Sandwich Rankings

On my day off, I ran some errands up in Woodbury.  Not the biggest deal in the world.  While I was up there, I made a stop at a bar/grill for lunch.  I was going to get a burger because this place has a build your own burger option.  You can pick everything from the bun, to the doneness (is that a word?) of the meat, to the toppings.  Customizable burgers.  It's pretty sweet.  When I got there, however, I for some reason was not in the mood for a burger.  So I looked throughout the menu and came across their sandwich section.  Pretty standard stuff.  Then I remembered that they have a Cuban sandwich.  I love Cuban sandwiches.  So let's rank some sandwiches.  Because why not?

5.)  BLT.  While I am including this on the list, I think that this is an overrated sandwich.  Is it tasty?  Yes.  But it's also an underwhelming sandwich.  I always think, BLT!  Then I eat one.  And it's just....meh.  Plus, if you don't have previously cooked bacon, or previously sliced tomatoes, it is a lot of work to make a sandwich.  Plus, I'm not the biggest fan of mayonnaise which apparently makes the sandwich.   

4.)  Peanut butter and jelly.  A classic.  A staple amongst school age kids for generations.  The nice thing about the PB&J is all the variations.  Plenty of peanut butter and jelly options are out there.  I still enjoy the sandwich a couple of times a week for lunch at work.  The major downside is that it is not very filling.  Plus, there is always this.

3.)  Grilled cheese.  I have been to restaurants that have had grilled cheese on their menu and they put different cheeses on it.  Let's be honest, there is only one real way to make a grilled cheese.  Two slices of Kraft American cheese, butter, and white bread.  As a kid, when we had this sandwich for lunch, it was accompanied by vegetable soup.  I know lots of people that prefer tomato soup to go with their grilled cheese, but for me it's got to be vegetable soup.   

2.)  Reuben.  One thing that kept me away from the Reuben sandwich for so long is the dressing.  I have slowly grown to appreciate Thousand Island dressing which has opened me to this sandwich.  And what is not to like about it?  It's got meat, cheese, sauerkraut, and it's traditionally toasted so it's nice and crispy.   

1.)  Cuban.  The Cuban sandwich.  The first time I had one of these, we were in St. Thomas getting married.  I got it because we were as close to Cuba as we were going to get without defecting.  The Caribbean islands know how to cook pig.  It was so savory and succulent.  And the pickle that was on the sandwich was a great compliment to the meat.  One thing that the place where I had lunch the other did that was awesome was put a jalapeno slice on top of the sandwich.     

Honorable mention:  Meatloaf sandwich.  Meatloaf.  On bread.  The end.   

I don't know why I decided to dedicate an entire post to sandwiches.  I haven't been feeling the want or need to write over the past several months, so I guess when I get that spark to, I might as well do so.  At the beginning of November, I had a thought that if I wrote one post each day for the rest of the year, I would be close to my insanely stupid goal of writing one hundred and twenty posts.  And where am I at?  Sixty one.  Yeah....yeah....

61/120

Ramping Up

I don't want to scare anyone, but we are in the month of November.  And you know what that means.  It means that Thanksgiving is this month.  Hunting season is upon us.  The fall is turning into winter.  Right?  RIGHT?  Of course not.  Especially if you walk into any retail store.  It means that it's Christmas time!  No.  NO!  It's November!  Goddamit, it's noooooovemmmmber.  *Deep depressing sigh*

My wife and I went to Target a couple of weeks ago and this was the first time I was in one in about a month.  And it looked like the Christmas season got into the adult egg nog a little too early in the evening and then ended up puking decorations all over the place.  And I know that all retail stores are like this.  We have all of our Christmas stuff out at work.  It's been out since the end of October.  So it's not just the big retail stores that do this.  Working in retail for close to ten years, I guess you get desensitized to seeing everything out a couple of months ahead of time.  And it's not just Christmas.  Other holidays such as Easter, Valentine's Day, and Halloween are included.  How many months ahead of summer do you start to see shorts and tank tops at clothing stores?  And how often do we hear 'you guys are putting out Christmas stuff already?  It's not even November and you have all your Christmas stuff on the floor and selling it?'  

I guess we just have to go with it.  And you don't have to shop the holiday section until the month of the holiday.  Normally it is all concentrated in one section of a store.  Don't like the fact that stores start to stock holiday stuff a few months ahead of time?  Just ignore it.  Your complaints fall on deaf ears because the person stocking the shelves making minimum wage doesn't give a shit that you hate the fact that his employer brings in holiday stuff two months early. 

60/120