This is one of my favorites which may quickly become one of yours!

Imagine a rainy Sunday at home with a bowl of your favorite soup and this Grilled Club Sandwich.  This could quickly become one of your favorite meals.

The Mizuwari is the Japanese equivalent to the American martini. It’s very popular in Japan largely because of its simplicity, and for everyday drinking, the Japanese prefer whiskey over sake. And just as it is with Japanese dining, where every detail is observed and the senses are honored, so goes this Japanese cocktail.

We have a cook’s nightmare in our house.  My youngest is a vegetarian who doesn’t eat any meat including fish, but at least eats dairy products. My other two sons and my husband are big meat eaters.  Oh, they can tolerate a meatless meal about once a week, but that’s about all before I hear about it.  And I sway like the breeze with what I’ll eat because I’m about the only cook in the family.

Some nights after a long day at work, I give up!  Only one “extreme” gets fed, meaning I either make a meaty entree, and the vegetarian forages for side dishes and leftovers, or I make a meatless entree and be done with it.

But other nights I feel more creative and satisfy all of them. That’s what happened last night with this delicious dish.  It started from a recipe from Martha Stewart magazine called Wild Rice Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pecans.  It certainly sounded yummy enough, and I had a nice large container of fresh mushrooms on hand that needed using up.

There’s nothing better than hot fresh muffins out of the oven, with a tad of melted butter or honey on top. These delicious muffins use gluten-free flour but of course, you can also use regular flour if so inclined.  And the best part is the recipe uses normal ingredients found in your pantry.