croque monsieur

That translates to "Mr Crunchy" and obviously, that refers to food.. another cheesy kind... and with a name like that, it has to be of French origin. Well it's basically a cheese and ham sandwich French style. Trust the French to turn something basic into a gourmet-looking food.

All you need here is slices of bread, chicken or turkey ham and lots of Gruyère.. failing that, I think Emmenthal or Mozzarella could make a good substitute. What you do then is to sprinkle generous amount of the grated cheese on one slice of bread, place the ham on top of that, sprinkle more cheese, place the other slice on top of all that and finish by sprinkling another layer of cheese. Then just pop it in the oven and let it sit there until it turns golden brown.. serve it while it's still hot.

Well there you have it.. a 'how-to-bust-your-diet' sandwich that's crunchy on the outside with cheesy-coated ham on the inside.. mmm. It couldn't get any simpler than that.. but of course you can omit a layer of cheese (or not). Well go ahead and try it if you haven't already. It may not do your waistline good but you'll have one happy stomach after that :)