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May 20, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
Well, I feel just terrible.
When I posted the Lime Chicken Lettuce Boats with Avocado Salad and Chimichurri recipe, I made you all a promise – I promised you the recipes for the accompanying Argentina-inspired dessert. That was eleven days ago.
It just breaks my heart to think of you waiting a week and a half for these recipes. I imagine you must’ve leapt from your bed each morning, an hour before your alarm clock rang, tripping over the cat as you lunged for the computer, praying for a fast internet connection, and a creamy, crispy, caramel and cinnamon dessert.
From the moment you first read about this dessert, you must’ve been haunted by dreams of flaky, tender puff pastry sticks with a crunchy candy coating, and cold, velvety cinnamon ice cream slathered in homemade dulce de leche.
As the days crawled by at an excruciating pace, your thoughts became darker. Why hasn’t Bake Up, Little Suzy shared the dessert recipe she promised me? Is she keeping it from me?
Friends, I have no excuse. I’ve just been really busy and had no time or energy for writing.
I’m pretty sure you’ll forget all about this unpleasantness just as soon as the aroma of homemade dulce de leche begins to fill your kitchen. It smells like, what’s the word…? Comfort. Security. What does your 401k smell like? I’ll tell you: it smells like milk simmered with sugar.
And once the candy-coated puff pastry strips begin turning golden brown in the oven, this whole misunderstanding will be a distant memory.
Continue reading for the Baked Churros, Cinnamon Ice Cream, and Dulce de Leche recipes.
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Category Caramel, Dessert, Ice Cream, Sauce, Vegetarian | Tags: , caramel, dessert, ice cream, vegetarian | 12 Comments
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May 9, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
Whew! Thirty posts in thirty days – I made it through
National Grilled Cheese Month. And though I made some delicious discoveries (
Cinnamon Roll Grilled Cheese, anyone?), I’m a little cheesed out. I don’t know about the rest of you, but I’m ready for bright, fresh spring flavors. And some roughage.
I originally made this dish for Mom and Handsome Greg as part of an Argentinian-inspired meal that began with corn and bacon empanadas and ended with baked churros, cinnamon ice cream, and homemade dulce de leche (recipes coming soon, I promise!).
For our main course, we enjoyed crispy romaine leaves filled with luscious summer salad and tender grilled chicken, and kissed with garlicky parsley pesto. Fresh and bright, hearty but not heavy.
Continue reading for the Grilled Lime Chicken Lettuce Boats recipe
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Category Avocado, Chicken, Cucumber, Family and Friends, Fruit, Garlic, Greens, Handsome Greg, Lime, My Mom Rules, Salad, Sauce, Tomato, Vegetable | Tags: , avocado, chicken, cucumber, fruit, garlic, greens, handsome greg, lime, my mom rules, salad, sauce, tomato, vegetable | 14 Comments
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April 30, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
There couldn’t possibly be a better sandwich creation to end National Grilled Cheese Month than this rich, satisfying delight.
I wanted to make a grilled cheese that tasted like a loaded baked potato, but the crispy, buttery potato bread, smoky bacon, tangy sour cream, and messy strands of gooey cheddar invoked the textures and flavors of late-night potato skins instead. I was happily surprised, and maybe a little tipsy.
I’m going to miss National Grilled Cheese Month. No, I’m not crying. I just have cheese in my eye.
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| Loaded Baked Potato Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Servings: 1
Buttery potato bread is grilled to perfection, along with smoky bacon, tangy sour cream, and messy strands of gooey cheddar, expertly invoking the tipsy textures and flavors of late-night potato skins.
- Potato bread
- Butter
- Cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Green onions, finely chopped
- Bacon, cooked
- Top each slice of bread with cheese.
- Add the bacon, drizzle with sour cream, and sprinkle with onion.
- Close it up, and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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Category Bread, No Cheese Left Behind, Onion, Pork, Recessipes, Sandwich, Vegetable | Tags: , bread, no cheese left behind, onion, pork, recessipes, sandwich, vegetable | 9 Comments
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April 29, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
I think it’s clear by now that I like grilled cheeses with a spoonful of sugar. You can candy coat your sammich with honey, jam, brown sugar, and best of all, fruit. If you start with a ripe, tender pear, the fruit will melt right along with the cheese for a soft and luscious, salty-sweet, flavor-packed filling between two slices of golden, bitter beer bread.
I’m really going to miss National Grilled Cheese Month.
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| Pear and Gorgonzola Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Servings: 1
Tender pears and creamy gorgonzola melt together between two slices of golden-crisp, homemade beer bread.
- Beer bread (see Beer Cheese Soup Grilled Cheese post for recipe)
- Butter
- Gorgonzola
- Sliced pear
- Honey
- Top each slice of bread with cheese.
- Add the pear slices and drizzle with honey.
- Close it up, and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium-high heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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Category Bread, Fruit, My Breaducation, No Cheese Left Behind, Pear, Sandwich, Vegetarian | Tags: , bread, fruit, my breaducation, no cheese left behind, pear, sandwich, vegetarian | 5 Comments
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April 28, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
Do you remember that vacation you took to Provence, when you lounged in the sun with your lover, picnicking on creamy cheese, a fresh, crisp baguette, and a glass of regional wine? No?
Yeah, me neither. But I imagine that such a perfect, sunny picnic tastes an awful lot like this grilled cheese sandwich. No, I’m not even kidding. (OK, maybe a little.)
I split the English muffin with a fork and flipped it inside out to grill the cut side to a perfect golden crunch. The jam swirled into the melted provolone to make a gooey, sticky sauce. Bon appetit!
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| English Muffin and Blackberry Jam Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Servings: 1
An English muffin is fork split, flipped inside out, filled with sweet blackberry jam and tangy provolone, then grilled to a perfect golden crunch. Bon appetit!
- English muffin, split with a fork
- Butter
- 1 slice provolone, cut in half
- Blackberry Jam
- Place the split English muffin cut side down on a cutting board.
- Layer on half a slice of provolone to each side, and spread with blackberry jam.
- Close it up and butter the outsides (well, insides) of the English muffin.
- Griddle on medium-high heat until the cheese is melted and the muffin is golden brown.
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Category Bread, Breakfast, Muffins, No Cheese Left Behind, Recessipes, Sandwich, Spread, Vegetarian | Tags: , bread, breakfast, muffins, no cheese left behind, recessipes, sandwich, spread, vegetarian | 6 Comments
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April 27, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
I think you’ll remember this sandwich’s delightful cousin, the Candied Dijon Bacon Grilled Cheese with Pickled Jalapenos. The two share a number of common features – they’re sweet, spicy, smoky, and salty.
But today’s creation provides a very important advantage: since you’re not coating the bacon, it takes less time to prepare, and you can make with the eating sooner. Everybody wins!
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| Spicy Apricot and Bacon Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 10 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 20 mins
Servings: 1
Crispy bacon, pickled jalapenos, and apricot jam are piled on gooey provolone, and grilled in soft, sweet challah bread.
- Challah bread
- Butter
- Provolone
- Apricot jam
- Pickled jalapenos, chopped
- Crispy bacon
- Top each slice of bread with half a slice of provolone.
- Add the bacon, jam and jalapenos.
- Close it up and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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Category Bread, Jalapeno, No Cheese Left Behind, Pork, Sandwich, Spread, Vegetable | Tags: , bread, jalapeno, no cheese left behind, pork, sandwich, spread, vegetable | 1 Comment
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April 26, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
I bought a jar fig jam, hoping to make a grilled cheese sandwich that would take me back to YMCA day camp, eating Fig Newtons in my lunch. And I failed.
This grilled cheese doesn’t for a moment invoke memories of warm, squishy cookies, languishing in a brown bag through verse after verse of “Boom Chick-a Boom.” In fact, this grilled cheese is so fancy, I had to put earrings on before I ate it. Also pants.
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| Goat Cheese, Fig Jam, and Prosciutto Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Servings: 1
Tangy goat cheese stands up to salty prosciutto and sweet fig jam, on chewy grilled challah bread.
- Challah bread
- Butter
- Goat cheese
- Prosciutto
- Fig jam
- Crumble goat cheese on each slice of bread.
- Top with prosciutto and fig jam.
- Close it up, and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium-high heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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Category Bread, No Cheese Left Behind, Pork, Sandwich, Spread | Tags: , bread, no cheese left behind, pork, sandwich, spread | 3 Comments
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April 25, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
This is not just a sandwich, it’s a commitment, and not one to be taken lightly. Make this sandwich for someone you love, but don’t be hasty in choosing the object of your grilled cheese affection.
Give this rich, luxurious sandwich when you’re ready to make a promise of everlasting love.
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| Grilled Cheese with Truffle Oil |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Servings: 1
Treat yourself to a rich and luxurious grilled cheese.
- Challah bread
- Butter
- 4-cheese Italian blend
- Provolone
- Italian parsley
- White truffle oil
- Cut a slice of provolone in half and place one half-slice on top of each piece of challah.
- Top the provolone with a small mound of shredded Italian cheeses, parsley, and a drizzle of truffle oil.
- Close up the sandwich, and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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Category Bread, No Cheese Left Behind, Sandwich, Vegetarian | Tags: , bread, no cheese left behind, sandwich, vegetarian | 5 Comments
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April 24, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
The pillows on my bed are crummy. The stuffing is all flattened, and about 5 minutes after the pillow cases emerge from the dryer, they’re already covered in cat hair. I want pillows that are pillow-y. In fact, I want to rest my weary head on pillows as fluffy as warm, soft goat cheese.
I swear these thoughts actually occurred to me while I enjoyed this grilled cheese sandwich. As I floated through crisped Italian bread, fluffy goat cheese, gooey honey saturating tender apple slices, and crunchy walnuts, I wished for a good night’s sleep as satisfying and as comforting as this sandwich.
Can you name another dish as satisfying as a good night’s sleep? I didn’t think so.
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| Goat Cheese, Apple, and Walnut Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Servings: 1
Crisped Italian bread, fluffy goat cheese, gooey honey, tender apple slices, and crunchy walnuts
- Italian bread
- Butter
- Goat cheese
- Apple, thinly sliced
- Honey
- Chopped walnuts
- Top each slice of bread with cheese.
- Add the apple, honey, and walnuts.
- Close it up, and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium-high heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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Category Apple, Bread, Fruit, No Cheese Left Behind, Nuts, Sandwich, Vegetarian | Tags: , apple, bread, fruit, no cheese left behind, nuts, sandwich, vegetarian | 12 Comments
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April 23, 2012 by Bake Up, Little Suzy
In honor of National Grilled Cheese Month, I’m posting a different grilled cheese sandwich every single day through the month of April. You’re welcome.
I had this great idea to turn the classic deli sandwich, The Rachel, into a grilled cheese. And then I remembered that I don’t really care for sauerkraut. And I’m not exactly crazy about Swiss cheese. So I substituted spinach for the sauerkraut and provolone for the Swiss, and I was left with a delicious grilled not-Rachel sandwich. The pickle-y-ness of the Russian dressing is not to be missed.
For general grilled cheese tips, visit the inaugural grilled cheese sandwich post.
| Not-Rachel Grilled Cheese Sandwich |
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Recipe type: Sandwich
Author: Bake Up, Little Suzy
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 10 mins
Total time: 15 mins
Servings: 1
Roast turkey, provolone cheese, baby spinach, and Russian dressing are piled high on caraway rye bread and grilled to perfect golden brown.
- 2 slices caraway bread
- Butter
- 2 slices provolone cheese
- 2 slices roast turkey
- Russian dressing
- Baby spinach
- Layer the cheese on both slices of the bread.
- Top with turkey, spinach, and dressing.
- Close it up and butter the outsides of the bread.
- Griddle on medium heat until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
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Category Bread, No Cheese Left Behind, Recessipes, Sandwich, Sauce, Spinach, Turkey, Vegetable | Tags: , bread, no cheese left behind, recessipes, sandwich, sauce, spinach, turkey, vegetable | 4 Comments
