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Turkey with Bacon on wheat bread thins
“Where’s the bacon?” you ask. It’s inside the turkey. Small bits of bacon embedded in the turkey breast make for an unexpected mine field of taste. The cheddar cheese can’t subdue it. The black pepper mayonnaise only heightens it. As you settle in for a self-portrait, you find yourself feeling closer to the other subject […]
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Croque Monsieur on white
“Excuse-moi, monsieur. Could you help me change this light bulb, you capable, manly sandwich.” Flattery will get you on the good side of this grilled ham and cheese sandwich. While a genuine French version may be made with bechamel or mornay sauce, a limited American kitchen may have to resort to homemade dijon mustard substitute. […]
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Southwest Cheeseburger
The Chill Grill in Wilkes-Barre, PA, is a great lunch or breakfast destination. With friendly staff and a classy setting, you might forget that no chilling will take place. You ordered the Southwest Burger, made of angus beef, topped with cheddar, and spiced up with chipotle mayonnaise. That extra chew? Oh, did we forget to […]
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Cheese and Crackers
Ringing in the New Year can be an absolute joy or a total terror. Regardless of what’s coming, you should be prepared with a stomach full of cheese and crackers, perhaps even a slice of pepperoni (and a bit of wine to dull the senses). Crispy tops and bottoms hold in a variety of cheesy […]
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Chicken, Broccoli, and Cheddar on whole wheat wrap
Pretend you can’t see the cheese and let this healthy wrap satisfy a small craving at lunchtime. Of course you do need the cheese to hold everything together. But the Italian flavored grilled chicken and the broccoli stalks will make for a yummy combination of crisp and chewy. With a bit of cheddar and some […]
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Grilled Cheese and Bacon on white
You just might need a crane to lift the weight of this epic sandwich. After frying bacon in a pan, drop in a piece of bread and let the excess grease coat it for grilling. Toss on a mix of cheddar and American cheese, pile on the slabs of bacon, and add another piece of […]
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Canteen 900 Signature
For the first portrait prepared by a restaurant, we have the Canteen 900 Signature, the namesake of the business itself. Served on seeded multi-grain torpedo bread, its flavors spark little fires on your tongue as you taste the chipolte mayo, melted copper sharp cheese and oven-roasted turkey. Topped with lettuce and homemade chips, it takes […]
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Mike Schmidt Schtacker
Posted one day early so you can vote for us in the Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm contest! Mike Schmidt was a baseball player who seemed larger than life, and here we have a sandwich that is just as large. With the unifying strength of six slices of Stroehmann whole wheat bread, combine several meats and cheeses, […]
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Apple and Cheddar on wheat
Every now and then, life presents you with the unexpected–a lone phone booth in the middle of a barren road, or the unlikely combination of Honeycrisp apples and low-fat milky cheddar cheese between two slices of wheat bread. The mild cheddar accents the tart, juicy apple, creating a medley of salty and sweet. Two tastes, […]