SOUPS AND SANDWICHES LINK PARTY!

Hello everyone!  We've all enjoyed sharing our Soups and Sandwiches recipes with you over the last 5 weeks.  We hope you found something new to try!

 Vegemite - An Australian Icon Mellywood's Mansion

Pumpkin Harvest Soup - Silo Hill Farm

Meatloaf Sandwiches - The Beating Hearth

Summer Chicken and Salad Wraps - NorthShore Days

Jalapeno Popper Grilled Cheese with Raspberry Dipping Sauce - Sweet Little Bluebird

Now we would love it if you would share your favorite recipe with everyone because soup and sandwich weather is upon us!

Meatloaf Sandwich...for real. Soup and Sandwiches Series

Hello, it's Heather from The Beating Hearth and this series is such a fun one for me. Sandwiches and Soups are two of my favorite things to eat. They've got an element of simple heartiness to them which translates into complete satisfaction when eaten.  I've shared a couple, personal family recipes here, and well, add today's to the bunch.  But, you're going to tease me for it...and that's okay.  I can handle it.

Yes!!!!  Meatloaf Sandwich.  Do not give me that look.  Meatloaf is so misunderstood.  I have a historical love of loaf and an inside joke with my sister about...well...What is loaf? And, just so you know, there is bad meatloaf out there.  It does exist.  In fact, most people I know have only had terrible loaf.  Not this loaf.  I'm just asking you to give it a try. My Mama's meatloaf has converted die hard haters into lovers.

I am actually giving you several meals with this recipe, not just a sandwich.

Day 1: Make loaf, eat one for dinner and freeze the other for a meal a couple weeks later (you're making two loafs...or loaves?)
Day 2: With leftover loaf, make the best sandwich

p.s. these are eggs from my hens....just laid that day.  FUN!!!

Pam's Meatloaf
1 lb. pork sausage
2 lbs. 80% ground chuck
1 onion, diced finely
3 eggs, whipped with fork
8 oz. can tomato sauce
Several dashes Worcestershire Sauce
4 Slices white bread, cubed
1 tsp. ground sage
Salt and Pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375 F.

In large bowl you are going to combine all of the ingredients together.   Make sure to really whip the eggs good and season well with salt and pepper.  You want nicely seasoned loaf.  A good rule of thumb is about 1/2 tsp. salt for every lb. of meat.  

Using very clean hands, get to mixing.  Now, you hear all the time do not over mix your ground meat.  This is true.  Just mix until everything is nicely distributed and the meat is broken up.

Divide meat mixture in half and form two loafs on a cooling rack on a cookie sheet. Don't pack the meat down hard, just form it loosely into loaf shapes.

Bake at 375 F. for 30 minutes.  Reduce heat to 350 F. and continue cooking for 1.5 more hours until gold brown and delicious.  You do not want to over cook loaf, but you also don't want to under cook it.  You can use a cooking thermometer, just make it sure it reaches 160 F. internal temperature.  You want your loaf to be moist and flavorful.

Let cool.

Serve for dinner.  

Now let's get to the purpose of this post....the sandwiches you're going to eat the next day....cold.  Do not reheat your loaf for your sandwiches.  There is nothing like cold loaf.  

Just loaf.

 Mustard.  Mmmmmm!!!

Mustard and pickles....the tang of pickles is a nice compliment to the rich meat.

You could do just mayo, or as I've done here a combo of mayo and mustard.

Delicious, filling and reminiscent of Mom.

I felt like this was such a long post and that a meatloaf sandwich really does stand alone as a meal, that I didn't have space for soup and it's a shame because I love soup.  So I'm going to include a couple of soup links from the Beating Hearth that are guaranteed to warm you up on a cold day.

Sunday Ham and Bean Soup
OMG Beef and Vegetable Soup
Taco Soup

If you have a favorite soup or sandwich recipe (or both) be sure to come back and link it up Monday, Nov. 4th.  We'd love to see what you've made!

In the meantime, check back here next Monday to see what Mary from Sweet Little Bluebird is making...and you know it's going to be good!

Thanks for reading!

Shared here:
Create With Joy

Heather

Pumpkin Harvest Soup and Muenster Sandwiches

Danni here from Silo Hill Farm and I can't tell you how happy I am with this series on soups and sandwiches.  One of the reasons I love fall is because it's the beginning of soup season.  Of course, since I also love pumpkins, I had to make this Pumpkin Harvest Soup.

I cannot lie to you...this soup was inspired by a trip to the supermarket where Food Network magazine caught my eye in the check-out line.  There on the cover of this months issue was a pumpkin-apple soup in a beautiful bread bowl.  Stopped me right in my tracks.   Since the issue also included a bonus booklet called "50 things to make with canned pumpkin", into my cart it went.  (Total impulse purchase, rare for me.)
Now, I'll tell you two things right here and now.  One.. that I always think I can improve on a recipe and this soup was no exception. Two....I'm not making bread bowls.  A regular bowl works just fine for me and I don't need all the extra calories from a bowl you can eat.   
You can find the original recipe in the magazine, but I messed around with it a little and this is the way I made mine.
This soup makes 4-6 servings and the ingredients are not too involved at all...

1/4 C. creamy peanut butter
2 C. chicken broth
1 15oz. can pumpkin
1/2 C. cream
1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
2 apples (cored and chopped into bite size pieces)
3 Tbsp. maple syrup
4 strips cooked crumbled bacon (not pictured..because I forgot)

Cook 1/2 of the chopped apple in butter until soft.
Put the pumpkin in a pan and whisk in the broth, peanut butter, cream, syrup and pumpkin pie spice.  Add sauteed apple.  Simmer ten minutes.
Ladle into 4 soup bowls and top with remaining chopped apple and cooked crumbled bacon.  Serve immediately.

OPEN FACE MUENSTER CHEESE SANDWICHES

Muenster cheese is a semi-soft cheese from the United States.  It is a pale, smooth, easy melting cheese made from cow's milk.  It is very mild in flavor although European versions are much more pungent. I think it's kind of buttery tasting and I love it!  If you can't find it in the packaged cheese section of your grocery store, try the deli.  This is the kind I use..

This sandwich couldn't be easier.  Start with garlic bread, either homemade or store bought.  (Mine came from the bakery section of the grocery store.)

Put it on a small baking pan and bake at 425 for 5 minutes on each side.  Pull it out and add a slice of Muenster cheese to each piece.  Put it back in the oven for about 2 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly.  I particularly like this one with tomato soup!  A quick note for those of you who might be wondering why I don't just use mozzarella cheese...well first, because that would just be cheesy garlic bread.  Second, Muenster cheese, although quite creamy and delicious, is not all stringy like mozzarella and is not nearly as "chewy".

If you have a favorite soup or sandwich recipe (or both) be sure to come back and link it up Monday, Nov. 4th.  We'd love to see what you've made!

In the meantime, check back here next Monday to see what Heather from The Beating Hearth is making!

Soups And Sandwiches Series - Summer Chicken and Salad Wraps

I'm so excited to be kicking off our new Soups and Sandwiches series today.

It's nearly Summer here in New Zealand and time for refreshing salads and light meals. Yum! My dear friend was visiting this week and I thought I would treat her to a delicious wrap for lunch...

So easy and you can use any ingredients you like for the filling, I chose fancy lettuce, cheese, carrot, tomato and smoked chicken slice

 Warm the wrap slightly in the microwave and spread a layer of mayonaise over it, layer with the ingredients, season and wrap!

 And serve!

So easy and so delicious! Perfect for a warm day!

Now the Soup.

My favourite go too light meal is Tomato "Cup a Soup" with cheese.

 If the kids and Sean are having something I don't like (cough, cough, mac n cheese, cough) then I'll whip up a cup of soup with boiling water, grate a handful of cheese, add to hot soup and serve with a slice of bread or two.

 I know there's no cooking involved here, but I wanted to pay homage to my favourite student meal that I still love to this day. Great for a quick meal.

Don't forget to join us next week for another tasty recipe..

 

 

Take care

xxx

 

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http://www.craft-o-maniac.com/2013/09/craft-o-maniac-monday-link-party_29.html , 

http://serendipityandspice.com/2013/09/manic-monday-linky-party-930.html

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http://withablast.blogspot.co.nz/2013/10/all-my-bloggy-friends-66.html

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http://ladybug-blessings.com/?p=4037 , http://www.sugarbeecrafts.com/2013/09/take-look-tuesday_30.html

http://www.blackberryvine.blogspot.co.nz/2013/10/tuesday-to-do-132.html

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http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.co.nz/2013/09/nifty-thrifty-tuesday-no181.html

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http://thediydreamer.com/from-dream-to-reality/87-show-off-your-projects/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.co.nz/2013/10/fall-into-fall-its-party-137.html

http://www.the36thavenue.com/2013/10/best-diy-projects-26.html 

http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2013/10/wow-us-wednesdays-138.html 

http://www.craftberrybush.com/2013/10/the-inspiration-gallery-56.html   

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http://happyhourprojects.com/happy-hour-friday-10-4/

http://www.shakentogetherlife.com/2013/10/whats-shakin-link-party-79-share-inspire.html 

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So what are we doing next?

We're gonna be making sandwiches! Yup! And what goes well with a yummy sandwich? Soup!

So we will be making sandwiches, soups, soups and sandwiches, anything related really....

Um... YUM! Right?

Join us next Monday for our new series, we can't wait!

xxx

 Nat, Mary, Heather, Danni and Mel