tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post5144275224265646541..comments2023-03-27T03:12:25.352-07:00Comments on Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library: Just Life | Panteha Makes Croque MonsieurUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post-84596496139868195022014-07-16T16:58:24.855-07:002014-07-16T16:58:24.855-07:00I think you are right. We were starving by the tim...I think you are right. We were starving by the time we ate those sandwiches that is why it tasted so good. But I still have to work on my techniques to make a better Croque monsieurPantehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279031517026006146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post-71364411081471566102014-07-16T09:27:18.004-07:002014-07-16T09:27:18.004-07:00Yes, you are absolutely right! Silly me. :-D After...Yes, you are absolutely right! Silly me. :-D After a bit of digging on it's origin, however--I wanted at least to see if it was French--I found that the Monte Cristo is a variation of the Croque Monsieur! Perhaps easier to make than the original with Bechamel? Anyway, I have still to experience an authentic unvaried Croque Monsieur...sans the ham (well, so much for unvaried. :) Panteha's pictures are so yummy looking, I can't stop thinking about it!Kaye and Maliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730391647664066021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post-91486528859070679622014-07-15T22:48:59.048-07:002014-07-15T22:48:59.048-07:00The dipped sandwich you had is definitely a Monte ...The dipped sandwich you had is definitely a Monte Cristo!! :DRena Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593219668898358323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post-57921869339173553082014-07-15T15:17:22.134-07:002014-07-15T15:17:22.134-07:00Yes, thanks for the bringing back the wonderful me...Yes, thanks for the bringing back the wonderful memory. I wasn't in France, but on the other side of the world, in Honolulu. They had what they called a Croque Monsieur in one of the hotels on Wikiki. It had the ham, the gruyere, and really good white bread. Then, they dipped the whole thing in French Toast batter and grilled it. When it was done, they sifted some powdered sugar on it and added a dab of tart red jelly. I still don't know whether that was authentic, but it was one of my favorite sandwiches ever. Savory, sweet, melty goodness...mmmm. Malia and I sometimes make them at home, sans the ham, these days. Maybe this way it would be a Croque Bebe'?Kaye and Maliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02730391647664066021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post-37216036576966143802014-07-15T13:25:39.585-07:002014-07-15T13:25:39.585-07:00Rena, we should get together and make a wonderful ...Rena, we should get together and make a wonderful Croque Monsieur.<br /><br />Pantehahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17279031517026006146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post-39906669920703306282014-07-15T11:48:13.346-07:002014-07-15T11:48:13.346-07:00I have a memory of a meal I ate at the Hungarian p...I have a memory of a meal I ate at the Hungarian pavilion at the Vancouver Worlds Fair. I think it was cabbage rolls. In my memory it was one of the best I've ever eaten. I tried to find Hungarian cabbage rolls again, but there aren't many Hungarian restaurants in Stockton (used to be one in Lodi). But I've also decided the reason it was so wonderful is that I was so hungry after walking around the fair. But someday I will find them and I hope they are as good as I remember<br /><br />GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1303291963148099427.post-79231135123117567032014-07-14T17:42:30.042-07:002014-07-14T17:42:30.042-07:00Croque Monsieurs are delicious! I had an equally d...Croque Monsieurs are delicious! I had an equally delicious Croque Madame (a Monsieur with an added over-easy egg) while in the gardens of Versaille! Thank you for taking me back to a great, yummy time! Rena Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06593219668898358323noreply@blogger.com