Fancy Sandwiches, part 2

Another way that I dress up an otherwise boring meat and cheese sandwich is by adding other healthy things, such as eggs or sliced tomato or avocado.  By adding these things I feel like an otherwise small sandwich can turn into a healthy, filling meal.

At the start of the week, I can slice a tomato and store it in a plastic container in the fridge to use a slice or two every day throughout the week.  Avocados are harder to keep, as they turn brown soon after being sliced.  Therefore using an avocado is better when you are making sandwiches for you and a friend or two.  Another option would be to make some guacamole from the leftover avocado.  The lime or lemon juice in the guacamole helps the avocado stay fresh for longer.

Eggs are one of the easiest things to make in a dorm room.  All you need is a microwave safe bowl or mug and a fork (for scrambled eggs).  Crack the egg into your bowl or mug.  Whisk it with the fork.  Microwave until done.  Microwave times vary a lot based on the microwave (wimpy dorm one vs. high powered one) and how many eggs you use.  The egg will expand a lot as it is microwaved.  Just make sure that it is no longer runny, especially in the middle.

My sandwich: pepper-crusted turkey, tomato, egg, onion, green pepper
My meat of the week this week was pepper-crusted turkey.  I had also purchased a tomato for the week.  The onion and green pepper I had bough for another recipe, so I used some to make this sandwich seem even more delicious.

Microwave egg with green pepper and onion.  Add egg, turkey, and tomato to your bread.

And enjoy!

What are your favorite additions to a sandwich?

Fancy Sandwiches, part 1

Having a sandwich for lunch is wonderful.  It is simple and quick and can even be healthy.  But with only one person eating meat and cheese, I have the same meat and cheese all week.  So if I got roast beef and cheddar at the store the previous weekend, I eat that for lunch most days of the week.  But that can get boring very quickly.  So how can you change a boring sandwich into an exciting one?  Go fancy!

Find a different meat or cheese:
In addition to switching up the normal meats and cheese, you can find less normal toppings.  For example, at the grocery store I found small strips of chicken already cooked.  (They were called "short cuts" or something like that.)  They came in different seasoning, but I just got the plain ones.

Add seasonings:
Also, you can add your own seasonings to a sandwich.  Who said you could only add spices to elaborate dishes?  Not me!

My sandwich: toasted Oatnut bread, chicken strips, shredded cheddar cheese, basil, and garlic
Even though I'm home for the summer, I decided to make something simple that I could eat in my dorm room.  And since I couldn't find some of the spices at home, I dug through my college things and found my box of spices.


Assemble cheese and chicken, then sprinkle with spices.

Microwave until cheese is melted.

Enjoy!