Special Mommy Christmas Sandwich

I L-O-V-E Monte Cristo sandwiches. There is something about a grilled ham and cheese sandwich that makes my heart go pitter-patter. And then to add my favorite breakfast food to the mix!? I have just died and gone to heaven!!! With this in mind, I can't believe it took almost 6 years for me to introduce this sandwich to my son. (Perhaps because I didn't want to share my indulgences??)

For Christmas Dinner we had a FABULOUS ham (cooked by moi!) and 2 days later, this is what we had left:


Oh, what to do with all this gloriousness??? Since the kiddos were home for Winter Break, I told my son that I was going to make him a "special sandwich" for lunch. I told him it was my favorite which was called a Monte Cristo. His big brown eyes light up, and then he goes: "I want a special mommy christmas sandwich too!!" How cute is that?!?!

RECIPE (or lack of...)
bread (my kids like honey wheat)
mayo
mustard
ham
cheese (I used my son's favorite, Havarti)
milk
egg

1) Spread bread with mayo and mustard.
2) Place ham and cheese on bread.
3) Beat and egg and milk in a small bowl.
4) Coat the sandwich in the egg/milk mixture.
5) Cook in a greased skillet over medium heat.

Don't cook it on too high of a heat because the sandwich will become soggy (just like when you cook french toast).

Add a sprinkling of powdered sugar and serve along with raspberry jam (my kid prefers strawberry).

And there you have a "special mommy christmas sandwich" YUM-YUM!

Frosty Returns!

During the school year, my kids eat breakfast and lunch at school (or daycare in my daughter's case). Because of this, I try to make these meals extra special on "home days". Well, I had plenty of home days during the 2 weeks they were both home during Christmas Break (or winter holiday if you prefer....) I'll be posting a few of the fun things we had during the break. I know it's late, but remember my goal for 2011 was to blog more so I'm also posting the things I had planned to!
I saw this snowman on A Pocket Full of Buttons and immediately bookmarked it! Isn't he the cutest snowman ever?! The kids loved him so much he came back to visit 3 mornings in a row!

I used an M&M for a nose, mini chocolate chips for his eyes, smile, and buttons, a bacon scarf and a little bit of homemade strawberry jam for hair.

Eating disorders

Aly has pretty bad allergies so her doctor had her tested for food allergies. It came back that she was allergic to milk and peanuts. She is not just lactose intolerant like we had thought, but instead is actually allergic to milk. So this means she can't have any diary products at all. Can we say, yuck?! It is SOOO difficult to feed her now that she is eating table food. There is diary in almost everything we eat! So tonight, while the rest of us had meatloaf, peas, and YUMMY garlic mashed potatoes...

(forgot to take a pic before, so I only got an after of Jackson's plate)

My poor baby girl had to resort to eating:

I know it's all natural, but I still feel bad that while the rest of us are eating home cooked foods (probably not as healthy though!) she is eating a boxed dinner. Between Jacks and Aly's food issues, I must have the only set of siblings this young with eating disorders....Does anybody else have to be a short order cook to family members with food allergies??? Any suggestions?