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Crescent Cristo Sandwiches


A little Pillsbury twist to the Monte Cristo Sandwich. This pops up on our menu every so often. So goooood!!!

I make mine without the sesame seeds, but it is still a really good sandwich.

INGREDIENTS

Loaf

2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 2 cans (8 oz each) Pillsbury® Crescent Recipe Creations™ flaky dough sheet

2 tablespoons LAND O LAKES® Butter, melted

2 tablespoons honey

6 oz thinly sliced smoked cooked turkey breast

6 oz medium sliced muenster cheese

6 oz thinly sliced cooked ham

1/3 to 1/2 cup SMUCKER'S® Red Raspberry Preserves

 

Topping

2 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon sesame seed

DIRECTIONS 

1 - Heat oven to 375°F. Separate or cut dough into 4 long rectangles. Place rectangles crosswise on 1 large or 2 small ungreased cookie sheets (rectangles should not touch); if using crescent dough, firmly press perforations to seal.

2 - In small bowl, mix butter and 2 tablespoons honey. Brush over dough. 

3 - Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown; cool 15 minutes.  

4 - Grease 15x10x1-inch pan. Carefully place 1 crust on pan. Top evenly with turkey. Place second crust over turkey; top with cheese and ham. Place third crust over ham; spread evenly with preserves. Top with fourth crust; brush top with 2 tablespoons honey. Sprinkle honey with sesame seed.  

5 - Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until crust is deep golden brown and loaf is hot. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut into 8 slices.

Happy Saturday!

This morning we took the kids to our local Target for their story time event. Today's theme was Dr. Seuss's The Lorax book. They read a few Dr. Seuss favorites including: Green Eggs and Ham, Hop on Pop, and Go Dog, Go. Each child received a goodie bag with cheese crackers, fruit snacks, juice boxes, stickers, a bookmark, and a $2 off coupon for Dr. Seuss books.  The kids enjoyed it! We only lasted about 45 minutes... it was a 2-hour event.

When we got home we made an Easter craft that I found on Pinterest!

Impromptu photo shoot

Here are some new pictures I took the other day. I was hoping to do an outdoor shoot with the kids, but the weather has been so unpredictable here. We ended up staying inside and got these:

That's not an owl!

I have watched this about 10 times and laugh hysterically each time. My kids are something else!

Wordless Wednesday

Future model? Possibly.

Operation Skinny update {With comparisson pictures!}

So this is what I look like MINUS 16 pounds as of this weekend. I feel so good and get excited knowing I'm headed in the right direction. I've hit a few plateaus, but its mostly been behavior-induced. Meaning, knowingly overeating during the holidays, etc. I need to be real with myself because I love food. I know that there will be days I eat more food than others. But I'm working out and taking classes that I LOVE. So... whatever. I need to be realistic. Going on a diet doesn't work for me. Watching what I eat and how much of it I eat, does.

BEFORE (183lbs):           CURRENTLY: 2/14/12 (167lbs)