Sandwich Bonanza
We had lots of leftovers after a weekend of company, so we've been eating sandwiches for practically every meal. I don't object, though, because a sandwich can be catered to the individual diner, and that means I get to have whatever weird ingredients on it I want.
Monday night we had smoked turkey sandwiches on 7-grain sandwich bread, and I always add a lot of chutney because I think it goes so well with the smokiness.
Yesterday for lunch I spread salt-cod puree (brandade) on a baguette that I had sliced lengthwise and toasted, then topped it with roasted peppers.
Last night we toasted onion rolls, then topped them with heated, sliced roast beef in the sauce and Swiss cheese, then put them back under the broiler to melt the cheese. I ate mine open-face with more sauce; Todd put the top on and ate it as a sandwich.
I think we're both sandwiched out now, though. Maybe pasta, a quesadilla or a fritatta to keep working on those leftovers.
I've always liked Peg Bracken's suggestion regarding leftover meat: "Have you re-presented it as an honest cold-cut platter? It's easy to forget the obvious."
But I guess you've already done that re: the sandwiches.
Have you read Bracken's "I Hate To Cook Book"? I just love it. I don't say I'd make all her recipes, but some of them (the chocolate cookies, for one) work really well.
I've never looked at that book. It's a cookbook? Next time I'm in Barnes and Noble I'll have to take a look at it.
We're having roast beef sandwiches again for lunch today, but this time with different bread and roasted red peppers. I will never buy a 4-pound roast again, no matter how many people I have to feed.