Secrets To Building A Great Sandwich

“PFF! I know how to make a stupid sandwich!” Yes, I can hear you all saying that right now. Truth is, everyone knows how to make a good sandwich but great sandwiches take a little more effort. This, in my humble opinion, is the building block of one of the best sandwiches you will ever eat. I always despised myself whenever I hit up a sandwich shop for lunch because it’s so cheap and easy to make my own gourmet style sandwich. There’s this one particular place in Chico that I’m OBSESSED with called Kona’s. I like going there for their homemade fresh bread, unsparingly great mayo-mustard-food proportion, super cheap prices, and the fact that they cut the deli meat in front of your face fresh per sandwich. I can’t bring home a giant deli slicer to my house, but I mimicked my sandwich building technique off of theirs. So kudos and big thanks to my favorite local sandwich shop! If anyone is in Chico, California take a stop at this simple yet delicious sandwich joint. Sandwich “secrets” behind the link!

Oreo Fudge Bars

WOW. Nearly three months and I have been missing in action. Well, I really apologize for the neglect I’ve put this blog through. It was not on purpose… I just lost a lot of motivation after school started to pick up. I also lost the charger for my camera, but I found it again! Though, I am cheating a bit because this is a really old recipe/photo that I am using. I have a ton of dishes I’ve made that I never put on the website. This is one of them… and I apologize again for never putting it on here! I made these for my friend Katie for Graduation last year. Umm… well, I went out of town for the weekend and all my roommates ate everything except a few pieces so it wasn’t really the best graduation gift. HAHA! I don’t blame ‘em at all though. THESE ARE SO BOMB. Thanks Baking Blonde!!! Recipe after the cut

Grilled Chicken Kebabs

oh yeah bebe. my roommate wendy gave me these awesome flavor-infused skewers so i thought i would try them out! i used the ‘expired’ garlic & herb ones (i really doubt the expiration mattered) and skewered up some chicken breast, red bell pepper, and onion. i marinated the chicken in bbq rub, honey, & beer- a recipe i saw on cook to bang. then i grilled ‘em up at posey’s house… kinda forgot about some … they burnt a little bit but they were still yummy! step-by-step under the cut…

Beer Can Chicken

WOH. This was the first time I ever made beer can chicken and it is RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING. The crust was perfect and flavorful as well as the inside meat. It was so moist, juicy, and PERFECT. Posey & I demolished this whole chicken to ourselves. We pretty much had scraps for leftovers which we used to make the yummiest sandwiches the next day. It was so easy, too, because my mom bought me this beer can chicken stand that holds up the bird & beer. It’s not necessary to have it, but it helps! All you need is a can of beer, some good ol’ chicken rub, and optional BBQ sauce.

Click the link for directions!

Potato Salad

MMMMMMM!!!!! summer = potato salad. it tastes so amazing in this heat when it’s nice and chilled. i work at a care home for developmentally disabled adults where i prepare dinner for 6. they all requested me to make potato salad for dinner’s side dish so i did what i could with whatever was in the fridge. it turned out pretty bomb! sandra, one of the clients, would not stop raving about it. recipe & a cute picture of my clients after the jump!

3 Layer Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

OOOMMMG. i love the combo of chocolate and peanut butter… it always reminds me of family guy, too. haha. my favorite cousin patrick graduated from high school on thursday!! i really really really wanted to make him a seriously great cake because he deserves it. voila- three layers of sour cream chocolate cake with peanut butter cream cheese frosting and a chocolate glaze. i got the amazing recipe from smitten kitchen. the only thing i changed was the chocolate glaze. i didn’t have corn syrup so i omitted it completely, eyeballed the ingredients… added a lot more peanut butter, and only used a few tablespoons of heavy cream instead of half & half. when i added the cream, the chocolate totally seized up on me! woops! i should’ve microwaved the cream so it wasn’t so cold when it was added… i just threw it back onto the double broiler.

oh! and i added chopped reeses cups to the side of the cake. i didn’t want to overwhelm my family, so i only put a little bit on there.

this is the first time i’ve ever really made a layered cake!!! i’m so happy how it turned out. i had about 20 minutes to put it together because i was running late to dinner & i decided to watch daniel tosh’s new tv show instead of putting in effort… haha. my family is more about taste than presentation anyway.

muahaha… the results were FANTASTIC. wendy already asked for it for her birthday cake.
check out the link cut for the recipe & more photos!!

Blue-White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies

Good-Bye Loretto High School! On May 21, 2009 my high school had it’s very last graduation ceremony. Long story short, I went to a private High School that’s now closing. My best friend’s Taline’s little sister Tamar was in the graduating class, so I went to the graduation. I brought her some cookies & I made them in the school’s colors: Blue + White. They came out kind of greenish-blue, but were more blue when you bit into the center. They came out super nom! Go Lions !! Cookie recipe behind the link…

Introduction!

HELLO!

Welcome to Cafe Nom. I’ve been wanting to start a food blog for quite some time now and finally got around to it. My name is Rean (Ree-anne) and I am a Nutrition major at Chico State! Um, don’t let that fool you… I love saturated fat & junky food as much as anyone else that has taste buds. I also love to cook, so I thought I would share the nom with the world. Why Cafe Nom?

ca⋅fé

1.	a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.

2.	a restaurant, usually small and unpretentious.

3.	a barroom, cabaret, or nightclub.

nom

An expression of eating, or a sound thereof. Also could mean a sexually suggestive action upon either a male or female, one would use the lips and not so much the teeth, avoicing a chomp chomp like action

I.E. Ow, this steak is good -Nom Nom-

So there you have it. I think the definitions speak for themselves! K. Get ready to nurse some food babies!! Nothing but deliciousness from this point on. xox