Probably 8 times out of 10, hub orders a French Dip sandwich if it’s on the menu of any restaurant. Any place, any time. He loves it. So when I came across a recipe for Easy French Dip Sliders, we had to try them.
Are you a fan of YouTube like I am? One of my fav’s is Natasha from Natasha’s Kitchen. She and her family are ADORABLE and make everything looks easy and fun.
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The Easy French Dip Sliders are on one of her videos and posted to her site.
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We basically followed her recipe, made a half batch for just the two of us. We omitted the caramelized onions (which I wish we would not have) and the mayo spread on the bottom of the buns.
Because the recipe calls for Hawaiian rolls, the sandwiches are a bit sweet which John didn’t care so much for. I thought they were fine, but if we make them again, we’ll just get slider buns.
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We made this recipe for our linner and we were both pretty starved. So the fact that it was a quick and easy meal made it perfect. Served with a salad (and a bit of potato chips – I cannot lie), two sliders were enough and then we each had another for a later snack.
Grain Free Granola Snack Mix
Recently, Deb shared recipes for a retreat she attended and I didn’t have space to post this recipe. Here it is now and I whipped up a batch to review for you!
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Once again, I wished this blog included smell-o-vision so you could smell the yummy coconut and cinnamon smells.
Making this recipe is kind of like baking without the whole mess. In other words, I didn’t destroy my whole kitchen but did have a sink full plus had to haul out the steam mop.
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There are a lot of ingredients so that’s kind of a calamity in my kitchen too.
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Deb mentioned it is easy to make subs, so here’s what I did differently:
- Dried cranberries instead of tart cherries
- Dried apricots instead of figs
- Cashews instead of macadamia
- Omitted flax seed meal and just used flax seed
Adapted from: Real Food Heals book by Seamus Mullen
Makes 4 1/2 – 5 cups
INGREDIENTS (Feel free to use fewer ingredients and adjust proportions as desired.)
- 3 Tablespoons Coconut Oil (warmed slightly if needed so it is in liquid form)
- 1/2 cup Pure Maple Syrup
- 3/4 cup Pecans
- 3/4 cup Walnuts
- 1/2 cup slivered Almonds
- 1/2 cup sliced Almonds
- 1/4 cup Flax Seeds
- 1/4 cup Flax Seed Meal
- 1/4 cup Sesame Seeds
- 3/4 cup Unsweetened Dried Coconut Flakes or Shreds
- 6 Dates, pitted and chopped
- 1/4 cup Dried Tart Cherries
- 3/4 cup Macadamia Nuts (raw are best or roasted)
- 1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt or Sea Salt Flakes
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 325° F. Line 1 large or 2 medium size cookie sheets with tin foil and then put a layer of parchment paper on top of the tin foil.
- Add all ingredients into a large bowl and stir gently to combine.
- Spread mixture on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake at 325° F for 10 minutes and turn the mixture over or move it around on the sheet. Bake another 10 minutes and turn/move mixture. Reduce heat to 300° F and bake another 10 minutes and turn/move mixture. Bake another 5-10 minutes and then remove from the oven. (Total overall baking time is 35-40 minutes).
- Let the mixture cool completely on the cookie sheets.
- Store the mixture at room temperature for up to 2 weeks or in the freezer for up to 2 months.
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Wrap Up
We had a wonderful, crazy, busy week which I’ll fill you in on the next post. However, I’m hoping this week will be a tad slower so I can catch my breath and start acting like a retired person. Instead of a person who gets up every morning and puts on makeup!
God bless you and yours this week.