Sunday, February 28, 2010

Sunday is for cooking!




Like any other ideallic Sunday, I've spent the day so far grocery shopping at The Fresh Market, catching up on the previous week's DVR'd shows, reading "chic-lit", and of course cooking! For lunch I made an easier version of a croque monsieur (skipping the time consuming bechamel sauce). It was quick and tasted almost as good as any Parisian bistro.




French ham and cheese sandwich:




We used mini baguette, but any crusty bread will do. Combine 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise (we use the olive oil based one) and 1 tablespoon mustard (dijon or grainy), and spread on both sides of slice bread. Place two thin slices of deli ham and shredded cheese of choice (we used emmental...it's like swiss; but gruyere would be good too). On top of the sandwiches, spread some softened butter (I cheated and melted it partially in the microwave) and a little bit more shredded cheese. Place in a pre-heated 350 degree oven for about 10 minutes until the cheese melted. (The pictures are the before and after).




More later with cooking stories. I hope everyone is having a terrific weekend, can't believe it's the end of February already!

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