Podcast 100: Show 100 Celebration & a Recipe for ‘Sushi’ Ham & Cheese Roll Up

by The Meal Makeover Moms on April 14th, 2010

Today marks the release of our 100th Cooking with the Moms podcast show. It’s hard to believe we made it this far … but we’re fired up and ready for the next 100.

When we look back, we can’t stop smiling as we remember our favorite episodes. For Liz, our Composting for Dummies show (Episode 73 on September 23, 2009) jumps out as one of the funniest ever. If you haven’t listened to it yet, be sure to tune in. Janice’s hubby, Don, was our guest,  and for a mild-mannered home inspector, he’s an absolute hoot! As for Janice, her favorite was Episode 83, Kitchen Stories with our Moms, which featured kitchen memories from Janice’s mom, Carol, and Liz’s mother-in-law, Joy. It’s hard to imagine life without a fridge or freezer, but that’s exactly how both women grew up.

Over the past two years, we’ve received some of the most heart-felt emails from our amazing listeners, and their feedback and encouragement have kept us going!

Dana says, “I listen to your podcast every week and make your recipes. It has been helping my family as well as others get on track (I share your tips and recipes with many other families). Thank you! Keep up the good work.”

Jessica H. says, “One of the most important things I do to keep my family eating healthy and nutritious meals is listen to this podcast. Seriously! With the craziness that goes along with being a two-working-parent family, being continuously inspired to get nutritional food on the table at dinner time is a challenge. Listening to this podcast inspires me weekly to remember nutrition and to try new recipes. Thanks for that!”

Dana W. says, “My daughter helps me cook and my son sits on my island and watches what we are making. We have made a lot of your recipes and the kids like to help and see what is in the recipe. My son is a picky eater and my daughter is the more adventurous type.  My husband just finished his last chemo treatment, so the kids and I are hoping he can start to eat with us again. I listen to your podcast every night. It gets my mind on making food. Wish you would do more than one podcast a week!”

We’d be remiss if we did not thank our podcast sponsor Eggland’s Best.  They have been with us from the beginning and we appreciate their support (and their delicious eggs)!  Finally, as a special thank you to our readers and listeners, we decided to share one of our newest recipes for ‘Sushi’ Ham & Cheese Roll Ups. We created this recipe for book #2 (scheduled for release in October 2010) but couldn’t resist posting it now!

‘Sushi’ Ham & Cheese Roll Up

Makes 2 Servings

  • One 9 x 11-inch soft Lavash bread
  • 2 tablespoons light cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon honey mustard
  • 1 small carrot, shredded (about ¼ cup)
  • Two slices low-sodium deli ham, cut into 4 smaller slices (about 2 ounces)
  • One slice lowfat Swiss cheese, cut into 6 smaller slices (about 1 ounce)
  • 1 dill pickle sandwich stuffer, patted dry with paper towels and sliced into four, long pieces

1. Place the Lavash on a work surface. Spread the cream cheese and the honey mustard evenly over the entire Lavash, making sure it reaches all the outside edges (the cream cheese will be the “glue” that holds the rolls together).

2. Sprinkle the carrots over the Lavash. Cover, as evenly as possible, with the ham slices. Place two slices of the cheese, side by side, a third of the way up the Lavash. Repeat with the remaining cheese up the remaining two thirds of the bread.

3. Arrange two slices of the pickle, side by side, in the space between the bottom cheese slices and the remaining pickles between the top cheese slices.

4. Starting at the narrow end, roll up as tightly as you can to form a long “log.” Then, using a serrated knife, slice into 12, 3/4-inch-wide rounds. Arrange the pieces in two plastic containers and pack in your childrens’ lunch boxes.

Nutrition Information per Serving (6 ’sushi’ rolls): 220  calories, 4.5g fat (2g saturated), 670mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, 14g protein, 50% vitamin A, 15% calcium, 10% iron

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As we move ahead to our 101st episode, feel free to share your best-ever ideas and advice. And if you have a topic you’d like us to tackle on a future show, please toss your suggestions our way.  As always, “Thanks for listening to Cooking with the Moms!”

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4 Responses to “Podcast 100: Show 100 Celebration & a Recipe for ‘Sushi’ Ham & Cheese Roll Up”

  1. Wendy (The Local Cook) on April 19th, 2010

    that looks great – even for adults :-) Congrats on making the list of best mom food bloggers.

  2. marla {family fresh cooking} on April 22nd, 2010

    What a playful idea for “sushi!” My kids would love this & so would I! Congrats on your 100th podcast!! xo

  3. Teresa on May 2nd, 2010

    I like this site

  4. Tanya on May 10th, 2010

    Congratulations on your 100th show!! Woohoo – and I’m making these roll ups for the kids tomorrow – love the idea.

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