Snack Archives

Black Porter Chili Poutine

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON January 19, 2016 // 3 Comments

Black Porter Chili Poutine is a round two recipe for my black porter chili that blows all other poutine recipes out of the water. Whip up a big batch and listen as the room falls silent… The only sound you’ll hear is people chewing and groaning with happiness.

It was only a matter of time before I came back to poutine… This time I’m getting a little ridiculous with it (and completely blowing my diet, yet again…). I mean, poutine is insane enough as it is with gravy-smothered fries loaded up with cheese curds. Add a giant heaping of my black porter chili and holy WOW.

I think my mom’s head exploded when I served her some of this, not even joking. [Read more…]

Breakfast Tostadas with Guacamole

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON January 12, 2016 // 2 Comments

Breakfast tostadas with guacamole are a healthy way to start the day, guilt-free and with lots of protein. You’ll be full until lunch, without the guilty conscience!

You all know guacamole is my all-time favorite food, ever. Something about the mashed up avocado just speaks to me on a whole other level.

Ok so before I start an ode to guacamole, I should probably share some pretty exciting news. I’m a new contributor over at Food Fanatic and holy WOW am I freaking out about it! Not only am I in the company of food blogging titans (so intimidating, I’m gonna be real with you), I am their avocado fanatic – it really couldn’t be a more perfect setup. So what’s changing on Cake ‘n Knife? Nothing! I’ll hit you all up with my avocado obsession a couple times a month over on Food Fanatic, but I’ll be sharing these bomb recipes over here too so you don’t miss out on the fun.

Avocados are endless fun after all, aren’t they? [Read more…]

White Russian Ice Cream

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON January 8, 2016 // 11 Comments

White Russian Ice Cream is your nightly cocktail and dessert, all in one delicious scoop. Kahlua and vodka just make everything better, don’t they?

I’m gonna be real honest, I think I misplaced my mojo somewhere… I don’t know what is up with me this week, but I am struggling to get through it. Which is ridiculous considering this week is immediately following two weeks of holidays and fun.

I know I mentioned it before, but getting back into the groove isn’t easy for me this week. For example, this ice cream, a concept I’ve had on my mind since a truly horrible date scoffed at the idea over dinner many months ago (the only redeeming moment of that whole fiasco, *face palm*). I took it as a challenge of course – a challenge I took months to get to, but a challenge nonetheless. Usually ice cream is easy for me, but this one took a couple of tries to get the flavors just right. [Read more…]

Grilled Nutella, Brie, Pear & Fig Sandwich

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON January 5, 2016 // 8 Comments

Grilled Nutella, Brie, Pear & Fig Sandwich is how I’m kicking off the year completely guilt-free. A mess of melted chocolate and cheese, with just the right amount of fruit so you can at least pretend to be a little healthy.

Ok you all are going to hate me for this one… Amidst the healthy recipes and cheers for sticking to New Year’s resolutions of not overindulging, I shove a chocolatey, cheesy mess in your face.

SO rude, I know.

It does have fruit in it… that totally counts as “healthy” right? [Read more…]

Roasted Grape & Balsamic Crostini

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON December 29, 2015 // 2 Comments

Roasted Grape & Balsamic Crostini is a bold sweet and savory appetizer that I love to serve in the winter. You all know my love of balsamic runs deep, so the balsamic reduction with the grapes and creamy ricotta takes this crostini to a whole other level.

It’s almost 2016, guys. Is anyone else silently screaming in their heads like I am? Normally I’d be running around and getting some real screams in, but I’ve done more cooking in the past week than EVER.

My brain is in basic mode at this point; forming complete sentences isn’t happening and I’m doing just enough to survive until I can get a solid night of sleep. I need one of those sleep-like-the-dead nights right now.

That means I’m bringing a realllllllllllly easy recipe to you all today that will also blow minds.

If you serve these bad boys, I can guarantee you everyone is going to think you spent hours creating the perfectly balanced appetizer and you’ll be smiling to yourself thinking about how you used those hours to watch trash TV with a glass of wine (that may or may not be based on what I did yesterday afternoon…). [Read more…]

Pomegranate Pulled Pork Tacos

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON December 18, 2015 // Leave a Comment

Pomegranate Pulled Pork Tacos are how I celebrate the holiday season with my favorite meal ever – TACOS. The pomegranate juice and seeds in this dish give such luscious depth and a hit of bright sweetness that totally hits the spot.

You know those days where you just aren’t feeling the whole cooking thing? Yes, I actually do have those days and they usually creep in right before I know I have a big meal to cook. Next week not only am I cooking Christmas Eve dinner, I’m also catering a small wedding (*tiny scream*). There’s going to be a LOT of cooking happening and this week, I am just not feeling it. It’s like when you fast before a major meal (ok, I don’t really know what that’s like, but I’ve heard it happens sometimes). You just don’t even want to deal with it in anticipation of everything you’re going to eat. [Read more…]

Chewy Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON December 8, 2015 // 11 Comments

Chewy Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Bars are an indulgent treat everyone in the family will love. The chewy chocolate cookie bars are packed with dark chocolate and peanut butter chips, making every bite divine.

It’s cookie season in my house this month! How about you? I feel like I am baking new cookies every single week… Oh wait, I am!

Plus getting three dozen ridiculously delicious cookies in the mail from fellow fabulous food bloggers – it’s no surprise that the diet ain’t happening until January. I mean, let’s be real people.

These new cookies have topped my recent batches by leaps and bounds though. And no it’s not just because they’re chocolate.

Well, it’s mostly not just because they’re chocolate.

Plus I just noticed I’m posting something chocolate for the second post in a row…

Don’t judge ok? It’s called the winter diet and it’s where you pack on the pounds before losing them. It makes you feel better to lose 10 pounds versus 5 pounds! [Read more…]

3-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON December 4, 2015 // 2 Comments

3-Ingredient Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mousse is one of the most decadent desserts to make this holiday season, and one of the simplest to master. The smooth, rich mousse with a touch of peppermint will spread holiday cheer from ear to ear!

Oh dark chocolate, my ultimate weakness and best friend… We meet again.

You guys, this mousse. It’s like Christmas crack in a tiny jar.

All you want to do when you eat it is snuggle up under a blanket next to the Christmas tree, blast Christmas music and sink into a giddy land where elves and reindeer are everywhere.

This is exactly how I get into the holiday spirit nowadays. I mean, if chocolate can’t do it, not much else can… [Read more…]

Garlic Bread Bites with Honey Butter

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON December 1, 2015 // 1 Comment

Garlic Bread Bites with Honey Butter will become an instant party favorite this holiday season. These savory and sweet buttery bread bites come together in less than 15 minutes!

So who remembers the restaurant Hops? I have no idea if they are still around, but back in the day when they were in Denver, they’re bread with honey butter drizzled all over them were my jam. I could have drank that honey butter by the gallon.

I am not sure what made Hops pop in my head this week. I think it popped in my head while I was eating a roll on a particularly snooze-fest date, wishing I had honey butter to soothe my inner boredom.

I mean, I love football and my Broncos, but do I know who the tight end is for the Lions and do I care about his stats?

Umm, no.

Sorry dude, I’m not the football fanatic you are but thanks for telling me everything I ever need to know about the teams I don’t keep track of… [Read more…]

Tropical Green Smoothie

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON November 27, 2015 // 3 Comments

A Tropical Green Smoothie is just the refreshing kick you need in the midst of all this insane holiday feasting. It’s packed with all the healthy stuff, so you’ll feel great (aka not guilty) about enjoying it as much as you do.

You’re probably asking yourself, ummm has she lost her mind? She does realize she just posted a healthy recipe right?

I may not be the most health-conscious food blogger, but I have my moments. After such an epic day of endless eating, I needed something to kind of cleanse all the turkey, potatoes, wine, stuffing, wine and more wine… I know the diet doesn’t technically start until January 1st at this point, but sometimes you just have a craving for something light, fresh and healthy. At the very least it tricks your mind into thinking you’re being healthy enough to counteract the insane amount of calories you consumed the day before. [Read more…]

Thanksgiving Leftovers Tostadas

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON November 24, 2015 // 1 Comment

These Thanksgiving Leftovers Tostadas are a new favorite way to enjoy my favorite Thanksgiving foods after the holiday is over. All the stuffing, cranberry sauce, turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy you could want in every single crispy bite!

Every single year I end up making some sort of recipe with Thanksgiving leftovers, like these sandwiches and these egg rolls. Is it bad that part of me looks forward to the leftovers more than eating all that deliciousness on Thanksgiving?

You know, the day after Thanksgiving, I avoid all shopping.

I spend the day curled up on the couch or in bed, being as lazy as possible, watching movies and indulging in leftovers. It’s kind of the perfect day… Really it’s become a tradition so I have to keep finding new ways to enjoy my leftovers every year!
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Easy Individual Bourbon Apple Pies

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON November 20, 2015 // 3 Comments

Easy Individual Bourbon Apple Pies are the perfect sized dessert to fulfill a fall dessert craving or to serve at your next holiday party. All the flavor of apple pie, a quarter of the effort and spiked for your merriment!

These little easy individual bourbon apple pies were born out of a combination of craving apple pie, not being able to readily access a food processor and pure laziness.

The best ideas are born from a combination of cravings, limitations and laziness, right? I say YES.

I went back and forth all week about whether I wanted to make a traditional apple pie, an apple tart, or just throw my hands up and hide from the disastrous baking luck I’ve had lately.

It’s been a rough week in my kitchen folks. [Read more…]

Tomato & Provolone Grilled Cheese with Kalamata Olive Chutney

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON November 17, 2015 // 13 Comments

Tomato & Provolone Grilled Cheese with Kalamata Olive Chutney is how I take grilled cheese sandwiches up a notch. The Kalamata olive chutney is the hero of this sandwich, bringing intense flavor to the cheesy goodness inside.

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m really into sandwiches lately. This sandwich is my take on a sandwich I had a few weeks ago from a local Denver bakery. I thought I was ordering a simple grilled cheese sandwich with tomato, but what I got was a glorious cheesy mess packed with so much flavor. I couldn’t stop myself from stuffing my face with it (super attractive to my date I’m sure…). But when you have something that good in your hands, it’s kind of tough to resist…

The sandwich I had was on a Kalamata olive loaf that just blew my mind. Who knew I would start coming around to olives, right? Apparently all I needed was bread and cheese to make them more palatable (that’s the case with a lot of foods isn’t it?). As much as I would love to slave over recreating the olive loaf, in the interest of time, I threw together a ridiculously easy chutney that gives this sandwich the exact same flavors as the masterpiece I tasted.

Sidenote: Ok yes, I said “date” up there and glossed over it pretty quickly huh? Well folks, welcome to a whole new world of sharing that I’m going to expose you to now… Dating is officially weird, awkward and… odd. Just odd. Now I am seriously considering starting a series on the blog dedicated to recreating dishes I love from dates (both good and disastrous) I go on. Or is that sharing too much?

Hey as long as it’s good food, I’m guessing you don’t care THAT much about the rambling that comes along with it, amIright?

ANYWAY, this sandwich entered my life for a reason and I’m pretty sure it was to bring me comfort before we launch headfirst into the holidays. GAH, how is it halfway through November already? *commence freakout*

Tomato & Provolone Grilled Cheese with Kalamata Olive Chutney

A simple grilled cheese with a huge kick of intense flavor from a Kalamata olive chutney.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 20

Total Time: 25

Servings: 2 sandwiches

ingredients

4 slices white bread
4 Tbsp butter
4 slices provolone cheese
1 large ripe tomatoes cut into thick slices

Kalamata Olive Chutney

1/2 cup chopped Kalamata olives
1/4 red onion peeled and chopped
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp brown sugar

instructions

Add all ingredients for the olive chutney into a pan and bring the mixture to a boil. Add the lid, turn down heat and simmer 15 minutes, or until the onions are soft and tender. Remove from heat and cool 5 to 10 minutes before using.
In a medium skillet over medium heat, melt 1 Tbsp of butter.
Assemble your sandwiches as the butter melts. Spread each slice of bread with a thin layer of the olive chutney and top with one slice of provolone. Add 2 to 3 slices of tomato to the bottom halves of the sandwiches, then top with the other cheese covered slices of bread.
Once the butter is melted, add one sandwich to the skillet. Cook until golden brown, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Add another Tbsp of butter to the skillet and flip the sandwich. Cook again until golden brown and the cheese is melted, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Repeat this cooking process with the other sandwich.
Serve immediately.

Category: Main Dish

Ultimate Mountain Breakfast Sandwich

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON November 6, 2015 // 4 Comments

Ultimate Mountain Breakfast Sandwiches are my ultimate way to start the day! It’s got everything you love about breakfast in every single bite, from bacon and eggs, to cheese and cinnamon buns. This is how you kick off a day on the slopes.

Remember that time I made apple mojitos and mentioned fall was almost over and it was time to embrace fall as much as possible? Yea, then it snowed… That’s Colorado for ya!

Now that the first snow has fallen in Denver, and disappeared just as quickly, I am ready to hit the slopes. This is the year I become an expert snowboarder, or at least get down a black without dying… I feel like I say this every single year, but this year it’s definitely happening. I’m even joining a few Meetups (anyone tried these and had them be fun…?) so I have more people to get up into the mountains with. Oddly enough, most of my friends don’t ski or board (I’m giving you all who are reading this the stink eye right now, btw).

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Peanut Butter Cup Overload Cake

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON November 3, 2015 // 8 Comments

Peanut Butter Cup Overload Cake is the cake to rule all cakes. The moist, rich chocolate cake is the ideal match for a creamy, fluffy peanut butter frosting. It’s just like eating a peanut butter cup!

You would think the week after Halloween I would be completely burnt out on candy, wouldn’t you?

Hahaha think again… The only candy I actually got burnt out on Saturday night was candy corn. Apparently there’s a vicious cycle where you eat the candy corn, even though you sorta love-hate the darn stuff, then regret eating it but can’t physically stop yourself from eating just one more. Though, candy corn and popcorn? Holy crap that stuff is GOOD.

If you ever want to be able to eat popcorn by itself again, never ever try this combination. It’s ruined me forever.
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Chicken Caesar Sandwich

POSTED BY Meghan Y. ON October 30, 2015 // 4 Comments

Chicken Caesar Sandwich is my version of the classic salad, made infinitely better by the addition of much more crunchy bread. The real hero in the sandwich is an out-of-this-world caesar spread that’s gonna blow your mind.

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It’s the night before Halloween… Normally I would be panicking and rushing out to 20 different stores throughout the day, scrambling to pull together a costume because I just decided I actually want to go out tomorrow night. I’ve been trying this whole new “being an adult” thing lately, and this is one where I actually succeeded this year! There is no panic. There is no mad rush to the store and there is no wondering how I’m going to find white shoes to match my white stockings. I have my costume. I have a plan. I am prepared. This is the first Halloween that’s happened. EVER.

See? Sometimes I can be an adult.

Sometimes…

Another thing I’m not wondering about is what I’m going to be eating for dinner before I head out for the night. I’ve got that covered and it’s staring at you right now.

This gorgeous chicken caesar sandwich is a direct response to people telling me I should embrace and love salad. Yes, some salads are downright amazing and I’ll totally go for one if it’s made right. However, force me to eat some greens with barely any dressing and no other veggies in it? Well, I’d rather eat cardboard to be quite honest. I need stuff in my salads. Tons of it. Textures, colors, flavors, I want a freakin’ smorgasbord.

Since I can’t replicate these kinds of salads at home without considerable effort, I did the next best thing. I turned a caesar salad into a ridiculously good sandwich. You get the crunch of croutons from the toasted bread. Fresh lettuce leaves bring a burst of salad flavor.

The creamy caesar spread is what really sends me over the edge with this sandwich. It’s got just the right balance of the classic caesar dressing flavors in a much richer and creamy sauce. You’ll be spooning on more and more until it’s all gone (and it goes fast!).

So ditch the salad and go for the sandwich! It’s the perfect light and healthy dinner to dig into before a night filled with all the candy, chocolate and cocktails you plan to partake in.

This is how adults do Halloween, folks.

how to make a chicken caesar sandwich

make caesar dressing

Add the garlic, chopped anchovies, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, Dijon mustard, mayonnaise, salt, and black pepper to a small bowl for the Caesar spread. Whisk to combine. Taste and season with more salt and pepper, if desired. Stir everything together until well combined.

Note: you can also smash the anchovies into an anchovy paste instead of chopping the anchovy fillet, depending on your preference.

toast

Set your broiler to high. Add toasted bread (we like to use ciabatta or sourdough!) to the baking sheet and top each slice of bread with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese. Divide evenly between the slices.

Place under the broiler until the cheese is melted, keeping a close eye on it. This will take only 30 seconds and up to 1 minutes.

assemble

Remove bread from the oven and start building your sandwiches. Spread some of the Caesar spread on each slice of bread. Add sliced chicken breasts to the bottom slices, then top with a layer of chopped romaine lettuce. Top with the other slices of bread and serve immediately with your favorite sides like fries, chips, etc.

make it your own!

You can make it your own so easily! Here’s a few ideas:

Add in cooked bacon slices.

Use Caesar dressing and thicken it up with a bit of mayo.

Make it an open-faced sandwich and top with a soft-boiled egg.

Toss your lettuce with dressing or with olive oil before adding it to the sandwich.

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