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The best experience than I have been able to enjoy in my life is to cook. The kitchen is not a profession to which it is gone to obtain the resources necessary to survive, but the adorable temple where that loves this profession it gets to rest of the real world, where it submerges in that creative volume to obtain a smile and a gratefulness of which they wait for the best thing of us. To cook is an art, is the creativity personified in the personal taste of each chef, is the freedom to include in each prescription the most dissimilar ingredients and to obtain an incredible flavor…….

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CUBAN MIDNIGHT SANDWICH


Ingredients

* 1 cup mayonnaise
* 5 tablespoons Italian dressing
* 4 hoagie rolls, split lengthwise
* 4 tablespoons prepared mustard
* 1/2 pound thinly sliced deli turkey meat
* 1/2 pound thinly sliced cooked ham
* 1/2 pound thinly sliced Swiss cheese
* 1 cup dill pickle slices
* 1/2 cup olive oil

Directions

In a small bowl, mix together mayonnaise and Italian dressing. Spread mixture on hoagie rolls. Spread each roll with mustard. On each roll, arrange layers of turkey, ham, and cheese. Top each with dill pickle slices. Close sandwiches, and brush tops and bottoms with olive oil.

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Place sandwiches in skillet. Cook sandwiches for 2 minutes, pressing down with a plate covered with aluminum foil. Flip, and cook for 2 more minutes, or until cheese is melted. Remove from heat, place on plates, and cut in half diagonally.

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PANINI SANDWICH





Ingredients:

1 Pound Thin Cut Cooked Chicken
1 ½ Tablespoons Fresh Thyme
6 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Garlic Cloves, Minced
8 Slices Olive Bread
1 Small Red Onion, Sliced
1 Bunch Arugula

Cooking Directions:

Season chicken with salt, pepper and rub in 1 tablespoon thyme. Heat 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil in a large heavy skillet or frying pan over medium high heat. Add chicken saute until golden brown on all sides and good thru. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Add remaining virgin olive oil along with minced garlic to a skillet or frying pan. Saute for 30 seconds over high heat; add vinegar and thyme; cook 30 seconds, return chicken to skillet, stirring continually for 1 minute or until heated thru, Reserving vinaigrette from skillet for dressing. Arrange bread with chicken, onion and arugula. Drizzle vinaigrette dressing on top. Top with top half of bread and enjoy.


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MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH



Ingredients:

4 Ounces Soft Cream Cheese
½ Cup Roasted Garlic
2 Tablespoons Fresh Chopped Parsley
6-8 Slices Rye Or Marble Bread
1 Pound Thin Sliced Rosemary Ham, Deli Style
5 Ounces Thin Sliced Swiss Cheese
Skewers
3 Large Eggs
3 Tablespoons 1% Milk
¼ Cup Garlic Olive Oil

Cooking Directions:

Blend together soft cream cheese, roasted garlic and fresh chopped parsley. Spread 1/5 of the mixture onto the first slice of rye or marble bread. Add 3 thin slices of deli style rosemary ham and 1 slice thin Swiss cheese. Top with another slice of bread and repeat layering with cream cheese mixture, ham, Swiss cheese and bread. Finish off the top with the last slice of bread. Use a skewer thru the top of the sandwich at each side. With a sharp serrated knife, cut crusts off the edges of the sandwich. Make 2 diagonal slices through the sandwich to create 4 equal triangles. For Club Style, blend together the eggs and milk. Dip each sandwich triangle into the egg mixture while still skewered, coat all sides well and place on a separate plate. Heat olive oil in a large pan or griddle over medium heat. Place all of the sandwich triangles in the griddle or frying pan and brown for approximately 2 minutes on each side. Serve hot and enjoy.


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HAM CROQUETTES



Ingredients

1 lb smoked ham (grounded)
4 tbsp butter
1 tspn lime juice
1/2 tspn nutmeg (grated)
1 tbsp parsley (chopped)
1 tbsp flour
vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 cups milk
1 tspn salt and black pepper
2 cups dry bread crumbs

Directions

In a small sauce pan, melt the butter in low heat until it starts to foam. Whisk in the flour and then add the milk, stirring occasionally until the sauce begins to thicken into a paste. Add the ham, salt and pepper, nutmeg, lime juice, and parsley and stir the mixture well. Cook in low heat for a couple of minutes. Place the mixture in a bowl, and refrigerate for 1 hour letting the mixture cool.

In the mean time, whip the eggs in a bowl. Then pour the bread crumbs into a second bowl. Take the ham mixture out of the refrigerator, and shape into small cylinders, about 1 inch thick by 3 inches in length. Dip them into the egg, then roll them on the bread crumbs, placing them on a large platter. Cover the croquettes with plastic wrap and refrigerate for a few hours or overnight when done.

Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat, and fry half a dozen of the croquettes at a time, rolling them occasionally so they cook on all sides. Cook until golden browned on all sides, but be careful not to burn them! Remove them and place them on a platter covered with paper towel to drain the excess oil. Serve with a cool Cuban drink and enjoy!


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