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BBQ, Fava beans, Food, Garlic, Lemon, Lemon juice, Lemon zest, Olive Oil, Pepper, Rosemary, Salt

Grilled Fava Beans with Herbs and Lemon Zest

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NO matter how much we want to push the envelope for sandwiches, we can’t possible fit this posting into that category. However, after growing fava beans over the winter (they call it winter here in San Diego, but it’s really similar to spring in Denmark), we have a tremendous harvest. Wendie came up with an amazing recipe for fresh fava beans, and in a moment of optimism, we decided to make a youtube video of the entire process.

And so, ladies and gentlemen, for once we have a non-sandwich recipe, and a video to go with it. Please let us know if this is something you want to see more of in the future, and what you think of the video. Wendie didn’t want me to tape her head for some reason, but if we do more I’ll make it happen to avoid further ‘headless presentations’ 🙂

Grilled Fava Beans
Grilled Fava Beans
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Avocado, Breads, Chicken, Chipotle mustard, Ciabatta, Ciabatta Roll, Food, Lettuce, Mayonnaise, Petite Basque, Roasted garlic, Sandwiches

Triple-Decker Chicken Avocado Sandwich

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There are occasions when my enthusiasm goes a bit overboard… This is one such occasion, where dinner turned into a monster sandwich. By the way, nerd moment; the top photo reminds me of the “alien” in the movie of the same name. Anyone see the resemblance?

Tripple-Decker Chicken Avocado Sandwich
Triple-Decker Chicken Avocado Sandwich

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Baguette, Bell Pepper, Food, Lemon, Lingonberry, Multigrain loaf, Nine grain and seed, Olive-Rosemary Load, Pane siciliano, Pesto, Pesto mayonnaise, Pugliese, Salmon, Sandwiches, Sourdough

Smoked Salmon Sandwich

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I guess we have to admit it… we love smoked salmon, and use it often on sandwiches. Over the years we’ve posted many variations that might seem similar, but all serve as a reminder of how easy it can be to add variation to your sandwiches by just changing a few key ingredients. This is no different.

Smoked Salmon Sandwich
Smoked Salmon Sandwich

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Breads, Brie, Ciabatta Roll, Duck, Food, Frying, Green Onion, Lingonberry, Multigrain loaf, Nectarine, Olive Oil, Paniniing, Potato bread, Pugliese, Rosemary-Garlic bread, Rosemary-Olive bread, Rustic white bread, Sandwiches, Soft white bread, Sourdough

“Little Ujin”: Roasted Duck Panini

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After a visit to the local 99c Market (Asian grocery store), we got inspired by their roasted ducks and decided to make a panini sandwich. We have to admit though, the duck was of pretty poor quality which ruined the sandwich once we ate it, but if we had had a decently home-roasted duck we both feel confident this would have been a great sandwich. We also partly made this because of Ujin, who at the time had been interviewing us for an article in a Chinese youth-magazine. Respectfully we named the sandwich after her.

Roasted Duck Panini
Roasted Duck Panini

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Bell Pepper, Breads, Butter, Dark Rye Bread, Dukkah, Food, Fried Sage, Frying, Lettuce, Meatball, Mushrooms, Open Faced Sandwiches, Sage, Sandwiches, Sour cream, Sour Cream Dressing, Sweet dill pickles

Meatball Sandwich With Homemade Sour Cream Dressing And Fried Sage

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We’re not sure this is a classic Danish open faced sandwich in the sense that the toppings are a bit untraditional. Fried sage and Dukkah? That’s not what you would typically see in a Danish sandwich shop. But the concept is very typical: Meatball sandwiches are seen everywhere and classic toppings includes sweet pickles, lettuce and mushrooms. We just improvised on the theme, adding a bit of San Diego flair…

Meatball Sandwich
Meatball Sandwich

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Anchovies, Arugula, Baking, Breads, Food, Garlic, Goat cheese, Lemon, Lemon zest, Mozzarella, Olive Oil, Onion, Pepper, Pizza dough, Salt, Thyme, Vegetables

Anchovy Pizza With Fluffy Goat Cheese ‘La Lemon, Mozzarella and Arugula

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I love it when I can turn Anders on to new and/or previously unloved foods. Much of our experience of food comes from our earliest introduction as children and it seems that taste memory is the longest memory. He must have had a bad introduction to anchovy as a child and hated it because he just cannot abide the stuff. Well he couldn’t until he had this pizza. Still, I can see how a child would be unenthusiastic about anchovies – salty, oily, and fishy. Lucky for me I wasn’t introduced to this taste trilogy until I was in college. A Bulgarian friend gave me a slice of fresh bread with butter and anchovies sprinkled with lemon juice. It was a delight and I have loved it ever since.

This pizza made an equal convert out of Anders: anchovies, with lemon slices, mozzarella, goat cheese and caramelized onions. The look on his face when I mentioned it – consternation. The look after his first bite – rhapsody!

Anchovy Pizza
Anchovy Pizza

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Chicken, Chicken Salad, Fennel, Food, Fuji Apple, Garlic, Lemon juice, Mayonnaise, Mustard, Olive Oil, Onion, Parsley, Pecans, Pepper, Rosemary, Salt, Sour cream, Tarragon, Thyme

Chicken Salad with Apple and Pecans

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Since this was my first attempt at chicken salad, I used a recipe from Food Network as my guide. But I changed it up tremendously to make it nearly unrecognizable.  The chicken was grilled instead of poached; celery was replaced by fennel (celery is one of the few vegetables that I just don’t like); the herbs were doubled (many recipes are just too timid with the use of herbs); and some of the mayonnaise was replaced by sour cream (my attempt at a healthier and more tangy salad).

Chicken Salad Sandwich
Chicken Salad Sandwich

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BBQ, Breads, Dill, Food, Lemon, Mustard, Naan, Salmon, Sandwiches, Tarragon, Vinaigrette

Sandwich: Grilled Salmon With Tarragon Mustard on Naan

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This is a very simple sandwich, which basically is a great piece of Naan bread from Trader Joe’s, a slice of salmon, and a touch of tarragon mustard. I’m sure any Indian would cringe his or her toes considering the bread to be actual Naan, but whatever it is we get it every few months. It is a very soft and thick bread that almost melts in your mouth.

Salmon on Naan With Tarragon Mustard Sandwich
Salmon on Naan With Tarragon Mustard Sandwich - In the background, yes, that's the Great Wall of China.

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