And now, a brief infomercial

[moonwise]

Hello all you working class folks out there,

Tonight, at NO CHARGE TO YOU, I will tell you a secret - known only to a few - that will change your life forever.

Have you ever said to yourself, "Self, you are spending a lot of money on lunch every day?" Do you admit freely that you are a lazy sack who can't be arsed to make lunch every night, or every morning? Do you promise yourself while you're shoveling down that pad thai that next time you'll bring your lunch to work, really? Isn't sandwich bread just the nastiest thing ever?

Fear not! I have the solution, right here.

First, go to the supermarket. Pick yourself out a nice loaf of fresh-baked bread - a baguette or a ciabatta works very well. Go to the deli and order yourself a medley of sandwich stuffins. Pick out your sandwich dressing, and you're most of the way there.

At home, slice open the bread, and apply your dressing. (We tend to stay away from mayonnaise after an unfortunate trip to the ER that involved a questionable roast beef sandwich.) Pile up the bottom half of your bread with your meat and/or cheese and whatever else you want. Put the top of the bread back on and - work with me here - slice the loaf into a bunch of little sandwiches. Put each little sandwich in a sandwich bag, toss 'em in the fridge, and voila! You're set for the whole week! All you have to do now is grab one bag every morning with a soda and a snack, and you're home free!

Here are some suggestions, from our kitchen to yours.

1. Prosciutto and fresh mozzarella with roasted red peppers
2. Rosemary ham and provolone with honey mustard (a good kind like Honeycup)
3. Lemon-pepper chicken or turkey breast and fresh mozzarella with pesto and tomatoes
4. Roast beef and pepper jack cheese
5. Maple ham and swiss with honey mustard or stone-ground mustard

Bon appetit!

Comments

[pantswarrior]

Hahaha. Everyone at work is always like "Why do you BRING snacks when you can just BUY them?"

...Because it costs three times as much, at least, if I buy them instead of making them myself?

[lalieth.livejournal.com]

So, the dressing doesn't make the bread soggy by the end of the week?

[roserevolution.livejournal.com]

Mmmm...now I'm hungry. I always try to bring my lunch, it saves so much money. I'm also a fan of packaging leftovers into lunch-sized portions and keeping yogurt and snacky fruit on hand.

[cassandramorgan.livejournal.com]

I make my lunch every day. I actually have to make lunches for three people. It's just part of my morning routine. While it's kinda hard to start making lunches in the morning, once you get going, it's pretty easy to keep going.

[sache.livejournal.com]

So... what happens when the lunchmeat in your sandwich goes bad before you've gotten around to eating it, then?

You know I love me a food post ...

[pointedview.livejournal.com]

I tried a new sammitch this weekend: proscuitto on crusty bread with avocado and field greens. Quite good. Doubt it'd keep in the fridge for long, but an eyedropperful of lemon juice and a light twist of the pepper mill over the sammitch innards, and, well, that's good eatin', that is. :)

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

I'm partial to Lean Cuisines myself, but I still get tempted when someone says, "We're going to get burritos..."

[little-licks.livejournal.com]

I love One-ish life lessons like this. :)

I'm personally a big fan of saving up soup containers from Chinese take-out and making a big pot of stew on the weekends. Total cost of 10 servings of stew = $10.