Smörgåstårta aka Swedish Sandwich Cake

Over the summer, I found an amazing book while thrift shopping in Galveston. The recipe I was dying to try was the Party Sandwich Loaf. I stuck pretty closely to the original recipe in the book. On Pinterest, I spotted another version of this cake that is much more "Swedish" which is filled with smoked salmon and smoked herring mousse. It looks incredible, topped with smoked Salmon and shrimp...definitely a wower if you are wanting something more refined. My recipe sure impressed everyone who tried it....now that I know how to put it together, I am definitely open to doing some creative fillings and other sandwich toppings. 

Foodarama Party Book copyright 1959


Party Sandwich Loaf Recipe

1 small round loaf white bread (I used sourdough)
Softened butter or margarine
Ham and Celery Filling
Curried Egg filling
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced
Avocado filling
Cream cheese (I used 2 packages)
Light cream (I used a 16 oz sour cream)
Sliced stuffed olives
Sprigs of parsley
Other vegetables to garnish

Ham and celery filling: Combine 1 cup ground cooked ham, 1/2 cup finely chopped celery and enough mayonaise to moisten

Curried egg filling: Combine 4 finely chopped hard-cooked eggs, 1/2 tsp. curry powder and enough mayonaise to moisten. (I used a lot more than 1/2 tsp. and it was soo good)

Avocado filling: Mash 2 fully ripe avocados; add 2 Tbsp. highly seasoned French Dressing. Stir until well blended. (Not sure what 'highly seasoned French Dressing means so I just bought the one that said sweet and tangy)

Cut bread loaf, crosswise into four thick slices. Spread each slice with butter. Spread bottom slice with Ham and Celery Filling. Top with second bread slice; spread with Curried Egg Filling. Top with slices of tomato and third bread slice. Spread with Avocado filling; top with remaining bread slice. Mash cream cheese; stir in enough cream so cheese will spread easily; beat until smooth. Spread on top and sides of loaf. Garnish with olive slices and parsley. Cut into wedges and serve. Makes about 12 servings.

I mixed up a little extra cream cheese and sour cream than necessary, and I also had some of the ham filling left over so I threw it all together and it was a delicious veggie dip for the extra carrots and radishes I used for garnish.

Veggies I used on top:
Thinly sliced lemon
Radish
Parsley
Olives (I didn't use black but they would've been good too!)
Cherry (or grape) tomatoes
Carrots (using my apple corer, I cut rings)
Cucumber

I was afraid the bread would get soggy, but it stayed dry...it was a big hit at the fall fest party I went to Saturday night!!

Mohaska Farmhouse

Farm-to-table eating is so so so good. Mohaska Farmhouse is one of my favorite spots in Joplin. I love the pizzas, the BLT (OMG the bacon), the fresh bread and pizza crusts and the freshness of all the ingredients. Sometimes they even feature Anderson's ice cream.

This summer I have eaten here several times...and I always find something worthy of a photo. 

Wood fire oven

Have you been to Mohaska yet? What did you think? (Another favorite: Eagle Drive-In)

Eagle Drive-In

Probably one of my favorite little spots in Joplin, the Eagle Drive-In is a fun place to grab a quick drink, eat lunch, or have dinner with friends. It is also a great breakfast spot, my favorite: sweet potato pancakes.

 Over the last few months, I have eaten there several times and I always find something to take a photo of....so I decided to compile all of the photos together for a fun little post.

These were way back in December!

Probably 2 of my favorite things on the menu, Mac'n'cheese and fries with tons of dipping sauces.

(taken with my Lens Baby)

This is a peek at the breakfast menu!

Have you been to the Eagle Drive-In yet? What did you think?

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Hey!

I would like to share that I have a post over at the Birds of a Feather blog this week...you will love the owlie goodness!!

Since school started a couple of weeks ago, I haven't had much time for crafting, art-making, blogging, or exercising. Whew. What have I been doing?? I don't even know. I think I needed a nap every day after school on the first week.

I have been playing a lot of Words With Friends. I am seriously addicted. But that isn't new. I used to be addicted to Scrabulous, then Lexulous on Facebook...but then I got an iPhone and nearly every day I wake up and play...its truly the first thing I do in the the morning...and the last thing I do before bed.

Blah Blah Blah let's skip over all the boring stuff and get right down to it. (In case you are wondering about the title of this post, it is from a quote on this season's Trueblood.)

I've got some delicious (seriously, they are delicious pictures) photos from my iPhone of things I have done (or eaten) the past month. Do you take pictures of food? Am I the only one?

 Oh coconut cream pie....the things you do to my thighs....I don't care, you are so delicious in every way.

 Hello club sandwich, so nice to see you!

 Blue oysters on the half shell....YUM!

 Fried frog legs....yummy yummy yummy.

 I baked the most delicious chocolate cake. (I didn't eat the whole thing!)

 The Cheesecake Factory...how can you go wrong?

 I always save room for dessert.

 Or at least a snow cone. Especially if it matches my fingernails.

 Farmer's Market....Homegrown tomatoes are the only ones I like.


Also at the farmer's market in St. Louis...Check out the gorgeous flowers!!

And I guess since I am sharing iPhone photos, I must introduce you to this Unicorn I met at art walk. He was being nice that night (he wasn't being a jerk.) I totally went vintage that night with a fabulous head scarf and a bring orange dress. It was a super fun night!

A couple of weekends ago, I helped my team dominate at Trivial Pursuit. It was so amazing, I had to take a picture.

And how was that for random. I hope to post some pictures from a recent photo shoot this week....Seriously, there as a baby that almost makes me cry she is so cute...almost....

All of the photos in this post were taken with my iPhone...using the hipstamatic app. Enjoy!!