On hot and humid days, cooking in the kitchen is the last thing you want to do. Sandwiches are a convenient option for summer lunches, but deli meat and cheese can be quite costly. When I got frustrated at the lack of nutrition and high price of deli meat, I asked myself, ‘what kind of sandwiches did my grandma serve?’ I knew that she rarely if ever bought deli meat and cheese. I imagined myself, feet dangling under her table, glass of cold mint tea in front of me and a sandwich with a thick slice of her homemade bread on the plate before me. On that thick slice of bread was a slice of cold beef from
last night’s dinner, or a fried egg, or if the day was a bit more special, we may have had chicken or ham salad or in tomato season, egg salad with a thick slice of a garden tomato.

Following are the recipes I use to keep the sandwich options varied in our home all
summer long!