A Loaded Grilled Cheese

I'm not a big sandwich person, but when I crave one. . .all I want is a really good grilled cheese! This one was made on my favorite bread - Aldi's Everything Bagel Sourdough. I used 1 slice each of Swiss and American, 3 thin slices of deli roast beef, spread the inside with homemade pesto, added thin sliced tomato and onion.

I fried it fast in EVOO in a hot pan then took it off the heat after flipping, covered and let it finish doing it's melting thing.  The peppers and cucumbers were a nice fresh addition. . .Lin

Chicken and Pesto-Avocado Toast

I made some great pesto recently that I combined with a mashed avocado and some chopped pea microgreens.

This was delicious on Aldi's Everything Bagel Sourdough Bread, toasted. I added a little roasted chicken, cucumber and tomato - peppered and garlic salted - for an excellent lunch. . .Lin

Healthy Fat and Protein Toast

I'm really picky about bread and try to keep it minimal in my diet. So when I do indulge, it has to be something really special. My all time favorite bread for sandwiches and toast is Aldi's Everything Bagel Sourdough Bread. Excellent!

Take a big piece of that, toast it and spread it with the following combination. This makes enough for two breakfasts.

1 lg. pasture raised egg - hard boiled

1 sm. avocado

a little spicy mustard

a big or little sprinkle of garlic salt

a big or little shake of a black and cayenne pepper blend

several tablespoons of EVOO or toasted sesame oil

finely chopped green onion

Mash everything together and spread on the toast pieces. Serve with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers or fruit.

After I made this I realized a couple sardines would also be great in this. I'll add those before breakfast tomorrow. Buy the good kind, in EVOO, not that soy stuff. If you don't eat all of them, combine them with your cat or dog's food and they'll love it! . . Lin