We’re the typical American sandwich-loving family.
For lunch, yes. Of course. But when the weather’s warm? For dinner, too. A filling-laden sandwich is just a whole lot more appealing when you consider that a meal of “just sandwiches” means the kitchen doesn’t have to get heated up during the warmest point in the day.
My love affair with sandwiches was kicked up a notch when I was pregnant with G. Once the queasiness part of pregnancy passed, I became health nut without borders. I focused on vegetables — many of them 100% natural and raw — when making my daily lunch, oftentimes eaten on our patio.
Trial and error, trial and error….but then my favorite “signature” sandwich was invented. Sprouted grain Ezekiel bread, lightly toasted and slathered with olive oil mayo…then piled high with paper-thin slices of cucumbers, radishes, lettuce, red peppers, red onions, and bunches of alfalfa sprouts.
I called it….“The West Coast Stack.”
(Don’t ask me why. I was younger and naive and thought it necessary to name everything I came up with “on my own” in my little kitchen.)
I don’t have the time, money, or energy to create elaborate, organic, complicated lunches like this anymore — at least not every day. But I do still enjoy the art of sandwiching. And I’m happy to say the entire family shares my sentiments!
A few of our all-time favorites:
Ham and Brie. Good on anything, but best on croissants. And even better with thin slices of Granny Smiths tossed in.
Plain old tomato sandwiches with mayo and a tad of basil.
BLTs.
PB&J. Or even better, grilled PB&J. (Use a waffle iron or panini grill — or just a buttered cast iron skillet.)
Fluffernutters. Plain as Jane — peanut butter with Marshmallow Fluff. A childhood favorite that I still enjoy today — though because it’s so sweet, it’s better suited as a dessert!
What’s your favorite kind of sandwich?
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Jennifer @ The Toy Box Years (1 year ago)
It’s not even 8am yet and already I’m hungry! LOL!
When I was pregnant with my 2nd daughter, I CRAVED hard salami sandwiches — but it had to be on white bread with Gulden’s mustard and pickles. I still have that every once in awhile, but my all-time favorite it turkey on whole-grain bread with stone-ground mustard, lettuce, tomato, and red onion. YUM!
Sara (1 year ago)
I’m obsessed with tomatoes sandwiches with basil and raw onion. I can not get enough! Funny, I only like tomato sandwiches when I’m pregnant! :)
32-P (1 year ago)
My favourite is toasted chicken and avocado with a shot of dressing on top (usually Italian). It’s filling, creamy, chewy, and I almost always have leftover bits of rotisserie chicken around to make it with. :)