Checkerboard Cheese Sandwiches

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Buttery Red Potatoes

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28-5 Health Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way

Meat and no potatoes? Not at this little gathering! This red potato recipe is “butter” than the rest.

Description

28-2 Man Issue
Entertaining the Bakersfield Way

The saying goes, “what’s old is new again.” With a few pantry staples, such food can be prepared on a whim. These are fun recipes (with appropriate names!) for you to try at your next game night.

Ingredients

1 (10-oz.) block extra-sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 (10-oz.) block Swiss cheese, grated

1-1/4 cups light or regular mayonnaise
1 (4-oz.) jar diced pimiento, drained
1 tsp. dried onion flakes
1/4 tsp. freshly ground pepper
20 thin white bread slices
20 thin wheat bread slices
Garnishes: grape tomatoes and black olives, secured with wooden picks

Methods/steps

Stir together first six ingredients. Spread half of mixture evenly on 10 white bread slices; top with remaining white bread slices.
Spread remaining half of mixture evenly on 10 wheat bread slices; top with remaining slices.
Remove crusts with a serrated knife; cut each sandwich into 4 squares.
Arrange, stacked in pairs, on a serving plate in a checkerboard pattern, alternating white and wheat.
Garnish, if desired.