To Taste: Erin’s Amish Reuben

Posted by Erin L. in To Taste ~ Recipe and tagged with Amish, bologna, bread, cheese, cold cut, cured, dill, Lebanon bologna, mustard, PA, PA Dutch, Pennsylvania, pickle, reuben, salami, sammie, sandwich, sausage, smoked, sweet, swiss, toast, wheat, Zern's August 26, 2010

I’m guessing most of you outside of Central/Southeastern Pennsylvania have lived your whole lives without tasting the best, THE BEST, cold cut in all of our United States. I, however, have been blessed with easy access to savory, salty, delicious Lebanon bologna (named for the PA county, not the country).

Sweet Lebanon Bologna

This PA Dutch smoked & cured all-beef sausage is available sliced as a deli meat in regular & sweet varieties. Sweet is the right kind for me – bold, zesty, tangy, smokey – all the beginnings of a fantastic sandwich. Introducing… Erin’s Amish Reuben.

Back in May, on Day #6 of my week between jobs, Sunshine & I took a trip to Zern’s, our favorite farmer’s/flea market. Every visit, I pick up a fresh pound of sweet Lebanon bologna and two fat dill pickles from my favorite butcher, Clover Farms (See: Triple Smoked Bacon). I always keep a jar of my favorite mustard, Kosciusko Spicy Brown, in the fridge for the glorious occasions I bring home the salami of all salamis. I smeared it on wheat toast and topped it with 3 ribboned slices of Lebanon bologna, a thick slice of Swiss, & dill pickle chips for a culinary daydream to the PA Amish country. Take the photo journey through my magical sandwich assembly and get your hands on some Lebanon bologna!

Kosciusko Spicy Brown Mustard

Dill Pickle

Soon to be sammie

Erin's Amish Reuben

Erin’s Amish Reuben

sweet Lebanon bologna

+ sour dill pickles

+ sharp Swiss cheese

+ spicy brown mustard

on toast

Quickie: Yogurt & Granola w. Blackberries + BLT w. Sriracha Mayo

Posted by Erin L. in Quickie and tagged with bacon, blackberries, blackberry, blt, bread, breakfast, brunch, food, granola, lettuce, lunch, mayo, mayonnaise, sammie, sandwich, sriracha, toast, tomato, vanilla, yogurt April 25, 2010

Seeing that I work 6 day weeks for 5 weeks straight, I had to make the most of my one & only day off this week. Once I peeled myself out of bed after a much needed sleep session (interrupted too often by allergy/cold induced coughing fits), I knew I needed some fuel to get through the chores on my list. I set out for the kitchen on a quest for Sunday Brunch for 1. 15 minutes later, I came out with a bowl of Dannon Light & Fit Vanilla Yogurt topped with Cascadian Farm Oat & Honey Granola and fresh whole blackberries for the breakfast half of brunch.

Vanilla Yogurt & Granola w. Blackberries

A classic BLT with Sriracha mayo was a perfect match to complete my brunch couple. And so the rainy day laundry & cleaning & bloggin begins…

BLT w. Sriracha Mayo

Leftover Lightning! Roasted Chicken Sammie & Rustic Vegetable Soup!

Posted by Erin L. in Leftover Lightning! and tagged with blend, blog, bread, chicken, chicken breast, chicken stock, cuisinart, dinner, food, food processor, leftovers, lettuce, lunch, mayo, mayonnaise, pulled chicken, puree, roasted chicken, roasted vegetables, romaine, rustic, sammich, sammie, sandwich, snack, soup, toast, vegetable February 17, 2010

I had to work this past Saturday and needed a warm lunch before I headed out into the cold. I still have alot of leftover chicken from Thursday (and still do) and plenty of the roasted vegetables, too. Pulled chicken breast, lettuce, & mayo on sliced bread is in my top 10 favorite sandwiches, so that was an easy leftover solution.

The veggies were kinda gelatinous and freaking me out a bit, so I quickly removed the chicken and began heating the pan of veggies on the stove. I wasn’t too excited about a sammie with a side of roasted vegetables, so a roasted vegetable soup only made sense. I dug out my Grandma’s 70’s Era Cuisinart Food Processor, and after indulging its typical neediness, whirled the roasted vegetables and pan jus into a wonderfully tasty and perfectly textured Rustic Vegetable Soup… and I still have plenty of leftovers…

Homemade Rustic Vegetable Soup w/ a Roasted Chicken Sammie

P.S. I gave a shoutout on my Twitter – Re: Dating & finding info on my Grandma’s old Cusinart Food Processor. Please shoot me a message if you can help!

My Grandma's 70s Era Cuisinart Food Processor

Leftover Lightning! Roasted Chicken & Swiss Cheddar Biscuit!

Posted by Erin L. in Leftover Lightning! and tagged with biscuit, blog, cheddar, cheddar biscuit, chicken, dinner, food, leftovers, lettuce, Lorraine swiss, lunch, mayo, mayonnaise, recipe, roasted chicken, romaine, sammich, sammie, sandwich, swiss February 16, 2010

I had of leftover Roasted Chicken and was stuck with the Cheddar Biscuits turned Pancakes from our snow day dinner. Leave it to Dre to have the brilliant idea to use them as bread on a chicken sandwich. I toasted the biscuits in the toaster oven, smeared them with light mayo, and piled on romaine, Lorraine swiss, & leftover roasted chicken breast. Turned out to an easy & tasty dinner!

Roasted Chicken & Swiss on a Cheddar Biscuit

Leftover Lightning! Smoked Mozz, Bacon, & Roasted Chicken Hoagie!

Posted by Erin L. in Leftover Lightning! and tagged with bacon, chicken, chicken breat, hoagie, mayo, mozz, mozzarella, mushroom, Philadelphia, roll, sammie, sandwich, Sarcone's, smoked mozzarella, sriracha, sub, tomato December 15, 2009

While out shopping for my Black Friday dinner, I popped into Chickie’s Italian Deli in South Philly to finally try their Fried Tomato Special. The base is Fried Tomatoes, Bacon, Roasted Peppers, & Lettuce on a famous Sarcone’s Roll. I added on Turkey, Fresh Mozzarella & Mayo. DELISH! And on top of that, the kind lady behind the counter handed me a complimentary full Sarcone’s Roll. They’re perfect – soft and airy on the inside, with a crusty sesame seed crusted shell. It was like the sammie gods were calling upon me to create a delicious one of my own!

Sarcone's Roll

I had some Roasted Tomato, Mushroom, & Smoked Mozzarella Chicken Breasts left over along with some cooked Bacon and extra Smoked Mozz. I sliced the roll, whipped up some Sriracha Mayo, and piled on the goods. And, oh, was it GOOD!