Spicy Cheese n' Pimento Sandwiches

Heat wave....ugh.  Heat wave + humidity= double ugh.  I've permanently parked myself in front of our air conditioning! 

Hot summer days like these are the perfect days for sandwiches and salads (like the Chicken Salad I shared a couple of weeks ago).  Add in cereal and smoothies and that is practically my entire menu for the summer.  I know I just don't feel like cooking over a hot stove or even eating a hot meal half the time. One of our sandwich staples is a Spicy Cheese and Pimento Sandwich that is easy to make and delicious to eat.  It has a little kick to it and makes a great sandwich to take on picnics. (Fourth of July picnics anybody?!)

 The ingredients:
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
- 1 cup grated pepper jack cheese
- 1/2 cup of mayo
- 3 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons chopped pimentos
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste

It is as simple as mixing all the ingredients together in a large bowl and then spreading the filling onto slices of bread or onto a roll.  It stores well so you can eat it for lunch for a couple of days if you don't use it all at once.  We actually made this one time and kept it in a cooler and feasted on this as we went on a cross country road trip, Utah to Maryland.  Good memories.  :)



Recipe adapted from All Recipes.