Tunisian Egg Salad

I recently just got back from Japan and fell in love with the convenience store egg salad sandwiches, IYKYK...  Anyway, here's a couple of shots from Japan because I can't resist.  They were creamy, dreamy deliciousness with the freshest, softest, crustless bread; and for a couple of bucks, how could you go wrong???

"Beef on Weck" Sandwich

In the 80's, a boy took me to the original place Buffalo wings started.  Wings are one of my fondest memories of back east and Buffalo from those days and I don't know why most of the world ruined them by dipping them in "Ranch" dressing?  It's real "Bleu Cheese" dressing ONLY with carrots and celery sticks...Wow did I digress, eh?  I always see "Beef on Weck" on t.v. now but never had it and wished I had while in Buffalo all those years ago.  What I used, based on this recipe:

Pork Katsu Sandwich

 I saw this on food t.v. and wanted to make it at home.  For the sauce I used:

Roast Beef Po' Boys

I've seen chef Justin of Parkway Bakery & Tavern in NOLA on a few cooking shows over the years.  After this last one, I decided to try making their roast beef.  The chef says they use chuck roast.  I saw a pile of whole garlic cloves by it and when he was seasoning it, I thought I saw cloves poked in the roast.  He said to season it well with onion & garlic powder then sear it off.  I saw an herb on the beef that looked like parsley when the sear was done.  Next he pours cream of mushroom soup mixed with some "Kitchen Bouquet" over it, thought I saw chicken stock there too.  He covers and bakes it at 225°F for hours and hours until fall apart, shredding tender.  This was my take on it:

Egg-in-a-Hole Grilled Cheese Sandwich

There's a perfect video of this recipe and is what I watched to make it.  What I used:

Quesadilla Panini

I saw this viral "Tik Tok" idea pass by on Social Media so I decided to give it a try for lunch today.  The idea is to make 4 quarters of fillings and fold it over clockwise to to make a compact, layered "sandwich" of sorts... I did see in the comments field someone said, "I have an easier way to do this.  Fold it like a burrito and done!"  That made me laugh and true enough...

"Juicy Lucy" Turkey Burger

I took extra-lean turkey out of the freezer for dinner.  After thinking on it all day I decided I wanted a burger, though being honest, I don't love turkey burgers.  So, I decided to stuff it with cheese.  I used toasted brioche buns to serve them on, and oh yeah, bacon for the topping because we all know bacon makes everything better...

Fried Chicken Sandwiches

A local food blogger keeps posting all the fried chicken sandwiches he is trying around town.  Well, finally he made me crave it so I thought I'd give it a try.  I based mine on the Serious Eats recipe though I made it my own.

Elvis Sandwich

Happy Canada Day!  🍁 It's raining, it's pouring here...  I thought I'd make my son an Elvis Sandwich.  When I asked my son who Elvis was, he said he was a famous singer.  I asked him to name a song he sang and got an "Ummm..." So I had to sit him down and showed him a few song clips on youtube which got some eye rolls.  Ah, my millennial, which made me roll my own eyes.. 🙄 The recipe calls for white bread but we didn't have any so used what we had today which was:

Italian Sub Sandwich

When I get something in my head to eat, I can't let it go...  I can often delay it, but it won't leave my brain until I indulge.  This was it today. 

Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese

I saw my son looking at this on social media so told him I would make it for him.  It was sure easy for me to put on the table for a weeknight.  I used:

Kentucky Hot Brown

I LOVE 💗this sandwich.  I've even had it in Kentucky but not where it originated at the Brown hotel in 1926.  I also had it at one of Chef Bobby Flay's restaurants in NYC, which is now closed.  It was soooo good.  Comfort hangover food is how I'd describe it.  I don't have a picture of Bobby Flay's but I do have two.  The first one below is at a winery in Ohio.  We sat overlooking the Ohio river which is in Kentucky.

Disneyland's Blue Bayou Monte Cristo Sandwich

This sandwich is about wonderful memories my son and I share.  I took him here on our first visit to Disneyland when he was six.  We went to the Blue Bayou restaurant and enjoyed this luxurious treat.  We repeated this every year after, on every visit.  This is the definition of decadent and if you ever visit Disneyland, I highly recommend the experience by savoring it over the bayou of the Pirates of the Caribbean.  Truly a magical experience... He was so excited when I told him I was going to make this for him tonight.

Vivian Howard's "Fancy Sandwiches" or to me: "High Tea" Cucumber Sandwiches

I will be doing a few of Vivian Howard's recipes this summer and every time I do I will mention how good her cookbook is and suggest you buy it.  It is more than recipes, it is her life stories about the South, and they are captivating.  In fact they moved me...550 pages too! It's been a long time since someones words touched me, and who would have thunk it would be a cookbook that did it?  Not me...

Turkey Patty Melts

I saw this on "The Chew" and thought I'd try a Daphne Oz recipe as I don't think I've done one of hers yet.  It looked really good and I love that she used fresh herbs for the flavor, which is my favorite thing to do in food.

Philly Cheesesteak Sliders

I had a pack of King's Hawaiian rolls in my freezer and I had to take them out, and now I had to use them.  I thought Philly cheesesteaks sounded good.  I bought 2 New York Strip loins and cooked them in my cast iron pan like here.

Mushroom & Eggplant Sloppy Joes

My grocery store had my favorite potato buns in stock and on sale, so I thought I would try this recipe.  I usually make sliders but thought this would be healthier.  I saw it on "The Chew" over the weekend and it looked really yummy.

Toasted Sardine Sandwich

Sundays I get up really early and drive my son to work for 7am because I'm a nice mom.  I usually come home to watch early morning cooking shows and go back to bed for a nap after.  I was starving this morning, so decided to make one of my favorite sandwiches.  My dad used to make these when we were kids and I grew fond of them.  That being said, I don't like the "Brunswick Sardines" in the grocery store that he used now.  It's quite easy to find European ones and even wild ones now at some of the grocery stores I frequent, and I always buy them in olive oil.  Sardines have lots of good health benefits, like Omega 3's and more.  I always keep a stash on hand in my cupboard.

BBQ Chicken Pineapple Pull-Apart Sliders

We can't get "King's Hawaiian Buns" here, not anywhere, at least not to my knowledge.  When I saw this recipe on "The Chew", I decided I had to ask my co-worker who shops in the States for me, if she could find them.  And she did...

Easy Cheeseburger Sliders

When I see "potato buns" at my grocery store, I HAVE to buy them and I have to make sliders.  Thank goodness they don't have them often.  I haven't seen them there for a long, long while actually but I saw them today and had to make sliders for dinner.  It was a package of 6 and they were so fresh, I could smell them through the bag.  I picked up some extra-lean ground beef too.  I like this recipe as it really is easy.  I am very particular with my sliders.  I have to have Kraft processed cheese slices, hamburger pickles, French's yellow mustard and Heinz ketchup.  That's it for a perfect slider, for me.  My son thinks that is disgusting and only ketchup for him.