Something Saturdays (1/25/14)

Soooooooooooooo.....

....I don't really know what to say this week, all. Um...I've got stuff in the works but nothing really to share so...um...yeah.

See you all on Monday?

Posts from this week

Swiss Bacon Crostini with Truffle Oil

Spinach, Onion, and Swiss Dip

Chicken and Swiss Sandwich with Roasted Garlic Aioli

Recipes from the blog that I made this week
Chocolate Wafer Cookies

Butter Cream Chicken

Cheesy Chicken Noodles

Movies/TV Talk (assume there'll be spoilers)
Dracula-I've decided to just comment on Dracula even though I'll always be 1 week behind: I'm liking it more and more, especially now that Alexander and Mina's relationship is kinda going somewhere. And I LOVED the moment where he turned Lucy because "if you insist on behaving like a monster I'll make you one" YESSS! (of course now I'm finding out the episode from yesterday-which I haven't seen yet-is the season finale and may be the series finale if it doesn't get picked up. *sad sigh*)

How I Met Your Mother-sooo good!!! I loved asking Barney all the questions (and his vengeance!!! Legen-waitforitforasuperlongtime-DARY!) and all of the stuff with the Mother being in labor with Luke (!!!-does this mean the daughter is named Leia?) I do not like Lily's behavior over the whole Rome vs. Judge issue (although Marshall did make a very harsh comment-may or may not be true, either way-harsh.)

Teen Wolf-What is Kira? I hope Scott lets the twins into his pack. What did Derek's mom say? Even though I want Allison and Scott together I do adore Isaac. And...yepp.

Supernatural-I LOVED this episode. Some super good (and quotable) moments with Crowley and Cas (all the PB&J stuff in particular). Some lovely thoughtful moments. And I really enjoyed all the stuff with Cain, it's sad, but cool. I'm curious about what the price of having the mark of Cain will be for Dean, though.

Pretty Little Liars-Gahhhh nooo I want Caleb back buut...I mean...Travis is nice too....gosh darn it, leave it to PLL to make every single guy option awesome. There are not nearly that many perfect guys in such a close radius to each other in the real world. Aaand...I've said it once and I'll say it again...I know that apparently Ezra is bad or whatever but I still like him! And I am just so unsure of where the storyline with Ali is going...this is just so ridiculously far from the books at this point...

The Originals-I'm super sad about the poor dead little witches (esp. Davina) and that Elijah and Hayley didn't kiss. I'm very intrigued and confused by the witches that WERE risen and WHY IN THE HECK CELESTE IS APPARENTLY SIOBHAN?!

Criminal Minds-JJ!! WHAT IS GOING ON?!

Law & Order: SVU-I like Olivia as sergeant but I am getting annoyyyed with Rollins and Amaro's crap.

Parenthood-So much crying. I really want the distance to make Joel miss home and come baaaack!

The Vampire Diaries-Things I liked: Caroline and Klaus getting it onnn. Alaric and Vicky checking in via the other side. Stefan and Elena being all forgive-y and such. Things I did not like: Damon and Elena seeming like they're gonna get back together/Stefan and Elena making no moves to getting back together, and KATHERINE EFFING HIJACKING ELENA'S BODY!! Just when ya think she's dead....grr

Instagram Lately (a few highlights from this week on Instagram)

Chicken and Swiss Sandwich with Roasted Garlic Aioli for #SwissWeek

Here we are, the final recipe of #SwissWeek with Lorraine cheese!

(you should totally check out the crostini and healthified dip I've already shared)

It's a party, so we've gotta have a sandwich, amiright?

Sandwiches always make me think of my brother, Josh, (and countless other boys) demanding "Woman, make me a sammich!" Michael stopped doing this because...well...I would go to make him a sandwich. Apparently this took all the fun out of it.

But this was a time no one needed to tell me to make a "sammich". I just did it. And it is good! And a lot of that is attributed to that gorgeous melty Swiss you see up there (AKA the best Swiss I've ever tasted!) It's absolutely PERFECT for sandwiches. I've been using it for all of the sammies I've been making Michael for his lunch as of late. But this sandwich...is SO much more than those little things I throw together usually.

This is like...a serious sandwich.

I intended to make the hoagie myself, from scratch. But...well...I got busy. So I bought hoagie bread. But feel free to do whatever appeals to you! And then I made a fantastic roasted garlic aioli, which has just the right punch of garlic flavor. And I made one of my fave, easy, chicken recipes: it tastes like fried chicken but it's baked! Hooray! And then, obv. Lorraine Swiss and some lovely arugula to add some pretty green. Viola! Sandwich! I really enjoyed this sandwich, and I think Michael might have liked it even more. We were both happily munching away for awhile.

So do yourself a favor. Endear yourself to others and bring some of these sammies to your next party (or, if you're hosting, set them out). You're gonna get yourself a WHOLE BUNCH of new best friends.

And for more Swiss goodness, check out Lorraine Cheese's facebook page and pinterest!

Spinach, Onion, and Swiss Dip for #SwissWeek

We're back with recipe 2 of my Lorraine Cheese #SwissWeek! (Click here to check out the delish crostini I shared on Monday.) All good parties require some kind of dip, right? And you want it to be a delicious, cheesy, makes you feel like you just gained 10 lbs. kind of dip, yeah? What if I made a dip that is all of that but, in fact, WON'T make you gain 10 lbs*?

*(probably)

I've already talked about the outstanding quality and taste of Lorraine Swiss cheese BUT did you know that, at only 75 mg per serving, it's also naturally low in sodium?! Woot wooot!

The idea for this recipe is from my healthified version of spinach artichoke dip. But no artichokes. And only Swiss cheese. And some onions for flavor. All in all pretty decent for ya (especially if you decide to use veggies to dip.)

And everrrr so YUMMY! Michael and I both attacked this baby. I mean, really, just look at that top layer of cheesy goodness. And it's chock full of spinach and just the right amount of flavor via the onions (which count as vegetables, right?). If you make a big batch of this and serve it, not one person will believe it's anything less than deliciously bad for them. And if you don't wanna tell 'em, that's fine with me. Our little secret ;).

And for more Swiss goodness, check out Lorraine Cheese's facebook page and pinterest!