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Avocado Goodness Sandwich

Prep Time: 10 min

Serves: 1

Ingredients

  • 2 slices whole grain bread
  • 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced
  • mayo
  • 1‑2 slice Muenster cheese
  • 1 yellow onion, 1‑2 thin slices, preferably a sweet or Vidalia
  • 1/2 tomato, sliced
  • salt
  • pepper

Preparation Steps

  1. Toast bread, melting cheese onto one slice.
  2. Spread mayo on the non‑cheesy slice.
  3. Layer the avocado, onion and tomato, sprinkle with S&P.
  4. Munch.
  5. Repeat as needed.

“I think you mean…intense” Black Beans

 

This is my go to recipe for black beans that go into something else – burritos, quesadillas, super-awesome comfort dip, and so on. They are pretty intense on their own, so not the best for something like black beans and rice. Continue reading

Mushroom Spinach & Smoked Gouda Quesadillas

[terrible photo because we gobble them too quickly. will try to get a better pic next time]
Casual directions, because it’s a casual meal. As to spice measurements, I’ll also try to get better amounts the next few times we fix this. For the most part, just a few shakes, taste, shakey shake some more.

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Recipe blog & website links

I’ve collected a list of all of my favorite recipe blogs/sites.  While I’m vegetarian, these sites might not be. What they are, though, is good. My system involves subscribing to the RSS feeds, reading in Feedly or Reeder, then saving to Evernote via the Web clipper.

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