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    9월 18일

    Baked Ham & Cheese Sandwiches

    Today is my son's 17th birthday. He usually requests Gnocchi for dinner, but that isn't going to happen tonight. He won't be home from school until after 9 PM due to marching band, musical and jazz band practices tonight. So, since I have to go to work tonight, I'm making his favorite sandwiches to take to school for him. I'm also taking a cake for him to share with his buddies after practice.
                          
    Baked Ham & Cheese Sandwiches
    Serves: 4
     
    4 tablespoons soft butter
    2 tablespoons prepared mustard
    2 tablespoons poppy seeds
    2 tablespoons chopped onions
    1 pound thinly sliced boiled ham
    1/2 pound thinly sliced swiss cheese
                             
    Mix first four ingredients thoroughly. Spread on sandwich buns.                          
    Put thinly sliced boiled ham and thinly sliced swiss cheese on buns.                         
    Wrap in foil. Bake in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes
                             
    Truth be told, I never make this recipe as directed. I'm too lazy. I spread the buns with butter, squirt some yellow mustard on each bun top, sprinkle dried minced onions and sometimes the poppy seeds on top of the mustard. Then I place sliced boiled ham and swiss cheese on the bun bottom and put the sandwich together.
     
    You can assemble these, wrap in foil and place in freezer bags and freeze. You don't even need to thaw them out before baking, they will be very moist. I try to have a bunch of these on hand for busy nights (which happens often around this house)
    9월 8일

    Loose Meat Sandwiches

    A new favorite for my younger children. They seem to like this better than my "sloppy joes". This is an adaptation of a recipe I saw on TV (probably the Food Network), but I cannot remember what show I was watching. The chicken broth is the key to this one. It doesn't make sense, but this recipe is just not as good if made with beef broth.
     
    Loose Meat Sandwiches
     
    1 pound ground beef
    1/2 tsp onion powder
    1/2 tsp garlic powder
    1 tsp salt
    pepper to taste
    1 cup chicken broth
     
    Brown the ground beef and drain. Add the seasonings and chicken broth. Simmer until the chicken broth has reduced until almost gone, continuing to crumble the ground beef in the liquid. In the end, you ground beef will be finely crumbled and the mixture moist. Serve on buns. Yields approx 4 sandwiches.

    BBQ Corned Beef Sandwiches (aka Sloppy Joes)

    It may seem strange to add corned beef to this, however it adds such an interesting taste to this mix. The texture of the corned beef is similar to the hamburger when cooked. You honestly don't realize it is in there, but it sure is missed if this is made without it. My mother used to make this meal for me and my brother. She kept the corned beef ingredient secret from us. I didn't realize this was the "secret ingredient" until I was grown and asked for the recipe to make for my own family. You can decrease the amount of chili powder if your stomach is sensitive to this ingredient.
                          
    BBQ Corned Beef Sandwiches
    1 pound hamburger
    1 small onion, chopped
    1 can corned beef
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    1 cup catsup
    1 cup water
    2 tablespoons brown sugar
                           
    Brown ground beef and onion in skillet. Drain off excess fat. Add the remaining ingredients. Simmer until thick. Serve on buns. Yield: approx 10 sandwiches

    I usually serve this with chips and veggies or fruit for a quick meal.
     
    This recipe is easy to make into a double or triple batch and divide up into freezer containers. Just remember to take it out of the freezer in the morning to allow it to thaw. I usually reheat in the microwave.