think of something very economical to serve on Wednesday nights.  Maybe a homemade tomato soup and two kinds of cheese for grilled cheese sandwiches for dipping.  Or something that you guys would think might go over well.

 

I am also looking into a autum menu featuring winter soups or a one pot casserole that I could make and sell a bowl of for $5.00-$6.00 range.  Serve it with cornbread.  Unlimited.  Call it hump day special --for just getting through the week.

 

We are having a salsa contest where the entry fee is $10.00 and the contestants will be asked to make about a gallon of salsa for sampling.  We will provide the chips and cheese for making simple nachos and the people (open to the public) can sample and vote on their favorite salsa.  We will charge a fee of $5.00 for a plate of nachos and a sampling of all the varities of salsa.  The winner gets bragging rights till the salsa contest next year and a certificate declaring them winner.  The entry fees and $5.00 fee for nachos will be given as a charitable contribution to BACA (Bikers against Child Abuse)  There is a local chapter here who donates their time to this type of situation.  They will set with children in the hospital or accompany them to court appointments or visiting rights.  It seems to be a good organization as far as I can tell--at least as good as any of them.  I am lookig forward to doing this and helping children in this type of situation.

 

So-put on your thinking caps and let the ideas flow!!!

[surfergirl]

Hey boss what do we get for helping out? LOLs.

Thinking caps are on

This is me thinking. Lols

[LeslieDean]

You get a wonderful dinner and your name on the menu item, you just need to get here to get it!

[dremastarr]

White chicken chili with cornbread casserole is real good. Love broccoli and cheese soup with turkey sand.  

[surfergirl]

Pumpkin soup goes well on a chilly night.

 

I make Pumpkin soup this way

 

a whole Pumpkin

a whole Knob of garlic

2 litres of chicken stock

some onions

salt & pepper to taste

If I have them in the house I will sometimes add sweet potato or a plain potato

 

cook it all up then blend it. & add some sour cream and chives.

 

I make mini quiches to go with the soup.

 

four eggs

grated mozerella cheese

spinach

sour cream

diced bacon

garlic to taste

 

so mix it all up and bake in muffin./cup cake tins

& put tasty grated cheese on the top. 

so bake away

 

I also make pizza sandwiches

I use a sandwich toaster

 

butter one side of the bread

then on the other side spread some tomato paste or salsa 

sprinkle garlic flakes

some oregano

either ham or prosuitto 

& some grated cheese, Put another slice of bread & toast away.

bono pettie 

[LeslieDean]

I had a pumpkin latte at Starbucks today and it was just as I remembered---delicious!

Now the stores have bins of pumpkins and lining the sidewalks with them as you enter the market place--so I will definitely give this a shot this weekend! Thanks so much! It is suppose to be a chilly, blustery 98 come Saturday. But I will crank the ac up and put on My flannel feeted pj's-- Rick's favorite---just kidding and pretend its cold outside.

[Joey]

I was at a sisters last fall and she made white navy bean soup with kielbasa in it,carrots,celery,and onions...it's economical and I loved it with cornbread.

You can call it "Boom boom soup" or

Some other really good ones I've had is cheeseburger soup...meatball stew with mini meatballs in a veggie soup.

My all time favorite soup is French onion soup and grilled swiss cheese sandwich....I love it!

Yumm...soup!

[Joey]

Raisin cinnamon biscuits drizzled with vanilla icing it great also with certain soups.I can't make them very often my guys go nuts over them.

[surfergirl]

I made

Dukes of Busco 

 

A slow cooked meat like stew but soupy.

 

You buy these pieces of meat with a small bone, Called Busco,Its an Italian name,

So put it in a slow cooker. Add carrots & onion a few, 

I make my own pesto with basil & parmasean Cheese. & a few cloves of garlic.

& parsley and so that goes in,

I add extra garlic for flavor & salt & Pepper. & Celery & Red Quinoa.

let it cook most of the day then add some onion gravy powder.  & green peas.

Goes great with mash or rice or pasta whatever you have on hand

[boodles]

Saw this recipe for cauliflower soup the other day. Looks really good, but it might be too much work!

 

http://news.yahoo.com/high-heat-roasting-transform-cauliflower-163113574.html?.tsrc=yahooHere

[Holly]

I love cream of tomato basil soup with grown-up grilled cheese.  Grown-up grilled cheese is this:  2 thick slices  of bread, whole-grain, nutty kind of bread - very dense, buttered on both sides.  1 piece of swiss, cheddar, provolone cheese, (or cheeses of choice) a slice of tomato, 2 - 3 pieces of apple wood smoked bacon or some other thick-cut smoked bacon.  Put sandwich together, quick toast/grill it in a pan or on a griddle, put pan in preheated oven to melt cheeses, serve with tomato basil soup..... one of my faves!  You can also do this with turkey and swiss but serve with a potato chowder using green onions, cheddar and bacon as a garnish in your soup or a broccoli cheese soup.

[Holly]

"I am also looking into a autum menu featuring winter soups or a one pot casserole that I could make and sell a bowl of for $5.00-$6.00 range.  Serve it with cornbread.  Unlimited.  Call it hump day special --for just getting through the week".

 

What about a shepherds pie or chicken pot pie?  Shepherds pie, instead of using ground beef or turkey, use a brisket of even a chuck roast, cooked in a crock-pot or dutch oven.... awesome in the cooler seasonal months.  I like to pufuse a baker's decorator sleeve to give the mashed potatoes a pretty appearance on top!  then drizzle with a little gravy and sprinkle with a little parsley!  It is gorgeous, economical and easy to make, especially individual servings in mini-crocks..... same with pot pie, instead of making the actual pie crust, use puff pastry or crescents just on top....  all chicken filling in individual crocks topped with the puff pastry... easy, economical and looks amazing! 

[CHecker]

My way of thinking is 'keep it simple but make it taste like a million bucks'.

Split pea soup- hamhock, ham base (paste not dry), carrot, onion cooked slow and low for a few hours.

Your cornbread both with and without jalapenos, both fried and non-fried and honey butter

In the winter I pressure can 2 canners of this soup and share some with older brothers who don't eat or cook well, it's also known as a "habatant" (hope i'm saying that right) food, highly nourishing and energy sustaining.

(feed 'em good and boot 'em back to work)

Oh and the profit margin on this is exceptional.

[Holly]

Hey Leslie, there was a segment on Fox 8 News here in Cleveland.  This man wrote a cookbook all on grilled cheese sandwich recipes only!  He makes dessert ones, meal ones, appetizers..... the combo he demoed was grilled cheese made with thin sliced sweet potato, some marshmallows, some apple slices, and a grueyer (spelling?) cheese... maybe some cinnamon in there... cannot remember!  Anyways, there you go, Gourmet Grilled Cheese Bar, made to order!  I am definitely buying this cookbook, I need to read it cover to cover!  lol!  If you look up the website, it is fox8 Cleveland, The Morning Show!  Hey, here is the link..... let me know if it does not work!

 

http://fox8.com/2013/09/19/fox-8-recipe-box-harvest-fest-grilled-cheese-sandwich/

Edited September 19, 2013 by Holly

[Holly]

I made these a few weeks ago..... can we say artery clog?  Another once or twice a year only recipe!   ~Grilled Cheese Pull-Apart Rolls!

 

No plan, no reason, just buttery, cheesy, stuffed & puffed dough-ball nonsense!

 

Gooey balls of Grilled cheese-like orbs, baked to a puffed perfection!  I just keep telling myself that the very best things in life happen this way sometimes…

~Especially when it comes to food..lol!

 

What you’ll need for enough Rolls to feed at least 12 people:

 

1 Container of Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits (8 ct.)

1-7.5 oz. Container of Pillsbury Buttermilk Biscuits (10 ct.)

**I used two different sizes of Biscuits just for interest, but you can use all the same size Biscuits if you’d like!  It will take 2 cans of either size to fill the cake pan.

1/2 cup melted Butter..you could leave this out, but the Butter is what makes them taste just like Grilled Cheese!

Velveeta Cheese…approx 3/4 of an entire box.  (you will need a 1-2″ cube to stuff into each Roll)

A 9″ round cake pan

(If you’d like to really make everyone feel like a kid, serve these with a hot bowl of Tomato Soup) …you’re welcome mom! ; )

 

Directions:

Melt the Butter and pour about half of it into the cake pan…

 

Cut the Velveeta into approx. 1-2″ cubes, making sure to cut enough for each Roll.  You will have some Velveeta left over for other yummies!

Pop open the Biscuits and stuff each one with a cube or 2 of the Cheese.  Of course the larger Biscuits will hold more cheese than the smaller ones.

I, of course,  stuffed them with as much Cheese as I could get in there..lol!  Roll the dough around the Cheese, sealing it tightly and forming a ball..

Place the stuffed dough balls into the buttered cake pan, arranging them evenly.  Pour the rest of the Butter all over the top!

Place the pan onto a larger baking sheet to protect your oven from any spill-overs as they puff up…trust me..Grr! 

Bake them at 350 degrees, uncovered for 12 minutes, don’t let them burn.  If they get too dark before 12 minutes, cover them with foil!

Definitely cover them them with some foil now, and continue baking them for another 12 to15-ish minutes or longer, until they’re golden, puffed and firm all the way through.  The inner Rolls take longer to firm up so be patient, as long as you have them covered they will be fine. 

Some of the Cheese oozes all around the Rolls, this is a beautiful thing!  ~See…

 

Let them cool slightly…

 

These are especially fun because you can serve them straight out of the pan and just start pulling at them…

 

Or, you can turn the pan over onto a serving platter, and make Mom proud by using a plate…

 

Or you can dive in however the heck you’d like…

 

The main idea is to get these hot, melty Rolls into your mouth…

 

…as soon as you can, or they will be gone…

 

So…open up, stuff your lips, repeat, enjoy!

 

 

 

Tags: butter, Cheese filled Orbs of yumminess!, grilled cheese, pillsbury biscuits, pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits, velveeta cheese

 

[surfergirl]

Holly they sound wicked.  When I can I will give this recipe ago. 

would probably go great with  Some Bacon & onion & greek olives 

 

When the recipe says biskcuits do you mean premaid biskcuits smashed up?

[Holly]

Holly they sound wicked.  When I can I will give this recipe ago. 

would probably go great with  Some Bacon & onion & greek olives 

 

When the recipe says biskcuits do you mean premaid biskcuits smashed up?

yes, premade or store bought biscuits, you just flatten them out a little, put chunks of cheese in them, fold the biscuit over the cheese, I kind of rolled them in my hand to form a stuffed biscuit roll, then roll them in the melted butter, and repeat...