Boy and I are big Top Chef fans.  We’ve seen every season, plus the new Top Chef Just Desserts and the last Top Chef Masters.  One of our favorite challenges is the improv challenge. Here’s the scenario.  Tom and Padma (the judges) tell the contestants they get the night off – they get to go […]

As summer comes to a close in just a few short days, here is one last post in our summer fruit series.  With a little bit of Italian appetizer flair, this Toas-Tite sandwich brings a little bit of sweet and a little bit of savory. Cantaloupe & Prosciutto Toas-Tite Ingredients 2 slices of white bread […]

Every summer since I was born, I’ve spent at least 5 days up at my family’s cabin in the upper reaches of California.  It’s my favorite place in the world.  There’s no internet, no cell phone service…we sleep outside under the stars, cook on a wood stove, eat, drink, sleep, swim in the river, and […]

Another addition to our summer fruit series! Who doesn’t love a good cherry? They’re sweet, juice, and after you’re done, you can have pit-spitting contests. Boy and I took some lovely cherries and turned them into a cherry pie Toas-Tite. Ingredients 8-10 cherries (depending on size and your desire to really stuff the Toas-Tite sandwich) […]

The second in our summer fruit series, Boy and I wanted to do something with figs to bring together their lovely sweetness with a touch of savory. Fig, Blue Cheese & Prosciutto Toas-Tite Ingredients 1 ripe fig (sliced into several pieces) 1 to 1 1/2 tsp of blue cheese 1/4 slice of prosciutto, cut into […]

Girl and I have been enjoying our little slice of smoke house heaven for a few months now and we figured that we would attempt a recreation of one of our favorite dishes, a delicious salmon spread. We picked up a half pint of their amazing salmon spread one day and started to dissect what […]

July 4th weekend – it’s all about fireworks, festivities, barbecues, and red, white, and blue.  For Boy and I, it’s red, white, and Toas-Tite (of course). American Pie, the Toas-Tite Way Ingredients 2 slices of white bread 2 nice and ripe strawberries, sliced Roughly 10 to 15 blueberries 1 Tbsp of cream cheese, spread into […]

Let’s face it, it’s all about summer fruits.  This will be the first in a series dedicated to the tasty treats that make our mouths water on warm, balmy (and even cool, foggy San Francisco) nights. Peaches are fuzzy, juicy, and hard to resist.  While I have to admit, I probably tend to reach for […]

Boy and I have our stand-by breads for Toas-Titing.  We typically go with a nice sourdough or an all-purpose white bread.  But every now and again, we get to kicking around ideas of what else we could use…pita bread…tortilla…pancake…crepe.  We haven’t tried them all yet but we plan to. This weekend we had some crepes […]

To continue our hot summer weather Toas-Tite theme from last time, sometimes on a hot day, you just need a cool drink and a Toas-Tite to go with it. One of my grandparents’ favorites was always a good gin and tonic.  And of course, that’s why it became one of mine.  On a hot day […]