A Working Mom's Meal Plan

The hardest part of my day is when we get home and everyone is immediately hungry. I love to cook and prefer
home-cooked meals, but I don't like to cook much during the work week. And yet, dinner has to get on the table...
My solution: make-ahead meals, freeze-ahead meals and recipes so easy that I'll make them on a Monday. I cook
mostly on the weekends, always doubling recipes, and rely heavily on my extra freezer and a decently-stocked pantry.
This cooking style saves me time and money, and it makes my life simpler—so I can actually enjoy sitting down
to supper at 6 with my family. I hope these recipes will make the witching hour a little better at your house too.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Ham and Swiss Sliders

My daughter loves ham and cheese. While she never seems to tire of it, the rest of us do - so I was happy to find this savory twist on the classic combo. Serve with chips! (from foodgawker)

package of soft white dinner rolls or hawaiian rolls
sliced ham
sliced swiss cheese
mayonnaise
3 tablespoons dijon mustard
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 tablespoon poppy seeds or caraway seeds
3 tablespoons brown sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Split rolls and place bottom halves in a baking dish. Top with a folded slice of ham and a slice of cheese. Spread top half of roll with a little mayo and place on top. Rolls should fit together snugly in the dish.

In a small bowl, combine the mustard, melted butter, onion powder, Worcestershire, seeds and brown sugar. Pour evenly over the rolls. Cover dish with foil and bake for 10 minutes, then remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until tops are browned and cheese is melted.

(You can tinker with the sauce and adjust it to taste. The original recipe called for twice as much butter, more sugar and less mustard, but we found it too sweet and rich the first time around.)

*A new obsession for the adults in our house - spicy pickles called Wickles. See if your grocery store carries them. They're great on the side here. If you can find Gulden's Zesty Honey Mustard, get that too. It's my favorite and a good replacement for the dijon in this recipe!

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