Nicki Specials

Back in the day the Howe sisters worked in a yummy little sandwich shop in Manti called Club Savoy. Man did we have some fun times there! Sadly, Club (as we called it) is no longer there but it lives on in our hearts every time one of us makes this yummy sandwich. I created it one night due to boredom and hunger. OK, mostly hunger. It became known as a Nicki Special and we still love it.

(This is just for one)

Deli bun

mayo

2-3 slices ham luncheon meat

5-6 sliced mushrooms

slice cheese of your choice

(I love swiss or provolone, but anything works)

1/2 an avocado, sliced

Sautee' the shrooms in a little butter until soft and brown. Scooch them over in the pan and add the ham--you just want to warm it up a bit. Scoop the shrooms onto the ham and lay the cheese over and let it melt!! Dump the whole thing onto the bun that you have spread with mayo. (Let me just say here that at Club we had a grill and I liked to toast the bun, but I only do that at home if I am feeling especially ambitious.) Spread the sliced avocado on top of the melted cheese and put the bun top on. Now I need to have one of these because my mouth is watering! Enjoy!

Stuffed Mushrooms

I shouldn't take the credit for these because this weekend was actually the first time I've ever made them. This recipe comes from a family friend, Linda Wintch. She used to make these for us when we worked at Elliott's, and for the past couple years we've made them for nearly every get-together. Seriously.We always have these with Christmas dinner, so add them to your list of appetizers for this Christmas! They are delish. And super easy! (Our fave).

Ingredients

2-3 cartons fresh, whole mushrooms

1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese (have you noticed yet we love cream cheese?)

4-5 strips bacon (cooked and crumbled)

Some diced onion. I don't know how much. I'd say we chopped up less than 1/4 of a small onion. Maybe 4-5 tablespoons. I know this isn't an exact measurement. But it's not a big deal.

Melted butter

Bread crumbs

De-stem and wash all mushrooms.

Pat mushrooms dry.

In a sauce pan, saute the onion in olive oil.

In a bowl, mix cream cheese, onion, and bacon with a hand-mixer.

Fill mushrooms with cream cheese mixture.

Dip each mushroom in butter then bread crumbs and place on baking sheet.

  

Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes or until mushroom is soft.

Yum! I want to make more just looking at these pictures (and sorry there aren't pictures of every step).

Enjoy!

--Mindy