Avocado Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Here is another Pinterest favorite at our house.

Did you know that the grill cheese is becoming one of "the" greatest trends right now?  Restaurants based just on the grill cheese are popping up everywhere.  There are quite the hottest "adult" thing to eat - lol!!  And believe me they aren't the typical cheese and bread sandwiches either.  Well when I found this one it had me hooked at avacodo -- that is my favorite!  So we have this at our house for lunch a lot:)

Avocado Grilled Cheese

whole wheat bread

mozzeralla cheese thinly sliced

ripe avocado sliced thinly

sliced tomatoes

ham -- the lady used pepperoni (but we aren't a fan at our house) or even turkey would work

Directions:

Assemble, butter both sides of your bread and toast.  We found that using a panini press really helped to keep it all squished together and not fall apart when flipping.

ENJOY!!



~Sugar & Honey Glaze~

I searched the internet and found this delicious glaze for ham.  My mom usually buys one already glazed but didn't for Thanksgiving so we tried this one - we LOVED it!!  We found it over at cooks.com.

Sugar & Honey Glaze -

1 c. packe brown sugar
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. drippings from ham
1 Tbl. grated orange peel

Bake ham according to directions.  About 45 min. before it's done pour glaze over top, making sure to get down inside the meat.
We actually put an already baked Ham in a crockpot and poured the glaze over top.  We let it cook on low all day.  It was so juicy and I liked the zest from the orange.  Enjoy!!

Funeral Potatoes

I really like Funeral Potatoes so when I found this easy recipe over at Our Family Treat I thought I would give it a try.  BUT I wanted to make it more of a meal, so we added 1 can of Green Beans and a package of diced ham to it.  My family really enjoyed it:)

FUNERAL POTATOES
Makes 1 9x13 pan

Ingredients:
2 pounds cubed hash browns-thawed
1/4 cup onion
2 cans cream of chicken
1 pint sour cream
10 ounces grated cheddar cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Mix all ingredients together. Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Then spread out potatoes mixture on the pan. Sprinkle with a little more cheddar and parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes.

~Potato Lasagna~

We have discovered a new favorite at our house...
I have wanted to try this for awhile now and regret not doing so sooner!
Everyone, including the kids kept saying how Yummy our house smelled while this was cooking:)
Potato Lasagna --1 jar Alfredo sauce or 2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 cup milk
3 large potatoes, sliced lengthwise about 1/8 inch thick
5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Salt (I prefer garlic salt)
Pepper
1-1/2 cups diced ham
1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen broccoli, thawed
2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese
Preheat oven to 400. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk together the Alfredo sauce and milk. Spread 1/4 cup of the sauce in the bottom of the baking dish. Then layer 1/3 of the potatoes over the sauce in the dish. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of Parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
In a separate medium bowl, combine the ham, broccoli and 1 1/2 cups of the Swiss cheese. Mix well and spread 1/3 of this mixture over the potatoes in the baking dish. Then top with another layer of potatoes, followed by the ham mixture, finally topping all with the remaining Swiss cheese and Parmesan cheese. Pour the remaining Alfredo sauce over all.
Cover and bake at 400 degrees for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake at 350 degrees for additional 25 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
OPTIONAL: She used two medium zucchini’s (diced) in place of broccoli and she said it was just as good!
THIS DISH IS AWESOME. You must try it!!! You won’t regret it.
Sorry can't remember where I found the recipe:(