I ate a lot of cold sandwiches as a kid.
Cold peanut butter and jelly. Cold peanut butter and honey. For a brief, wonderful period, cold peanut butter and pickles.
Then came cold turkey, cold ham, cold roast beef.
Cold, cold, cold.
When I got to college, I discovered something called a “panini,” and it changed my world. They weren’t even very good paninis, but they were toasted and warm instead of cold and flimsy. It was then that I discovered the superiority of the toasted sandwich, and I vowed to never go back.
I now toast every sandwich. There isn’t a single sandwich I would prefer cold. Lunch meats, peanut butter and jelly, bacon and avocado…everything. I’m convinced the toasted sandwich is far superior to cold in every way.
I know this is simple pet please that may not resonate with everyone, but I wanted to mention it because I don’t want to take for granted the fact that toasted sandwiches are an option. It wasn’t always this way.
So today I toast to you, toasted sandwiches. Thank you for warming my soul and my belly.
The first thing I made when I got my press was PB, honey and banana. Amazing how good it is.
Oo, I forgot about peanut butter and banana (I haven’t had it with honey). So good when toasted! Maybe put a little nutella on there too.
Have you checked out the 300Sandwiches.com blog? Some of her recipes sound pretty spectacular and the story behind the blog/sandwich creation is also sweet.
That blog should become the next Julie & Julia movie–it looks awesome! I subscribed.
Did you make that sandwich in the picture yourself? It looks so good! I would like to make more toasted sandwiches in this new year … they just seem so gourmet and fancy and delicious! (But easy to make!)
I wish I had made that sandwich! It looks amazing.