Pesto Grilled Cheese with Peppercorn Mayo Crust

Our basil plants have been growing like crazy this spring and I’ve been using fresh Pesto in more and more recipes. After I made this Pesto Grilled Cheese the other night for a quick dinner, I knew I had to share the recipe. It’s definitely one of my new favorites.

I combined thick layers of the licorice flavored pesto with the milder bite of Swiss and just a hint of Parmesan cheese, but what really set’s of the flavor of the sandwich is the tangy crust made with the peppercorn olive oil mayonnaise crust. I’ve always made my grilled cheese sandwiches with mayo, it gives the sandwich a nice dry crust, unlike butter that can leave the bread soggy. And the tangy flavor with the spicy peppercorns added a wonderful element to this exceptional and easy sandwich.

Handmade Holiday Ornaments: Swiss Chalet Birdhouse

I like to make my own holiday ornaments every year. It adds a special touch to the holiday season, and each year as you add them to the tree, those handmade ornaments just have so much more meaning then the store-bought ones. This year our ornaments theme was Swiss Gingerbread Bird Houses. As always I tried to be as eco-friendly as possible, using felt made from recycled plastic bottles!

So let’s get started with this how to: