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Today’s Sandwich: Sweet Ham and Swiss Cheese Sliders (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell April 2, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Sweet Ham and Swiss Cheese Slider.” It combines ham, Swiss cheese, sweet pickle, and mayonnaise on a butter-and-sugar-brushed soft dinner roll. Notes: I don’t think I’ve ever seen the combination of salty ham and sweet sugar embraced quite as mightily as it is in Southern Mexico. In that section of the [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Broccoli Cheddar Soup Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell March 28, 2012

Today’s sandwich combines sauteed broccoli, onion, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and bacon on freshly-baked bread. Notes: Is there anything more comforting on all of planet Earth than a steaming hot mug of broccoli cheddar soup? And is there any better excuse for eating an entire bowl of of what amounts to little more than hot, [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Boiled Egg, Sauteed Asparagus, and Pickled Onion (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell March 22, 2012

Today’s sandwich combines hard boiled egg, pan-roasted asparagus, and pickled onion on a lightly-grilled French baguette. Notes: Here in Maine, we are at the tail end of a few days of record heat, which is making us crumple up our typical March menus and throw them out our newly-opened windows. Without the foot of snow [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Turkey BLT (Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe)

by Malcolm Bedell March 15, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Turkey BLT” from the Wild Oats Bakery & Cafe in Brunswick. It combines smoked turkey, cheddar cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayonnaise on fresh-baked potato bread. Location: 149 Maine Street, Brunswick Price: $6.95 Notes: Located in the picturesque Tontine Mall in Brunswick, next to a shop that seems to exclusively sell [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “Eggplant Parmesan” Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Jillian Bedell March 5, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “eggplant parmesan” grilled cheese. It combines breaded, fried eggplant slices, tangy tomato sauce, three kinds of cheese on crusty Italian bread. Notes: It all started with a soda. An old friend gave me a liter of Foxon Park white birch, sweetened with real sugar and lightly effervescent. This small batch soft drink, which has [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Ham Italian (Rusty’s Grocery)

by Malcolm Bedell February 23, 2012

Today’s sandwich is “Ham Italian” from Rusty’s Grocery in Topsham. It combines ham, American cheese, green peppers, onions, tomatoes, pickles, and oil on a sub roll. Location: 2 Tedford Road, Topsham Price: $4.99 Notes: If it weren’t for the Pepsi-sponsored plastic sign out front, advertising “Steamed Hot Dogs and Fast Foods,” I never would have [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Tomato Confit BLT (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell February 16, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Tomato Confit BLT.” It combines crisp bacon, Boston bibb lettuce, tomato confit, and mayonnaise on fresh-baked bread. Notes: Is there a better sandwich on planet Earth than the classic bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich? Variations on the sandwich’s classic structure are almost always completely unnecessary, and often take away from what [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Buffalo Chicken Salad (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell February 8, 2012

We’re still shaking off the Patriots loss, and nursing our post-Superbowl chicken wing hangover here at From Away World Headquarters. As it turns out, two and a half pounds of Buffalo wings are just too many, when your Superbowl party is made up of just two people, no matter how enthusiastic about chicken those two [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: The Geno’s Italian (Mike’s Rock Deli)

by Malcolm Bedell January 25, 2012

Today’s sandwich is “The Geno’s Italian” from Mike’s Rock Deli in Portland. It combines salami, ham, provolone cheese, peppers, red onions, olives, and banana peppers on a sub roll. Location: 437 Congress Street, Portland Price: $6.50 Notes: Specializing in something called “Rock ‘n’ Roll Sandwiches,” a sub-designation of the sandwich world fully understood only by [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “Green Bean Casserole” Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell January 19, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Green Bean Casserole” grilled cheese. It combines melted Camembert, green beans, sauteed shiitake mushrooms, and french fried onions on Sourdough bread. Notes: Slapping a thick piece of foie gras on an otherwise unremarkable hamburger. Shaving black truffle on a bowl of Kraft macaroni and cheese. Cool Whip panna cotta. There’s a [...]

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