Insanewiches?

You bet!
I might have to contibute to this fine website

New Year's resolutions, like Utopian communities, are doomed to fail

Do you know who I admire?

Bloggers who post everyday. They post every day, even when they are sick or busy or have nothing special to report. These good bloggers manage to post things which are entertaining and that keep their readers coming back.

I know I’ve been negligent as a blogger this year. But I haven’t stopped eating and loving sandwiches, and that’s what matters, right?

So here’s my promise for 2010. I will post everyday. And I will be funny. (Or at least I will intend to post everyday and be funny!)

Sandwiches of Los Angeles, aka I need a Tums.

Here's a beautiful Reuben we had at Shoop's Delicatessen in Santa Monica while waiting for my sister-in-law to get her hair done all fancy. It was so delicious--on a bun with homemade corned beef and sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing, spicy mustard, and horseradish. Fantastic!!!

Also, check out that do! We also indulged in our yearly ritual of the Tommy's breakfast sandwich. Which drove my brother to a two hour nap and a fistful of Tums. Happy New Year!

That's what a hamburger is all about

I've been in Los Angeles for 2 hours and I've already had a Double Double from In-n-Out.

Pierogies are sandwiches, if only for one night

Now sing along with me….don’t you know that catching up is hard to do…..

I’m embarrassed to see that I haven’t posted anything since our pierogie ANTM finale spectacular. Oh my. Perhaps I have a massive pierogie hangover?Let’s review. Pierogies, while not technically sandwiches, are delicious and fun to make and eat. Cycle 13 of ANTM was full of unconventional elements and thus called for an unconventional meal to celebrate it’s blessed closure.

The pierogie recipe is from Beth’s dad, who got it from his mother. We were lucky to get the family recipe from him before he passed away. The secret is to make the dough with milk instead of water. We have added some tricks of our own, such as rolling it out with a pasta maker instead of by hand, but the base recipe remains unchanged: flour, eggs, and milk. For fillings, we went with the traditional favorites: potato cheese, sauerkraut, and prune. To prepare the pierogies, you boil them in water, then fry them in butter. Then you dip them in butter as you eat them. How can you go wrong, eating all that fat while watching skinny girls battle to become yet another “America’s Top Model?”
I fried up a Polish sausage and made some caramelized onions and sour cream horseradish sauce as accompaniments. Karen brought red cabbage. It was delicious!

(In fact, just talking about it at Thanksgiving inspired us to make more for Christmas dinner at Beth’s family’s. We spent a whole day making 500 pierogies with her brothers and ate them for our holiday meal. Even the picky children loved them!)

The ANTM finale was fine. They all run together for me anymore. There was a Covergirl photoshoot and a fashion show and some teary short girl who doesn’t have an actual modeling future won. How sad is it that 5 weeks after the show I can’t remember who won. Sorry, whoever you are. I hope you are getting work. I really really do!

ANTM Finale Sandwich Night

That's right, my lovelies, the wacky and unpredictable cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model is about to draw to a close. And of course we should celebrate with a Sandwich Night, right?
Since this cycle has actually been unconventional and unpredictable (short girls! go-see's in Los Angeles! two double eliminations! no recap episode! Hawaii!) we're going unconventional on the sandwich, too.
We're going to make pierogies!
Yup--those delicious Polish delicacies. Sort of like a big ravioli, but filled with sauerkraut! And fried in butter! And then dipped in butter! Sound good?
We'll be following Beth's family recipe and making up a batch over the weekend or early next week. Let me know if you want in on the ritual.
Then, come over before 7:00 on Wednesday, November 18th for the ANTM Finale! See you there!

30 Rock wants to be the official TV show of Sandwiches I Have Loved

Oh Liz Lemon, you make me love you. Every week you profess your love of all things sandwich. There was the famous Teamster sandwich episode last season. This week you inhaled several meatball subs. And then last week, as you waited to order at Fatty Fat's Sandwich Ranch, you expressed your sandwich world view:
"All of humankind has one thing in common: the sandwich...All anyone wants in this life is to sit in peace and eat a sandwich."
Poetic, isn't she?