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Open Face BLT

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? A Cut Above: Open Face BLT! If you’re looking for something to serve instead of cheese and crackers or hamburger sliders for your next gathering, think about offering these appealing handhelds. Slathered with custard-like mayo that boasts of a creamy rich taste, which seals in juicy tomatoes and hearty mixed greens, to create a platform that screams, “Eat Me!” With less bread and half the bacon per serving, it naturally becomes a guilt-free option for everyone to try. 

OPEN FACE BLT

Ingredients: 

2 slices multiple-grain bread, toasted

2 tablespoons mayonnaise 

1 Roma tomato, sliced

1/2 cup mixed salad greens

2 strips of hickory smoked bacon, cooked crisp and cut in half

Instructions: 

To assemble ingredients, cut the toasted multigrain bread into halves; arrange on a plate. Slather the mayonnaise over each piece of toast. Divide the tomato slices equally between them. Layer the mixed salad greens over the tomato slices. Top with crispy bacon halves. Now they’re ready to serve. 

Multi-Grain Avocado Toast

What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Uplifting Aromas: Multigrain Avocado Toast! Have you heard that eating eggs are no longer bad for you? Well, that’s the story I told my doctor and I’m sticking to it. He actually agreed, after looking at my bloodwork. Now, as a disclaimer, I’m going to clarify that I usually eat one egg a day, for breakfast, and I prepare it in the microwave, without butter. I also buy organic eggs with that Florida-sunset orange yolk. Farmers here tell me that deep color means more vitamins because free range hens get to enjoy the “greener pastures of grass and clover by foraging the great outdoors.” All I know is, way back in the day when I was a country girl growing up, we didn’t have GMOs and food modifications that make an ingredient list look like it came out of a chemistry book. Rant over. 

MULTIGRAIN AVOCADO TOAST

Ingredients:

2 pieces multigrain bread, toasted

1 avocado, halved and pitted 

1 teaspoon lime juice

2 eggs, sunny side up

1/4 teaspoon everything but bagel seasoning 

Fresh blueberries and orange segments 

Cinnamon dusting, for garnish 

Instructions:

Mash the avocado, drizzle with lime juice, and spread onto the toasted bread, or simply use the toast to “dip” into the avocado/egg mixture. Spice it up with everything but bagel seasoning. Toss fresh blueberries and orange segments. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Quick and Tasty!