Grilled Ham And Brie

Have you ever tried to recreate a meal that you enjoyed at a restaurant?  That’s what I did today.  Except in this case it was a meal my husband loved. Let me set the scene.  Montreal, Canada in 2011.  My husband and I were starving and choosing a place for lunch felt like an impossible mission.  We were on a street with literally a dozen places to eat and we found ourselves utterly unable to decide.  We finally chose this little cafe (in the photo below).  My husband thought he was ordering an ordinary ham and cheese sandwich, but it turned out to be …

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Brussels Sprouts Melt

When I think of a sandwich, I think of something made with some sort of cheese, meat, condiments, and bread.  That’s fine and dandy but it’s too predicatable and I’m looking for a something more unexpected today.  (Ah, the life of a food blogger.)  When I made my Tomato and Herbed Goat Cheese Sandwich a few weeks ago, I realized that a sandwich can be so much more than the garden variety deal you might find at a Subway chain restaurant.  With some fresh Brussels sprouts on hand and the desire to create a unique sandwich, I came up with this one. I’ve laid a big …

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