Don’t let delicious sandwiches slide by you

Being the good aunt that I am, when my niece came to spend the night with us this past week, I made sure to have a bag of chocolate mini donuts ready for breakfast.

When my sister and brother-in-law came to pick her up, I asked her if she wanted me to send the leftovers with her, and of course, she happily took them home.

Joey just shook his head.

“You’re such a pusher,” he said.

Spice Up Your Life

Lindsey Young

That’s when I held up the package of Hawaiian dinner rolls my mother had somehow weaseled us into taking back to our house on a recent visit.

“I learned from the best.”

So, what’s there to do with leftover Hawaiian rolls? Well, you could work yourself into a carb-induced food coma, or you can do what we did and make some delicious turkey and cheese sliders.

The recipe I used came from the blog “The Novice Chef.” You can find the original post at https:// thenovicechefblog.com/ cheesy-turkey-sliders/. I changed the ingredients and removed the sugar, figuring I’ve had enough sweets over the past couple months.

These were excellent.

Joey and I ate them on New Year’s Eve while we played a board game, and it was the perfect, low-key night.

We recreated the recipe a couple days later (my mom actually gave us two packages of rolls) with deli-sliced pastrami, and it was excellent that way, too. I’m going to keep track of this one for when we’ll inevitably have folks over for the NFL playoffs and the Super Bowl. It would be great for the snack table.

And now we know what to do with leftover Hawaiian rolls. As far as mini donuts, find yourself a willing 4-year-old.

Spice Up Your Life is a weekly recipe column by Lindsey Young, who describes herself as an enthusiastic amateur cook and can be reached through her website at spiceupkitchen.net.

Turkey Cheese Sliders

Ingredients

1/2 pound deli turkey

12 Hawaiian rolls

6 to 8 slices cheese (I used pepperjack) about 1/2 cup fresh spinach

4 tablespoons butter, melted

6 cloves garlic, minced

1 tablespoon dijon mustard

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce garlic salt and pepper, to taste sesame seeds, to taste

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a nine-by-nine-inch pan (or whatever size you have that can fit the entire package of Hawaiian rolls in it) by spraying it with cooking spray.

Leave the rolls all connected, and using bread knife, cut the Hawaiian rolls in half to create a top and bottom. Place the bottom part into the prepared pan. Place the turkey evenly over the rolls, add the cheese, and then finish off with a layer of spinach leaves. Place the top layer of buns on top, and poke just a few holes in the buns

Friendship Meals Menu

Following is next week’s menu for Friendship Meals and Meals on Wheels.

Monday: Liver and onions or beef cutlet with gravy, mashed potatoes, parslied carrots, blushing pears, roll, milk.

Tuesday: Mexican pork stew, hominy, green beans, pineapple, cinnamon roll,

Wednesday:Creamy chicken and vegetable casserole, pickled beets, mandarin oranges, bread,

Thursday: Tater tot cas- serole, combination salad, spiced peaches, wheat roll, milk.

Friday: Sausage patty with gravy or sausage gravy and biscuit, potato O’Brien, parslied carrots, strawberries, milk.

Argonia: Meals are served at the Argonia Housing Authority, 110 W. Cherry. To register for a meal, call 620-435-6806.

Cheney: Meals are served at the Cheney Senior Center, 516 N. Main. To register for a meal, call 316-542-3721.

Clearwater: Meals are with a sharp knife. served at the Clearwater Community and Senior Center, 921 E. Janet. To register for a meal, call 620-584-2332.

In a small bowl, combine the butter, garlic, dijon, onion powder, Worcestershire, garlic salt and pepper, and pour it evenly over top of the rolls, spreading it out with a spoon, if necessary to evenly coat the rolls. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top. Cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake for 14 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another two minutes or until the tops brown.

Cut the sliders apart and serve immediately.

Conway Springs: Meals are served at the Conway Springs Community Center, 310 W. Spring. To register for a meal, call 620-456-2933. Garden Plain: Delivery only. To register for a meal, call 316-640-0746.

Haysville: Meals are served at the Haysville Senior Center, 160 E. Karla. To register for a meal, call 316-529-5903.

I am living in a totally different world these days than the one I participated in as a younger adult.

Sure, I suppose that’s just a way of saying that I’m getting old and grumpy and don’t like change. But in this case, I think there’s more to it than just me not liking change.