Reuben Sandwich ,Vegetable Soup, Awards

Reuben Sandwich

Vegetable Soup

Let's begin with the squish-man. This is squishy guy Emeril's version of a Reuben. And I Gotta give credit where credit is due, I have got to hand it to squishy johnson man.. this is darned good! Squishy Johnson man really has it going on in the kitchen. I have many recipes of his that I use over and over again. And that's where it ends for me. No thoughts, no fantasies, no writhing at night in bed to him, nope, nunna that. He just doesn't do it for me. Not one spark.

Have you ever seen him pull out that extremely huge pepper mill? Why do you think he does that?

Do you think it is the same reason he wears his hat this... tall and long? Overcompensation, perhaps? Do you think it makes him feel like he's more studly? Don't know about you but there's not a thing he can do to get me aflame. God, Not even when he grips that gorgeous immersion blender as it vibrates. Nope, notta thing. Seriously, imagine George Clooney holding an immersion blender in a pot of soup, imagine him taking that immersion blender and twirling it in the soup, foresee him lifting the immersion blender out of the soup as its shaking ever so slightly, and holding it looking at you. Yeah, you will react, oh yes you will. You will have the twinge down yonder. Why, because George is twinge causing. Yep he is.

I am sooo on to Food Network and Fine Living Network. They always have the male chefs covered from the waist down. Or they just shoot the camera angle from waist up..I know why. I do. They don't want us looking for lumpage. We all look for lumpage the same way we all wonder about the Johnson. Lumpage equates bulges, which equates need and want.

George in picture number 4 is so nicely showing us the length of his johnson, he's not shy, he's not ashamed, he is just eye candy, baby. Like a lollipop.. Wonder how many licks it takes...Want to find out?

Therefore, since its FOOD TV, and we are supposed to be thinking of food, they take away any window of opportunity for sexual thought. But like I said, I'm onto them. I know what they're doing. They want us to focus on food only, not lumpage, not twinges, just food. It's just not natural, but oh well, whatever! There's no controlling my mind.

OK, onto squishy johnson mans reuben! Original recipe can be found here.

Reuben Sandwich

Lets begin by making our Russian Dressing. This is a cinch to make and so much more delicious than the bottled. Please make your own. It makes a difference. Gather up your ingredients.

In a bowl, combine all them,

and whisk well till blended.

Salt to taste, cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble the reuben.

Preheat your oven to 350..place your corned beef in a shallow baking pan and drizzle with a little water. Cover with aluminum foil and heat through, bout 20 minutes or so. Gather the rest of your ingredients.

You see the Swiss cheese, rye bread, corned beef, sauerkraut, Russian dressing and cole slaw. Please make your cole slaw homemade. I will post mine sometime in the near future. Warning. This is not a romantic dinner. It is a messy sandwich. Guaranteed the dressing or some of the cole slaw will run a bit out of the corners of your mouth. NOT attractive to the guys. Funny though, I can think of an instance where they would like to see stuff running out of our mouth. See how much of an enigma men are? Lets begin the assembly of this delectable monster of a sandwich! Lay all your bread slices on a clean surface and spread each slice with the Russian dressing.

Layer half of the slices with the corned beef.

Then layer the sauerkraut ( I preheat mine.)

top the sauerkraut with the Swiss Cheese ( I make mine.. joking)

and then your homemade coleslaw.

Place your remaining bread slices on top, dressing side down. Now preheat your skillet over medium heat. When its hot brush some butter on on one side of each sandwich.

Place them in the hot skillet buttered side down and cook until crispy and golden, about 4 minutes. Spread the unbuttered side with softened butter, and turn to cook o the other side, until golden brown and crispy also. Another 4 minutes or so.

Till your Swiss cheese is melted. Transfer to cutting board, slice in half.

Serve asap.. Thank you squishy johnson man for an awesomely satisfying Reuben.

I served this sandwich to my handsome fighter of flames along with this simple, yet so very delicious Soup Paysanne, which is a fancy schmancy name for Vegetable Soup. This recipe is from my second go to book, Joy of Cooking, my first go to book is Joy of Sex. I am a lover of the Joy books. If you don't have a vegetable soup recipe you like, please try this one. This is my Souper Sundays entry for the week.

See Deb at Kahakaikitchen to read all about it!!

Slightly Adapted Vegetable Soup, from Joy of Cooking. It is healthy, tasty, and a breeze to make. Heat some oil or butter-- guess which I chose-- in a large saucepan. Add your carrots, onions, celery.

Cook on medium heat till softened. Next add your chicken broth,

chopped stewed tomatoes, diced potatoes, freshly chopped parsley, salt and pepper.

Cover and cook for about 35 minutes. Now add your chopped spinach

or cabbage,

and cook for 5 minutes more. If desired add more parsley, salt and pepper to taste.

Thats it, done, a beautiful, comforting, feel good in your bones kinda soup.

I have some blogging business to attend to right now. I received this Friends award

from PigPigs Corner, who you must visit. Holy Cow, awesome stuff on that blog. From pineapple tarts, to cauliflower linguine, from black bean fried rice to chickpea soup, from tomato chicken stew to sweet and spicy pork, this blog is LOADED with all things good!! Check it out. Thank you, thank you for the award!!!

Along with this award comes this message:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated."It also says : "Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award." I am going to pass this award along to:

• Carole from Hey Mom Whats For Dinner Tonight?
• Debby From A Feast For The Eyes
• Chef E From The Behind The Wheel Chef at Cook Appeal
• Kim at Stirring the Pot
• Katherine From Smoky Mountain Cafe
• Wandering Coyote at ReTorte
• Karen at DomesticMuse
• Tamilyn at Butter My Kitchen

These ladies are so worth spending some time with. Amazing blogs, wonderful women, terrific recipes! Please visit them.

I received this award the E for Excellent blog award

from Passionate Eater. She has the most gorgeous pictures ever AND wonderful recipes as well. She is funny and gets my odd sense of humor. She doesn't take me seriously and I heart her for that! Thank you!! Thank you for this award!! Please visit her!

I'd like to pass this on to:

• Reeni of Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice
• Cheryl of Cooking Dunkin Style
• Debbie of Mocha Me
• Linda of How To Cook a Wolf

All 4 of these ladies are worth your time to visit. And thats about all you'll here from me this weekend. I'm trying to get FFH take his turn next week sometime...and in the meantime if you still got that twinge, go searching for the lumpage of your man.