a handsome boy indeed

Do you ever find yourself wishing that people were sandwiches? Sure I like tall, dark, and handsome as much as anyone, but I just might like prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, and sundried tomato even better. I understand, really, I do, that there are certain things in life that a person can provide that a sandwich cannot. I'm not saying that we should live in isolation with snapshots of sandwiches occupying photo frames instead of people. I'm also not recommending that we break up with our significant others over a sandwich. That is a bad idea. And of course, a sandwich would never ask you to do that for it anyway. Your sandwich won't even care who you went out with on Saturday night, or even what other sandwich you had for lunch. Sandwiches, you should know, don't even believe in monogamy!

I love sandwiches of all shapes and sizes, from lands remote and lands near. Every so often, however, you will meet a sandwich that will change your life. A sandwich like this can be very dangerous, can inspire you as if at gunpoint to leave your job, take out a small business loan, and devote the rest of your living days to making sandwiches.

For me, this sandwich was the good-looking fellow in the photo above. He is the equivalent of a blue-ribbon cow, or a Slavic beauty queen. This is a sandwich you will want to make friends with. Some sandwiches, like some people, really were meant to be adored.

Make this sandwich. Love him. Cherish him. For he is a handsome boy indeed.

Roasted Turkey on Whole Wheat with Aged Cheddar, Apple Butter, and Caramelized Raisins (AKA "The Best Friend")

-ingredients-
Slices of roasted turkey
Aged cheddar cheese
Granny Smith apple
1 handful of raisins
Apple butter (so far, we really like the one made by a company called American Spoon)
2 thick slices of whole wheat bread (if you can, go all the way and get a loaf from a good bakery!)
Romaine lettuce

-preparation-
1. Preheat your broiler on the low setting, if it has one.
2. Thinly slice as much of the apple as you would like on your sandwich.
3. Put as much cheese as you would like on your sandwich on one slice of bread. Sprinkle raisins on top, and put in the broiler, once it is ready. Toast the other slice of bread.
4. After about 2 minutes, or until the cheese has become sufficiently melty, remove the slice of bread from the broiler. Spread apple butter onto the other slice of now toasted bread.
5. Assemble sandwich with remaining ingredients and enjoy!







Picture: This is what a nice Granny Smith apple looks like. Try to find one that resembles this one.














Picture: Step 4 - caramelized raisins.













Picture: Step 4 - apple butter time.













Picture: Step 5.