mmmm, Food

Here are some recipies we've tried lately. In case you need inspiration.

• Peanut Butter Brownies This is an amazing recipe that we both loved. Think rich chocolate, chocolate-chip brownies with a peanut butter cheesecake filling. Yeah, heaven!


• Artichoke Pasta An easy and healthy slow cooker recipe that again we both liked. Despite neither one of us being green olive lovers, I added them anyway and we actually didn't mind them in this recipe.


• Carrot Soup I liked this soup, but Daniel did not - mostly because of the dill; he's not a huge fan of dill. This link is to a recipe very similar to the one I made, but not exactly the same. I think the only complaint I had was that it was a little too fluffy. I'm not sure if that's because I blended it too much (used an immersion blender) and got too much air in it, or what.

A Different Kind of Ham

Dane is so funny sometimes. When he's feeling particularly hammy, he likes to scrunch his whole face up into a squishy smile; like this:

Pass The Pig

Note to self: do not cook a ham unless company is coming for dinner. Two people can only eat so much ham in one week....I've had to get creative with the leftovers.

Chicken Cordon Bleu Calzones

Ingredients:
1 recipe calzone dough (I used this one)

2 TBS butter
2 TBS flour
1 cup milk (better if warm)
2-3 slices swiss cheese, torn into pieces
salt and pepper to taste

2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 cup cubed cooked ham

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter then whisk the flour into the butter and cook for a couple minutes. Slowly whisk in the milk until well blended. Bring the mixture to a low boil and cook until thickened (about 5 mins). Turn off the heat and stir in the cheese until melted. Add the chicken and ham and stir until combined.

Roll out the dough and divide the filling evenly onto each piece. Fold over and seal well (pressing edges with a fork if necessary). Brush with an egg wash if desired (one beaten egg mixed with a couple tsp of water). Poke the tops a couple times with a fork to vent and bake for 18-20 minutes.

And the cutest 10 month old that there ever was!