THE SANDWICH: The surprise sammies are finally back with The Grifters Grinder! THE INSPIRATION: The 1990 neo-noir classic, The Grifters, starring the delicious John Cusack, Anjelica Huston and Annette Bening. It’s one of my all-time favorite movies, and all three actors are spectacular. WHY? Because Noir is the Let’s Lunch* theme for June, in honor of Singapore Noir, a new book of […]
Tag Archives: Sandwiches
February
14
Bangerz & Mash Sammies
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💚💜💛💙 [there are supposed to be heart emojis there] to everyone! Not because it’s Valentine’s Day, but because February 14th means that Miley Cyrus is kicking off her Bangerz tour tonight! Woot! I’m giddy about all the turnt-up, twangy trippiness that’s bound to happen, so I made a marshmallow fondant Miley wrapped in a cotton candy fur coat 👅👅👅 … … and a […]
December
31
Most Popular Sandwich Surprises of 2013
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Happy Happy, internets! Five more hours until 2014, and my boyfriend and I are holed up, waiting for the Seamless guy to drop off some Spice Thai. Before our countdown to Miley begins, here are the top 5 most-clicked-on Sandwich Surprise posts of 2013: 5. CHEESY CREAMED CORN FRITTATA WITH BACON SANDWICHES: I have to thank […]
November
15
Sausage (or Steak) & Egg Popovers!
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I’m a sucker for popovers. They’re super simple to make, and they’ll happily go whatever way you want them to — sweet (strawberry jam! maple butter!), savory (scrambled eggs!) or both (fig spread and cheddar!). Yum. This time, I went savory, filling it with a mini sausage, gruyere and dill omelette: For the popovers, I […]
June
07
Lettuce Sandwiches!
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Too Hot to Cook is the June theme for Let’s Lunch* — and it was perfect because the recent swampy humidity in NYC just killed any desire I had to bake bread or even turn on an oven burner. And ever since I researched lettuce sammies for my Bulgogi Lettuce Wraps with Kimchi Chips for […]
April
09
Sandwich Surprise: The Florida Edition! Blue Chip-Crusted Chicken Cutlets on Bacon Bits Bread
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This week’s Sunshine State sammy: Why the road trip? While I was on a beach/golf vacation in Ft. Lauderdale last week, I just couldn’t pass up the chance to take a Florida’s Turnpike road trip to my friend Michelle and her family’s home near Orlando. I worked with cover-writer-extraordinaire Michelle when I was an editor […]
March
22
Double Stack Steak & Eggs with Hot Cherry Peppers
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Keeping it cheap and simple for a busy week and for marathons of March Madness! Here’s the sammy, on a Kilauea black sea salted, slightly sourdoughed baguette: DOUBLE STACK STEAK & EGGS WITH HOT CHERRY PEPPERS: Thinly sliced beef (you can use Steak-umms or roast beef, or carve up some leftover steak) 2 Eggs per […]
February
28
Open-Faced Lemon-Parm Edamame Sammy on Wheat Pepper Bread
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Happy Thursday! On offer today? Another veggie-friendly sammy, because I’m about to go on a tear of meatatarian recipes over the next few weeks. I came up with this spread because back in the days when I’d hit the salad bar at the Time Inc. cafeteria, the lemon juice-parm-edamame trifecta was my go-to. Here’s what […]
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