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Sandwich #279–“Egg-Celent” Deviled Egg Banh Mi
You must have plenty of eggs lying around your house after Easter. Maybe you dyed them. Maybe you fried them for brunch. You know what I did with mine? I made them the devil. Deviled eggs remind me of...
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Sandwich #280–“Learning to Compromise” Eggs Benedict Sandwich
You know you’ve really compromised for your man when you can tolerate runny egg yolk AND hollandaise on the same sandwich. Before E, I was a hard scrambled eggs kind of girl. I hated my eggs runny,...
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Sandwich #281–“National Holiday” Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese Sandwich
It’s National Grilled Cheese Day! And we had to celebrate. I’ve drooled over this sandwich for months, and finally found good reason to make it—pepperoni pizza grilled cheese. In grade school, my...
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Sandwich #283–“Play with Your Food” Beet Hummus with Roasted Peppers and Greens
Mmmm beet hummus. With roasted sweet peppers. Honestly I cold eat that beet hummus with a spoon out of a cup, it’s so darn good. But I saved enough to put to use on a sandwich. E and I like to eat...
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Sandwich #285–“Before The Fight” Chicken Waldorf Salad Sandwich
E and I were lucky enough to go to the Wladimir Klitschko/ Bryant Jennings fight on Saturday night at MSG. But before the fight, we had snacks. Chicken waldorf salad scooped onto a crusty bun or...
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Sandwich #286–“Brazilian Flashbacks” Bauru Sandwich
Some sandwiches take me outside of the kitchen. Like this Brazilian sandwich, the Bauru. It reminds me of beaches, jeeps and sand dunes. The Bauru is a popular Brazilian sandwich named after a law...
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Sandwich #287—“Childhood Snacks” Fluffernutter
Oh my delight when I discovered I had not made Fluffernutters yet! I’ve done peanut butter and Nutella on a sandwich. I used marshmallow fluff in a nine flavored PB & J I found on Pinterest, and in...
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Sandwich #291, #292, and #293–Hot Dog Buns, Three Ways
I waited until the end to explore hot dogs. For the record: hot dogs are on my Forbidden List. I’m just not a fan of ground up meat in casing. The only thing I will tolerate is an Italian sausage. But...
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Sandwich #294–“Vive Le Frenchie” French Onion Soup Grilled Cheese
I used to have a French bulldog named Lucy. E hated that animal. I don’t blame him. The dog was a sweet lovable, big hearted soul. But she was a bit unruly. She barreled over smaller dogs at the dog...
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Sandwich #295 and #296–“On Set” Chicken Club and Veggie Club Sandwiches
These bad boys. These are not for your ladies who lunch. These, the chicken club and veggie club sandwiches, are “feed the beast” club sandwiches. These were the two sandwiches I brought “on set”...
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Sandwich #299—“Too Big To…” The Dagwood
I held out until the end to make the ultimate stacked sandwich—the Dagwood. Tall. Wobbly. A tower of meat and cheese. All topped with an olive. I could have gone crazy here with the layers, but E had...
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Sandwich #300—“The Mrs. E” Turkey and Swiss
Made it. Almost three years, umpteen pieces of bread, dozens of jars of mustard and mayonnaise and soy sauce and who knows how much money spent on groceries. Three hundred sandwiches. Worth every...
View ArticleMemorial Day Weekend is Here–and You Need Sandwiches
I’m still catching my breath from a whirlwind week that included “GMA”, “Dr. Oz” and a book party. Now I’m focused on the weekend. And what sandwiches to eat during the weekend. E and I are going out...
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Other People’s Sandwiches: Shake Shack Chicken Shack
As soon as I read the news Shake Shack was launching fried chicken sandwiches, I made a pivotal decision. Lunch would be in Brooklyn. Shake Shack started testing its Chicken Shack fried chicken...
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The BLP—Bacon, Lettuce and Peach Sandwich
This is what you need to do with your ripe peaches this week: Make BLPs. A few weeks ago, I met the husband and wife team behind The Peach Truck when they brought their vintage Jeep pick up truck and...
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Lobster Roll, Take 376
Because it’s so hot outside that we cannot be bothered to sweat on the beach and would rather sit inside in our air conditioned apartment and start packing for our honeymoon, I made homemade lobster...
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Five Ingredient Fried Chicken Sandwich
Fried chicken is having a moment. Shake Shack has people clucking after the chain added a deee-licious fried chicken sandwich to its menu. Momofuku just opened a fried chicken shop in the East Village....
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300’s Lunchbox Worthy Back to School Sandwiches
My nephews headed back to school this week, as many other kids have done or are prepping to in the coming weeks. For me, it brings back memories of new clothes, Trapper Keepers, and lunchboxes stuffed...
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Thanksgiving Pull-Apart Pulled Turkey Sandwiches
We’re a week away from Thanksgiving. And while I’ve given advice on how to plan your ideal holiday, I admit, I’m a little behind. I still have to set a menu, by table decor and uh, clean my house to a...
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Thanksgiving Leftovers Croque Tartiflette
You want a good reason to use the rest of your cheese plate for a sandwich? Here’s something creamy, cheesy and perfect for a post-Thanksgiving brunch: Thanksgiving leftovers croque tartiflette. A...
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“GMA” Thanksgiving Morning After Monte Cristo
This is what you need to make in the morning of Thanksgiving, when you somehow have digested all of the food from the night before but you are STILL STARVING! One cannot subsist on Patti Labelle’s...
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Brunching While Vegan
The vegan thing is trickier than I thought. I’ve been surviving for 9 days as a vegan, mostly on vegetables and quinoa, bread and chia seed pudding. I’ve reintroduced myself to oatmeal, which I haven’t...
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Mississippi Roast Sliders
I am late to the game on the Mississippi Roast recipe. But I’m so thankful I found it. My life is profoundly better having this in my belly. Mississippi Roast was created by a Southern gal named Robin...
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Chilly Days Turkey Chili
This weekend was a chilly one. But turkey chili, and snuggling with our playful baby girl, kept us warm. Temperature wise, it was nose-numbing cold outside. E and I only left the house (separately) to...
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