Tomorrow morning we leave for Korea – my son, a Korean adoptee and me, his adoptive mom. I lived in the rainbow and unicorn world for many years, through the adoption process and long into his childhood. We had fun ..read more

Now for some gilgeori toast, Korean street toast, to wash it down. Gonna drown my sorrows in egg, cabbage, carrot and milk bread. And restore myself with the five flavors of omija – sweet, salty, sour, bitter and pungent. In ..read more

LEXINGTON CANDY SHOP – NYC Hey there sandwich lovers.  It’s James (formerly known as Lisa’s Main Sandwich Man in NY), unmasked and guest blogging today.  Do you like eateries that have been around for over 100 years?  Of course you ..read more

I read. I feel for the pulse. I worry. I love. I am finding a lot to read about the pain, damage, dishonesty, greed and cruelty surrounding adoption. am I a mother? I do not know. What do other mothers ..read more

Out doing errands trying to be in the now and enjoy my comfortable car, access to almost any food imaginable, quality sound surrounding me in the Honda capsule and general fantastic life. Doing errands alone is boring. And, to be ..read more

Leberkase. How have we not met? Literally “liver cheese”, at least in name. What IS it? Oh, it’s like headcheese, the cheese part being a descriptor only, not a dairy thing. Muenchener – Thinly sliced leberkase, smoked Gouda cheese, sauerkraut, tomato and a house dressing on German rye bread…..$8.25 German Gourmet ..read more

Thank you, Mike Rhode at ComicsDC. Hear, help or hug? This toaster conveys the trifecta of super-communicating ..read more

I will be in Omaha soon, a first visit to Nebraska, and understand that the Reuben sandwich might have originated there. There is no disputing the brilliance of the Reuben’s construction. Frankly, I cannot imagine the path to the Reuben but will take a stab at it. Corned beef and rye begets Corned beef on rye with cheese begets Corned beef on rye with cheese and Russian dressing begets Corned beef on rye with cheese and Russian dressing. And sauerkraut? Huh? Sauerkraut? No lie, sauerkraut is delicious but, I swear, someone had sauerkraut in excess (of course because…cabbage) and thought i ..read more

I am still thinking of Emitt Rhodes and still spinning his record, spinning his songs into the still air of our home. “You must live till you die. You must feel to be alive.” Which begs all sorts of questions concerning semantics. What is it to feel? How does one define being alive? Sentience, what is it good for? Absolutely something! For whom does the bread toast? It toasts for thee. Sandwich people (everyone!), whether one feels the need to make toast for oneself or a toast steward, aka cook, is dispatched, for love or money, to do it for you, it toasts for thee. Toast, the Maillard ef ..read more

Emitt Rhodes reappeared via WOWD with his song Fresh As a Daisy. Now his album is back in the house, thanks to ebay, and Live Till You Die spins. My dad is 98. My mom is 95. We have been advised – thank you Warren Zevon – to enjoy every sandwich. Every Sandwich. Can one? Every sandwich? I think yes. Enjoy every sandwich until you die. That’s my version of living. Should one leave a mess in the kitchen – bread unwrapped, tomato scraps not composted, mustard smeared spreader – when the reaper arrives, so be it. Bravo! A sandwich cover can be many things according to the google. What is meant by ..read more