Fallen Souffle

I was so thrilled to come home and find that a package had arrived. No it wasn’t another Amazon order, it was my Blogging by Mail package from Heather in Kansas! I was excited to find out that she sent me a couple of the goodies that she will be making for family and friends this year including Guinness brownies, browned butter cookies, and Toffee…yum! I also received a package of pancake/waffle mix, some candy coated sunflower seeds, and ornament and the recipes!

Thanks so much to Heather over at Eating4One.blogpost.com for a lovely package!

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*I have a ton of pictures to post so I thought I would help Jen out and post a few*

A few weeks ago I had a friend in town from the Outer Banks so we celebrated by introducing him to the Fresh Market meat department. The new Fresh Market in Cary just opened up about 4 miles from our house and I couldn’t have been happier. Ross and I headed down to meat my favorite person, the butcher, and get some steaks. The meat in the case looked great, but there wasn’t anything that stood out. We wanted some manly cuts of meat, ie 2 inches + thick, so we had him cut us two steaks. They weren’t your average family steaks, these suckers would have made Boss Hog proud. 2 1/4 inch porterhouses with beautiful marbling. For those who don’t know their cuts of meat, the porterhouse is the king of all cuts. It is a T-bone to the extreme. On one side of the bone there is a filet (as in filet migon) and on the other side is a New York strip. Seasoned with a little Montreal Steak seasoning or Salt and Pepper, it’s delicious, but one could probably feed two people, or one Evan. So the next time you are on David Letterman and you get a chance to play “Know your Cuts of Meat”, if you see the biggest, sexiest, tastiest T-bone you’ve ever seen, its a Porterhouse. Grab it and run to your closest grill!!

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I have fallen in love with sandwiches. I love that they are so versatile, they fill you up and the possibilities are endless! I love having sammich night during a busy week, we pull out the leftover meats from the week and pair it with whatever cheese is floating around and grill them in our panini press. Now that the weather is getting a bit cooler, I love adding a cup of soup to my meal to warm me up.

I was inspired to make these sammiches after visiting a local bar/grill in which they had something similar on the menu. They served theirs with roast beef and swiss incased in a crusty garlic bread. Yeah…it was so good it was sickening!

I also love how easy they guys are to make. I started with the bread and slathered it with butter and chopped garlic then placed it in the oven to toast for a minute. I pulled them out and dressed them with meat and cheese and put it back in the oven to warm up. A few minutes later, put the bread together and you have a one of a kind sammich and an easy dinner.

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I know everyone is stressed and running around getting there decorating done and trying to finish their Christmas shopping without going out of their mind…trust me I feel ya! But in the spirit of the season there is a wonderful project that I am involve in that I would like to share with you. The project is called Goodfellows and it is run by the Raleigh Jaycees. This is an immense project run entirely by volunteers and with donations from businesses and the community. Almost $50,000 is needed to make this project a success! We take about 100 underprivileged kids on a day trip they will never forget. First we pick them and take take then to a traditional Christmas dinner with every type of holiday food you could think of including an endless dessert buffet! Next Santa and Mrs. Claus come and give gifts of toys and other fun stuff to each child. There are also craft projects and color for them to take part in. After they have opened their toys and stuffed their bellies it is off the Hudson Belk where they get $125 to spend on clothes, shoes and coats. Each child has their own chaperone to help them find just the right fit. They are then taken home where they will no doubt dream of the wonderful Christmas treat.

This is sometimes the only Christmas the child may see and we make sure the day is one they will always remember.

Ok, thanks for the touching story Jen but why are you writing about this. Because this is a project that can’t be done without donations and the generosity of people that can afford to have a proper Christmas. So instead of just asking for a donation I am offer my cakes as an incentive. I will make you one of my world famous 5 Flavor or Lemon Poppyseed pound cakes in exchange for a $25 donation to Goodfellows. Yep, for $25 you can receive a homemade scrumptious bundt size pound cake that you can share with your family or devour in a closet by yourself and know that you helped a child experience a true Christmas. But Jen, I don’t live in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area but I want a cake. No problemo, I will gladly ship a pound cake all I ask is that you include an additional $5 for the shipping. (These cakes ship really well!)

Not only are these cakes great for your Christmas or holiday party but they make great gifts! Yes, send a cake to that hard to buy for uncle or co-worker. If it is a gift, I will include a note explaining what Goodfellows is and that a donation has been made on their behalf. What grandmother or teacher wouldn’t love that! I can also add ribbon to each cake to make it extra special as well.

So I hope you will consider helping in this wonderful cause. You can send a check or pay through my PayPal account and I will be sure to keep everyone up to date on the progress of the Buy a Cake…Give a Child a Christmas Campaign!

E-mail me at fallensouffle(a)gmail(dot)com for details or to place an order. We will be collecting money until after the first of the year so think ahead to your New Year’s parties as well!

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

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