Ham and Potato Chip Tortilla (p144 Food & Wine December 2012)

So I do like to have some jalapeno potato chips from time to time, so to read another excuse to eat them, seemed like a good idea at the time. It certainly does taste good and is very quick to make and is clearly not that good for you, but I sit here recovering where somewhere in my head there's a difficulty chewing. So anything that takes excessive crunching or chewing leaves me with an itching pain in the middle of my head (I'm guessing where one of the two cuts in my nasal cavities were). Even so, after getting through that (I've been doing that for days now) it was good. Good on toast, good by itself, just good over all. I apparently forgot to buy the scallions, it's clearly been a forgetful week, but even with out. I used the holiday ham received from work for this (meh ham, but works as an ingredient).

Smoked Turkey Sandwiches

Still very good, nice quick Sunday meal.

Light and Fluffy Baked Apple Pancake (p160 Food & Wine December 2012)

So years ago, I got a bug in my head to make a pancake cake, it worked out pretty well, but I quickly let it go. This is a much better way to entertain that idea. It works with the same idea as an upside down cake, where you put the topping on first then cook pancake on top. I really liked how this turned out. The combination of the apples and maple on top then the fluffy pancake? Worth another go without a doubt. Easy to do, as well.

Monte Cristo Strata (p158 Food & Wine December 2012)

I got part of the center of the Gruyere from the cheese shop and luckily I had enough to feel the recipe needs (didn't write down what I needed). So it was nice and layered and again used the free ham from work. It might have been better to be served with fresh fruit or jam on the side, but it was nice and savory (I did use more mustard then the recipe called for). The broiled cheese on the top, was quite good. Good use of the Gruyere.