Caprese Ricotta Toast

With a topping of burst tomatoes, basil, and a balsamic glaze, this caprese ricotta toast is wonderful as a savory breakfast or lunch. 

This ricotta toast is so hearty and flavorful. Just one slice of this toast is plenty, although I have been known to easily polish off two slices. 

Grilled Provolone with Turkey, Prosciutto, Spinach, and Jalapeño (with Crusty No-Knead Bread)

This grilled provolone with turkey, prosciutto, spinach, and pickled jalapeño sandwich (with crusty no-knead bread) will take your grilled cheese game to all new heights. 

For me, grilled cheese is the ultimate comfort food. With crispy grilled bread filled with warm melty cheese, it's the answer to your need for something crispy, soft, warm, melty, and crunchy all in one sandwich. 

Muffuletta Sandwich with Homemade Bread

This big muffaletta sandwich, stacked with deli-style meats and cheeses and spread with an antipasti salad, will feed a crowd. 

This sandwich, made with a 14-inch wide round sesame seed-topped soft bread, has its roots in New Orleans. It was first introduced by Sicilian immigrant Salvadore Lupo, the founder of Central Grocery and Deli, which is still located in the French Quarter. 

Bacon and Guacamole Grilled Cheese

This bacon and guacamole grilled cheese sandwich will satisfy your craving for something melty, crispy, and irresistable. 

 

This grilled cheese sandwich is made with four kinds of cheese, crispy bacon, and fresh and spicy guacamole. 

Smoked Salmon and Egg Salad Tartines

Smoked salmon and egg salad tartines - simple open-faced sandwiches with and elegant, dilly, and mustardy egg salad.

This egg salad is wonderful in sandwiches with soft white or whole wheat sandwich bread. It's also excellent for tea sandwiches.

Sicilian Tuna Salad Sandwich on Homemade Italian-Style Bread

This Sicilian Tuna Salad Sandwich will have you dreaming of picnics in the islands of southern Italy. Pack this sandwich, a bottle of wine, a blanket, and a corkscrew, and find a spot on the beach or a park to enjoy the remains of summer.

This Sicilian Tuna Salad Sandwich is a fun and unique way to prepare tuna salad.

Air Fryer Cheesy Summer Vegetable Tart

This air fryer cheesy vegetable tart is wonderful with summer vegetables such as zucchini, pattypan squash, egg plant, tomatoes, and crook neck squash.

This cheesy vegetable tart, along with a salad, is a wonderful lunch for 3 to 4 people.

For the vegetables, I used a small trombetta squash from my cousin's garden along with a small tomato. The trombetta is so sweet and fresh tasting. My cousin's hobby is suburban farming, and she is incredible. I'm so fortunate to be a recipient of the bounty of her garden.

Spinach and Bacon Sheet Pan Quiche

This Spinach and Bacon Sheet Pan Quiche is so "spinachy" and delicious! 

I love this Spinach and Bacon Sheet Pan Quiche. It is loaded with spinach, enough so that I'm pretty sure you're getting a complete serving of leafy greens.
 

Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Horseradish Tartlets

These Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Horseradish Tartlets capture the wonderful flavors of smoked fish. 

These Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Horseradish Tartlets completely blew me away. The recipe creates just four little tartlets, all of which I wanted to keep to myself. I did share with Mr. Kitchen, and he agreed that these are pretty delicious.

Tortas de Chile Colorado de Res (Chile Colorado Beef Sandwiches)

Tortas de Chile Colorado de Res are Mexican sandwiches made with beef simmered in a wonderful red chile sauce. 

The beef is succulent, tender, and loaded with flavor. The chile colorado is amazingly easy to make, and is also perfect for making ahead. It can be served with beans, rice, and tortillas, or stuffed into bolillo rolls or French rolls for pretty amazing Mexican sandwiches.

Homemade Smashburgers

These smashburgers bring you the best part of a burger cooked on a griddle... the crusty, browned, caramelized, full-of-flavor surface of the meat. Yes! 

Instead of forming a quarter pound of beef into a patty and then cooking it on a griddle, you break the meat up into 2 ounce balls, and then smash (thus the name) the meat into the griddle to create the thinnest patty possible. The patties are stacked on top of each other with slices of American cheese set between them.  Check out how melty the cheese gets. Eating one of these will transport you to your favorite childhood diner.

A little happy dance may or may not have broken out on first bite.

Ham and Asparagus Quiche

This ham and asparagus quiche is perfect for brunch or lunch. It's also a very elegant way to have breakfast for dinner. It's both hearty and nutritious, and leftovers are wonderful reheated for breakfast. Serve it with a green salad, sliced fruit or a bowl of berries, and a glass of crisp sparkling wine, and you have a wonderful meal.