Sandwich Kickoff 2012

I'm only 2 and a half weeks late with my first sandwich post of the year, which, let's be honest, isn't all that bad these days. Besides, I'm sure the majority of readers weren't waiting on the edge of their seats for me to write a blog post about a sandwich. What? You were? Oh, sorry about that, then, I'll get right to it.

I'm in a different place this year than I was last, as far as sandwich creation goes, and I think my very first sandwich of the season exemplifies exactly that. Last year I found myself dreaming about sandwich combinations. I found myself visualizing sandwiches when people were talking to me about things that were unrelated. 

To simplify, I was sandwich obsessed. This year I have a sandwich season under my belt (and after a full winter of not biking or working out, this is quite evident), and I'm not as eager to change the world with new sandwich concoctions. Maybe things will change in the future, but for now I'm content just making delicious sandwiches that only somewhat blow my mind. 

Another thing that I'm saying right now that may prove to be super true or a complete lie is that I'd like to push myself towards more vegetarian-style sandwiches. I'm not going to make this a super strict rule, but I am going to try to make it a bit of a soft-guideline (like how wishy-washy I'm being?). I was surprised to find that many of the best sandwiches last year were on the healthier side, and also in many cases tended to be of the vegetarian variety.

So, with that enormous preface out of the way, I present to you my first week of sandwich creation. This week I took a familiar idea and spun it into a sandwich. I would say that my favorite go-to snack for big-time sporting events (doesn't everyone have one of these?) is an olive oil, sun-dried tomato & mozzarella cheese mixture on top of fresh cut up baguettes. I basically took precisely that and made it a sandwich, obviously with some tweaks. The baguette became a sandwich, and in order to pull in some sort of nutritional value I added spinach. Can I say I nailed it without sounding predictably smug? Who cares, I nailed this sandwich. Then again, I can't exactly say that I went too far out of my comfort zone. I'd certainly suggest this bad boy to anybody who has taste buds exactly like mine. This is a full 10/10 on my arbitrary scoring scale -- No negatives. Easy to make, delicious, fairly healthy, aesthetically appealing (A co-worker asked if I got this sandwich from the bakery down the street... Compliment accepted!)... This sandwich has it all.

On the biking front, there's not a whole ton to report... I'm struggling to get into the mindset that I'll be biking 100 miles just under two months from now. I'm sure I'll get there... The first step will be my first long(ish) ride, which will be Saturday morning. Biking to and from work has become a daily thing, minus a few exceptions, and that will be the last time I mention that unless something significant happens, or I forgot that I wasn't supposed to mention it.