A perfect bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich is an American classic, five ingredients in perfect harmony.A good theme when creating a great BLT: more is better! More bacon, more mayo, more lettuce. Bread perfectly toasted, lettuce crisp, tomato sliced thin. It's a return to childhood, a happy dream. Let's walk through the ingredients one by one.
Read MoreIt's always a bonus for me when the Chef buys a little more than a pound of salmon and our daughter announces she's not showing up for dinner. I know I'll have just enough the next day to layer on a ciabatta. Here are recipes for salmon three ways--seared, baked, and poached--favorites from the Chef to use in your own salmon sammie the next day....
Read MoreJust as I find myself reaching in my closet and drawers for the same items time and again, I habitually reach into the refrigerator for only about three of the twenty five jars and tubs of condiments, and the greatest of these three is…
Read More"Everyday I spend trying to keep the inexplicable from oozing out of the everyday sandwich I make." I wrote this in my journal in high school. Sandwich as metaphor. I'm 58. Give me the sandwich. Hold the metaphor. And for that matter hold the arugula. Hold the avocado, the sprouts, the fancy condiments and even the tomato. Just ham + cheese + mayo + mustard on two factory cut slices of Pepperidge Farm 12-grain bread. In early days of the New Year I had a sudden craving for just such a sandwich. Why?
Read MoreThe chef and I traded bites, and my paling paled beside his haring. I got food envy, and I immediately forgot my obsession with eel broodjes in favor of a new food fixation; sandwiched in a brown or white roll, two large pale pinkish slabs of just slightly brined raw herring were layered with crisp sweet pickles and diced white onion. It is a genius trifecta of taste, and I ate one every day of our five day trip.
Read MoreIf you're like me and can't stand to eat raw apples, slice them thin and layer them in a Perfect Sandwich, preferably one using leftovers from the Chef
Read MoreIntroducing an occasional blog series called "The Perfect Sandwich"
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