Thursday, July 5, 2012
Apple peanut butter sandwich
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tempeh Sandwich

- 1 8-ounce package tempeh,1 tablespoon canola oil10 ounces mushrooms, sliced1 small red onion, thinly sliced1/4 teaspoon salt1 cup dry red wine4 ounces sliced provolone cheese8 thin slices whole-wheat bread, toasted
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Nana's Banana Sandwich
Ingredients
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- 2 tablespoon(s) I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread
- 1 tablespoon(s) firmly packed dark or light brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon
- 1 large banana, thinly sliced
- 4 slice(s) crusty whole grain bread
Directions
- Combine I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!® Spread, brown sugar, and cinnamon in small bowl. Arrange banana on 2 bread slices; top with remaining bread. Evenly spread outside of sandwiches with Spread mixture.
- Cook sandwiches in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, turning once, 5 minutes or until golden brown.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
A Very Berry Strawberry Sandwich

Ingredients
1 tablespoon reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchâtel)
1/4 teaspoon honey
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest
2 slices very thin whole-wheat sandwich bread
2 medium strawberries, sliced
Directions
Combine cream cheese, honey and orange zest in a bowl. Spread bread with the cheese mixture. Place sliced strawberries on 1 piece of bread, top with the other.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Grilled Eggplant Sandwitch
2 medium green, red, and/or yellow sweet peppers
1 medium eggplant (about 12 ounces), cut into 12 slices
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 1/2-inch-thick slices French bread
4 ounces soft goat cheese (chevre)
1/4 cup Dijon-style mustard
directions1.Quarter the sweet peppers lengthwise; remove and discard the stems, seeds, and membranes.
2.Brush eggplant slices with oil. Grill eggplant slices and sweet pepper quarters on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium-hot coals for 4 minutes. Turn and grill 3 to 5 minutes more or until eggplant is tender and sweet peppers are slightly charred. Remove vegetables from grill; set aside.
3.Spread 1 side of each French bread slice with goat cheese and mustard. Layer 3 eggplant slices and 2 sweet pepper quarters on 4 of the bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices. Serve warm. Makes 4 servings.
- 1 croissant
- Dijon-style mustard
- Lettuce leaf
- 1 slice Swiss cheese, cut in half diagonally
- 2 thin tomato slices*
- 1/2 avocado, peeled and sliced (optional)
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise or salad dressing
- 4 thin slices zucchini or cucumber*
- 1 fresh mushroom, sliced*
- 1 teaspoon milk
- 1/2 teaspoon snipped fresh dillweed or basil, or dash dried dillweed or basil, crushed

directions
- If desired, wrap croissant in foil and heat in a 350 degree F oven about 4 minutes or just until warm. Split croissant, then spread lightly with mustard.
- Arrange lettuce leaf, Swiss cheese, tomato slices, avocado, zucchini or cucumber, and mushroom slices on bottom half of croissant. Combine mayonnaise, milk, and dillweed or basil. Spoon over filling. Add top half of croissant. Makes 1 serving.
- Tip: You may substitute any of your favorite fresh vegetables for the tomato, zucchini, cucumber, or mushroom. Some vegetables, such as green beans, thinly sliced carrots, or asparagus, are especially good when steamed for a few minutes and then marinated for several hours in a vinaigrette dressing.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Portabella Sub
Ingredients1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup chopped red shallots
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves
1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
1 teaspoon hot paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 cup fresh spinach leaves
1/4 cup diced portabella mushroom caps
1/4 cup diced yellow bell pepper
1 tablespoon sweet Jamaican pepper sauce (such as Pickapeppa Sauce ®)
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 hoagie roll, split lengthwise
Directions
1.Melt butter in skillet with a lid over medium heat, and cook and stir the red shallots, basil, and garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in the hot paprika, salt, and pepper. Add the spinach, portabella mushrooms, and yellow bell pepper, stir a few times, cover with lid, and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook the mixture until the spinach and mushrooms give up their liquid and the peppers are softened, about 4 minutes.
2.Uncover the skillet, and pour in the pepper sauce and balsamic vinegar. Increase the heat to medium, and let the mixture cook down and thicken slightly, about 2 minutes.
3.Spoon the hot mushroom mixture onto the split hoagie roll, and serve.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Steakhouse Grillers Prime Patty Melt
2 teaspoons butter or margarine/1 cup thinly sliced red onion/1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms/2 Morningstar Farms® Grillers® Prime Veggie Burgers/2 teaspoons butter or margarine, softened/4 slices marble rye bread/1 tablespoon steak sauce/2 (1 ounce) slices Swiss cheese
1.In large nonstick skillet melt 2 teaspoons butter. Add onion. Cook, uncovered, over medium-low heat about 10 minutes or until onion is tender and beginning to brown, stirring occasionally.
2.Add mushrooms to onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-low heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until mushrooms are tender. Remove from skillet. Keep warm.
3.Add burgers to same skillet. Cook over medium heat, uncovered, for 7 to 8 minutes or until heated through, turning once. Remove from skillet. Keep warm.
4.Remove skillet from heat. Carefully wipe out skillet with paper towel. Lightly spread 2 teaspoons softened butter on one side of bread slices. Place two bread slices, butter side down, in skillet. Top with burgers, steak sauce, onion mixture and cheese. Place remaining bread slices, butter side up, on top. Cook, covered, over medium-low heat for 2 to 4 minutes or until golden brown on bottoms. Turn. Cook, uncovered, for 2 to 3 minutes more or until cheese melts and bread is golden brown. Cut in half. Serve immediately.
5.ON THE GRILL: Preheat grill. Use a food thermometer to be sure patties reach minimum internal temperature of 160 degrees F.
Ever go to stake and shake and get their steak melt? Well this is a vegetarian version of it. This recipe is from morningstarfarms.com
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Seis De Mayo Sandwitch
4 slices spicy artisan bread, such as chile bread/4 tablespoons guacamole/6 slices Roma tomato/4-5 slices mozzarella cheese for vegan versian use tofutti, or Daiya http://www.daiyafoods.com/ thin slices of cucumber /1 cup alfalfa or clover sprouts (YUM)/2 leaves of romaine lettuce
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place two of the bread slices on a work surface and cover with 1 tablespoon guacamole. Top each piece of bread with three tomato slices, followed by 2-3 slices of mozzarella. Place all four slices of bread directly on the oven rack and heat for 5 to 7 minutes, until bread is toasted and cheese is melted. Evenly lay the cucumber slices on top of the melted cheese. Cover each with sprouts and lettuce. On the two remaining bread slides, spread the rest of the guacamole, then place bread guacamole side down on lettuce. Now Serve
Monday, August 16, 2010
Vegetarian BLT

2 Teaspoons virgin olive oil (how about this super healthy replacement for animal fat)
3 Slices of tomato (buy the hothouse grown when out of season, or forfeit taste)
1 Pinch of baby spinach leaves (btw-look who's replacing your worthless buddy Lettuce)
1 Tablespoon of Hellmann's Light Mayonnaise
4 Strips MorningStar bacon strips
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Vegetarian Reuben
- 2 tablespoons reduced-fat mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 2 teaspoons chopped capers
- 1 teaspoon chopped pickle or relish
- 3 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup sliced mushrooms - 5 cups baby spinach
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 4 slices rye bread
- 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Swiss cheese (2 ounces)
- 1/2 cup sauerkraut
Whisk mayonnaise and ketchup in a small bowl until smooth. Stir in capers and pickle or relish). For the sandwiches: Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet medium-high heat. Add onion and mushrooms; cook, stirring, until the onion is softened, 4 minutes. Add spinach and cook, stirring, until it wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the mixe to a plate.
Coat the pan with the remaining 1 teaspoon oil and return to medium heat. Add the bread; divide cheese equally among the slices. Divide sauerkraut between 2 slices and divide the spinach mixture between the other 2 slices; cook until the cheese has melted and the bread is golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer sandwich halves to a cutting board. Divide the dressing between the spinach halves. Carefully place the sauerkraut halves on top. Cut sandwiches in half and serve
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Musroom Burger
- 3/4 cup diced fresh mushrooms
- 1 15 ounce can pinto beans
- 1 tsp parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- oil for frying
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 3 green onions, diced
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- Burger Buns
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Veggie Sloopy Joes

- In a skillet cook the boca/morning star ground beef, green pepper and onion together.
- Add in garlic powder, ketchup, mustard and brown sugar; and mix it. Turn down heat and let it, and simmer for 25 minutes. Season it with salt and pepper. Scoop the sloopy joe mix onto the hamburger buns.