Earl of sandwich

Now that I went and got myself a job, my kitchen time has been drastically cut. I used to be in the kitchen all afternoon, pretty much, because it was a good distraction activity for LG. “Here, come play with these parsnip peels! No, don’t eat them! Ehh, who cares, just don’t jump off the couch again.”

While I still have most of the time to cook everyday, I just don’t have the mental brainpower to think about what to make for dinner every night, so when we’re not eating Chinese takeout (last night) (lunch today) (mid-afternoon snack later today), I have discovered an easy dinner alternative: The Sandwich.

We have been eating a lot of sandwiches, people. Behold!

The Sausage Sandwich!

Heh, sausage.

I buy pre-cooked sausages (Aidell’s, which are local-ish and pretty natural as far as meat in tube form is concerned) from Costco and for this application, I roasted them on a pan along with peppers and onions and served with a ginormous salad.

The Mexican Sandwich!

Also known as a taco. Also known as delicious.

Is there any easier meal than a taco? No, no there is not.

The Greek Meat Sandwich!

That’s okay, I make lamb.

I had a giant tub ‘o hummus that needed to be used and while I can very easily eat a tub ‘o hummus with just some carrot sticks or crackers or a large spoon, I thought for the sake of my health and those around me, it would be best to use the hummus in an actual meal. I made this chicken shawarma recipe from The Shiksa (full disclosure, I omitted the part where you cook it again — that seemed like a lot of work for something I was just going to drown in hummus ANYWAY) and it was really good and very easy. I served it with asparagus with feta on top, because if you put feta on it, it makes it Greek.

The BBQ Sandwich!

Well you can’t really see the sandwich-y part here, but oh well. Take meat, grill meat, put meat on bread, drown meat in BBQ sauce. I also made a potato salad with BBQ’d bacon in it because I love my arteries.

And that’s that! Sandwiches! Easy! What have you been cooking or slapping between two pieces of bread lately?