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The Elvis sandwich: For those who dear live like the king

admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:08:13 +0000

Remember how the king looked just before he croaked? His secret weapon to his plumb stature was his many indulgences including the deep fried sandwich named after him. The Elvis sandwich as it eventually became known was Elvis’ favorite treat and it included deep frying a peanut butter sandwich on white bread. For this culinary delight, Elvis liked to replace the more traditional meat patty with sliced banana. To finish it up, the whole two slices of white bread, peanut butter, and banana slices would be pan-fried in melted butter. According to the Presley Family Cookbook (which verifies that this sandwich was indeed enjoyed by the king,) Elvis some times will include bacon in the mix. And that is the Elvis sandwich.

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Starbucks to stop selling hot breakfast sandwiches

admin — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 01:21:08 +0000

Starbucks recently announced that they are going to stop selling hot breakfast sandwiches in the fall of 2008. Apparently, the smell of cheese, bacon, and eggs is driving coffee drinking customers away. Howard D. Schultz, the company’s chairman and chief executive said,

In short, the scent of the warm sandwiches interferes with the coffee aroma in our stores

In general, Starbucks has fallen in to some hard times having difficulties improving profits and this is one of many more moves to come in an effort to improve the situation and bring customers back.

If you ask me their sandwiches were actually overpriced; I never understood why anybody would waster their money on a Starbucks breakfast sandwich when the same store was selling a large variety of cheaper and tastier baked goods. I know I won’t miss their warm breakfast sandwiches. Will you?

Steak and cheese sandwich at James Squire in Sydney

admin — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 23:36:16 +0000

I have just spent a pleasurable few days in Australia’s largest metropolis the well known Sydney and I enjoyed at least one great steak sandwich at Darling Harbor. The sandwich shown in the image below is a steak and cheese sandwich that I had for dinner once at the James Squire pub (a five minute walk from the Sydney Aquarium which is definitely worth a visit if you happen to be in the city.) I am not sure what cheese was on this sandwich but I have to admit that it was one of the best steak sandwiches I ever had. The reason for this has to do with how well cooked the meat was. In fact, the steak practically melted in my mouth. JS also brews a large collection of beers and I mostly enjoyed this sandwich with a pint of an Irish Stout. If you happen to be in Sydney and want to enjoy a great steak sandwich then head over to JS pub in Darling Harbor. You won’t regret it.

Safeway Deli smoke stack sandwich on whole wheat bread

admin — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:48:23 +0000

My local Safeway store has a Deli offering a variety of what they call Signature sandwiches. Yesterday, I enjoyed their smoke stack sandwich on whole wheat bread. It comes loaded with smoked turkey and black forest ham with swiss cheese and a spicy mustard sauce. Of course, it comes with tomatoes and fresh lettuce.

As you can see from the photo below, this sandwich is loaded compared to the sandwiches one can buy from the Subway or Quizno’s. The cost is also the same as Safeway charges $8.99 for a large sandwich. In the photo you only see half the sandwich. I had to filling meals for less than $10 and the choice of the smoke stack was excellent. I am looking forward to trying all Safeway signature sandwiches.

Turkey breast on Toscana rustic bread sandwich

admin — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 23:49:43 +0000

We kick-start our blog with a turkey breast sandwich on Toscana rustic bread. I used two types of turkey for this one both of which I purchased at my local Safeway store. I used half fat free turkey bread and half pan-roasted turkey breast. I like the salty flavor of the fat free variety and I often prefer it when I make a turkey sandwich. The bread I used was also purchased at the Safeway and it is a nice Italian bread.

To add more flavor to the sandwich I spread Kraft horseradish sauce (Easy Squeeze because it is much easier to squeeze ) and French’s prepared yellow mustard which is naturally fat free. The horseradish sauce is spicy so take it easy on it if you don’t like spicy foods; otherwise, go to town with it like I did.

I finished it up with 3 slices of Swiss cheese and 3 slices of a fresh cut tomato. The photos below show the final turkey breast sandwich on Toscana rustic bread and Swiss cheese; these were taken shortly before the sandwich met its destiny!