Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

For the last year and a half, I've been passing this beacon of delicious hope, yet never ventured in

Now, half a town away, I decided to try the Onion Roll Deli
How sad I am that I never sampled the sandwiches before, especially when it was a mere block away from my old abode.

My dinner date and tonight’s sandwich financier and I walked in to the snug shop with visions of deli meats in our heads, not knowing what to expect

There were at least five sandwiches on the menu I wanted to try, but the superbly quick service prompted me to choose the SUPER SANDWICH with turkey, melted Swiss, Russian dressing and coleslaw, accompanied by a half order of fries.

My company chose the deli sub containing ham, turkey, Swiss, and tomato.

Huge sandwiches on fresh onion rolls arrived shortly after our fry appetizer (you really should save room for the main event)

One bite of my stacked turkey with cheese and coleslaw had sauce running down my hands; it was magical.
I love when sandwiches are so full of meat and cheese you have to bite so big you wonder if your jaw can handle it, and I love it even more when the bites are messy
I tried my best to savor every second of my toasty warm sandwich, but I still feel like I was wolfing
Half was all I could handle in one sitting, but I think I’m going to midnight snack the other half


As for the other sandwich, well, it too was delicious, but I’m unable to tell much about it because I was only allowed one bite!
The ham and turkey nearly melted together with the cheese, and the sauce was almost reminiscent of pastrami, although I’m fairly certain that was missing from the mix
Equally messy, the Deli Sub was a thing of wonder that I’ll definitely have to get the next time I go back to the Onion Roll Deli


Although next time, I think I'm going to have to order one of each sandwich so I can bask in Onion Roll Deli glory

Grilled Cheese is the Bee's Knees!

Today I felt like an ooey-gooey grilled cheese for breakfast, but instead threw together the ingredients for a fabulous, age 2 and up *, sandwich

My lunch bag consisted of a loaf of freshly sliced pumpernickel bread, butter, and deli delicious Monterey jack and pepper jack cheese

I set this sandwich up like I always set up grilled cheeses:
Slathered the butter on each slice of bread with probably too much butter
Stacked one buttered slice on top of the other buttered slice
Stacked two pieces of Monterey jack and two pieces of pepper jack on the unbuttered top of the pile
Threw on another piece of Monterey jack for good measure

Now, the difference between a homemade grilled cheese and an office grilled cheese is the grilling
As it turn out, our office only has a toaster oven, so I guess what I really made was toasted cheese

I learned a few things about office grilled cheeses… here are my sandwich tips from today’s lunch:

1. If you’re using a toaster oven, do NOT butter the outside of the sandwich. While the flavor is still mighty fine, the bread will remain soggy and you’ll end up with probably too much butter on your fingers. Butter the inside of the slices to ensure the buttery flavor without the buttery mess.

2. Don’t overwhelm your sandwich with pepper jack cheese. While I did enjoy the sinus relieving effects of the pepper, I probably would have been good with only one slice to my overload of Monterey.

3. Don’t be afraid to mix cheeses. I’m wondering how the sandwich would have turned out had I also brought my mozzarella and asiago shredded cheese. Just think: Monterey jack, pepper jack, mozzarella, AND asiago on one sandwich! I believe I just decided what’s for dinner…

4. Unless you’re a better person than me and plan on sharing, do not bring a full loaf or full bags of cheeses to the office. They will not be there at the end of the day.

5. If using a toaster oven to make your sandwich, maybe still butter the outside of the slices because that sandwich was a lot of fun to eat.

Sadly, I ate my sandwich surrounded by a pile of papers and a busy email inbox at my desk, but I highly recommend you take some time out to really appreciate your grilled cheese sandwich.


*Correct me if children younger than 2 can handle grilled cheese