CHEESE WITH A FACE RECIPES

Steps:

• Lightly coat plastic face mask with cooking spray (see Cook's Notes). Line the face mask with plastic wrap, taking care to press it down fully into the nose and eyes.
• Reserve two or three slices of prosciutto and set aside. Tear the remaining slices of prosciutto into strips and lay them into the mask to form the "muscle tissue." Start around the eyes, leaving eyes blank, and then create the cheeks, chin, and forehead.
• Take the two whole green olives and position them in the eye holes, pimento side-down. Set the mask aside.
• Combine the softened cream cheese, Cheddar, and Havarti cheeses in a mixing bowl. Add the chopped green olives and roasted red peppers. Use an electric mixer or clean hands to mix until thoroughly combined.
• Take a heaping spoonful of the cheese mixture and arrange it to form an eye around one olive, and then the other. Gently lay handfuls of the cheese mixture all around the mask, taking care not to move the slices of prosciutto. Press the cheese down as you work to fill in all of the crevices. When the mask is full, gently press in the cheese mixture all around the mask. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• Invert the mask onto a serving platter and gently remove the mask and the plastic wrap. You should be left with a gorgeous (and freaky) face. If there is cheese showing around the bottom edges, use the reserved prosciutto slices to cover it before serving.

Steps:

• Adjust oven rack 6 inches from the heating element. Preheat broiler on low. Cut each baguette piece in half crosswise. Scoop out some of the bread from the center of each, leaving thick walls. Place bread cut side up on a baking sheet.
• Season steak with the garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high. Coat with olive oil cooking spray and add half of the steak, making sure not to crowd the pan. Cook 1 minute until browned, then turn and cook an additional 30 seconds. Set aside in a large dish. Repeat with the remaining steak. Wipe skillet clean.
• Reduce heat to medium, add 1 teaspoon olive oil to skillet; add onion and bell pepper and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until vegetables are soft and slightly browned. Add to steak.
• Add an additional 1/2 teaspoon olive oil to skillet. Add mushrooms; season with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, 3 to 4 minutes or until soft. Remove from heat; stir in steak, onions, and peppers.
• Mound steak and vegetables evenly onto bread and top with cheese. Heat under the broiler until cheese melts, about 2 minutes. Serves 4.