Turkey, Bacon, Avocado on Squaw Sandwich

My daughter asked me - mommy, if you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life what would it be? My answer is the turkey, bacon and avocado sandwich from Butch's Grinders in Riverside. Their secret ingredient is the squaw bread from Galasso's Bakery in Mira Loma.

I attempted to recreate it after purchasing a loaf of squaw. Here's what you'll need:

INGREDIENTS

Squaw Bread

Mayonnaise

Garlic Oil

Iceberg Lettuce Finely Shredded

Onion - finely sliced

Tomato

Pickle

Provolone - 1 slice

Turkey

Avocado

Bacon

Every ingredient must be fresh and chilled. Mix the lettuce and onions together and lightly season with salt and pepper. Spread the garlic oil on one bread slice and light mayo on the other. Layer your sandwich accordingly, bacon, tomato, avocado slices, pickles, lettuce onion mixture, cheese, turkey, top with mayonnaise side down.

Enjoy!

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Pastrami Pizza

I do not like pastrami or mustard, except when it is placed atop a pizza. I first tried a pastrami pizza from the Downey Pizza Company. Now it is a monthly meal in our home. It is so easy and everyone loves it. I'm thinking I will bring it to a super bowl party next year.

INGREDIENTS

Pizza Crust (I used a BOBOLI)

Yellow Mustard

Pastrami

Pepperocinis

Jack cheese

Red Pepper

Garlic Salt

Spread the mustard on the pizza dough as you would sauce. Cover the pizza with the remaining ingredients as you like. Season with Red Pepper and Garlic Salt. Bake at 450 degrees for 14 minutes.

While you are eating the pizza, bake a brownie pizza for dessert! (recipe coming soon)

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30daysof...Favorite Famous Recipes

For March, the 30daysof…blog will be focusing on famous recipes from restaurants, movies, and cookbooks. The inspiration came after eating a McDonald’s Apple Pie and watching the movie Julie and Julia(which I rated 4 stars). I have scoured the internet looking for the recipes and had to improvise on a few, but here is a of 30 of my favorite famous dishes.

1. Apple Chicken Goat Cheese Salad by Nordstrom Café
2. BBQ Chix Pizza from CPK
3. Chipotle’s Guacamole
4. Ghirardelli's Chocolate Covered Strawberries
5. Corn Bread from Marie Callendars
6. Cream Corn from Summit House
7. Creamed Spinach from the Summit House
8. Crème Brulee from the Summit House
9. Doubletree Resort Chocolate Chip Cookies
10. El Torito Corn Cake
11. French Onion Soup from Mimi’s Café
12. French Toast Casserole by Four Season’s
13. Julia Child’s Bruschetta
14. Key Lime Pie by CPK
15. McDonald’s Apple Pie in a Pie Pop
16. Meatloaf by Mimi’s Café
17. Mrs. Knott’s Fried Chicken
18. Pasta e Fajiole soup from the Olive Garden
19. Pizzuki from BJ’s
20. Ratatouille’s Ratatouille
21. Salad Dressing from the Olive Garden
22. Sprinkles Red Velvet Cupcake
23. Downey's Pizza Company - Pastrami Pizza
24. Swallow at the Hollow Macaroni and Cheese
25. Swallow at the Hollow Sweet Potatoes
26. Tampopo’s Crunch Roll
27. Tequila Chicken Fettucine from California Pizza Kitchen (CPK)
28. Thai Chicken Wraps from Mimi’s Café
29. The Walnut that Kissed the Chicken Sandwich at www.rutabegorz.com
30. Turkey Bacon Avocado Sandwich from Butch’s Grinders

*Links will be posted throughout the month as I make the various recipes. In the meantime, what are your favorite recipes? Share yours below and leave a website link to help other moms be rock stars in their own home.

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Looking for Love? - Here it is!

This recipe makes my heart melt: Dark Chocolate covered Strawberries served with a Marshmellow Cream Dip.

INGREDIENTS

Long Stem Strawberries

1 package of Ghirardelli© Dark Chocolate Chips

1 Jar of Marshmellow Cream

1 package of Neufchâtel Cheese

HOW TO MAKE

Melt chocolate chips in a glass bowl atop boiling water. Add 1 tsp oil then stir until smooth. Dip Strawberries and lay on wax paper. Place in Fridge to harden.

For the dip, blend the entire jar of marshmellow cream with 1 package of Neufchâtel Cheese. Optional: sprinkle with brown sugar.

I decorated the bowl with the remaining chocolate. The strawberry shaped like a heart is the first picture in the album on facebook titled, Looking for Love. Make sure to look for love wherever you are. Take a picture and share the love with everyone.

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