Category Archives: Sandwiches

Fast and easy sandwich recipes and ideas.

Grilled red bell pepper and egg sandwich.

Sometimes, the most delicious dishes are also the simplest. I love this classic Italian sandwich: a grilled red pepper half with an egg cracked in the “cup.” Continue reading

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Crazy good meatloaf sandwiches.

This meatloaf sandwich recipe takes a comfort classic and updates it, with baby arugula, caramelized onions and, of course, melty cheese. Continue reading

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Grilled red bell pepper and egg sandwich.

This grilled red bell pepper and egg sandwich, an Italian classic, is ridiculously easy and ridiculously good. Continue reading

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Best recipes of 2012.

A look back at my top recipes from 2012, including hot fudge pudding cake, pasta with bacon and kale, and the very best way to cook spaghetti squash. Enjoy! Continue reading

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Grilled 3-cheese and arugula sandwich.

A glut of cheese in our fridge inspired this fantastic 3-cheese grilled cheese sandwich topped with peppery arugula. Continue reading

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Of bread and family.

I took a road trip this week and drove my mom and grandma from Indianapolis to visit my brother’s new Chicago bakery. Check it out! Continue reading

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This week at the farmers’ market: Mid-July.

It’s hot. Really hot. Like, August hot. But it’s still early July, and we have many more weeks of this to go. But I love it. I love these days filled with the tchp-tchp-tchp-tchp-tchp of sprinklers and the hum of … Continue reading

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How to cook with: Nut butters (beyond peanut).

As a kid, I asked my mom to pack the same lunch for me every single day: a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Even now, few foods make me happier. (Our dear, departed friend Wrigley loved PB&J, too.) And it’s … Continue reading

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Summer grilled cheese.

On our second trip to California Wine Country, in 1991, Rob and I discovered the Jimtown Store, a roadside place in the Alexander Valley that captured our imaginations and our tummies. Jimtown stocks an interesting collection of old-timey toys and … Continue reading

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