Grilled Portabella & Pastrami Sandwich

• Pastrami (I used turkey pastrami)
• Portabella mushroom cap
• Mozzarella cheese (I used shredded, you could also use very thin slices)
• 2 slices of bread
• Butter
• 1/2 TBS Olive oil
  
• Fresh rosemary

Fry the pastrami and portabello in olive oil and rosemary. Butter one side of each slice of bread. Sprinkle a little cheese on one unbuttered side, lay on the fried pastrami, sprinkle a little more cheese, lay on the portabello, sprinkle little more cheese, add the second piece of bread buttered side out. Set the sandwich in the hot pan to grill both sides.

My son was so excited about this sandwich he had almost half of it gone before I could even take a picture! Two thumbs up from my teen. He reluctantly gave me a taste as well, and I agree it is a keeper.

Grilled Pastrami Sandwich

I only had a little bit of time for lunch and had some wonderful Black Forest rye bread & turkey pastrami. I almost made a grilled cheese sandwich for my son the other day - so why not grill this?

• your favorite bread
• pastrami - regular or turkey
  
• Swiss cheese
• spinach
• butter

Fry the pastrami before assembling the sandwich if you want a great bacony flavor. Place cheese on both halves of the sandwich so that when they melt, they will hold the spinach and pastrami in place. Add the spinach and pastrami, close the sandwich and butter the top and bottom of the sandwich. Place in a pan over medium heat. Cook both sides until toasty and the cheese has melted.

I loved this sandwich! It tasted very much like a non-sour reuben.

Coronation Chicken Salad

Coronation Chicken was invented by Constance Spry who wanted to serve something new and special for the Queen's Coronation lunch in 1953.

I learned about it while in Scotland. I was getting lunch from at the Dalkieth Palace (where I was taking classes). Along with various cold cuts and cheese was a dish of something that I could not classify. I asked the chef and he told me all about Coronation Chicken.

Always up for something new, I took some. I was the only one who did. But that just left more for me. It was DELICIOUS!!

Today, I came home for lunch with not much time to eat. I decided to see if I could recreated Coronation Chicken. I think I did pretty well. Of course, my recipe is a highly simplified version of the real thing; but it tasted fab anyway. And who doesn't like easy?

• canned chicken (drained)
• mayonaise to desired consistancy
• curry powder to taste
• chopped nuts (I used pecans, because I LOVE pecans!)

Mix it all up and pile on bread for a sandwich, or you could just eat it plain.
Yummy!!