it's been a while

Yea, whatever. I ended up doing a weird twist with lamb that was absolutely amazing, kind of a fake banh mi. It's marinated overnight, but worth the wait. This is what happens to me when i go to the grocery store/farmer's market hungry... i get inspired! Tryyyy ittttt...

Lamb Sandwiched with Pesto and Carrot Pickles

basil pesto
1 lb lamb, a grillable cut
mayo
2 whole wheat french rolls (i just like whole wheat better)
rice vinegar
1 cucumber
memi
shredded carrots (like for salads)
cilantro
crushed red pepper
black pepper

To marinade.
Set the lamb in a marinating container. Pour on a tbsp or so of memmi. Flip, repeat. Cover. Put about a cup of shredded carrots in a small container. Add 2 tsp of water, a little black pepper, and about 1 tbsp of crushed red pepper. Add about 1/4 of rice vinegar, which should about cover the carrots if you smush them down. Keep both in the fridge overnight till it's time to cook.

The Sammiches.
Grill or pan cook the lamb for about 8 min on each side (sear each side for 2, then cover and cook for about 6 min). It's ready when the center is rare, don't be afraid to cut it, you're going to cut it up anyways. Toss a couple of wheat french rolls into the oven and warm them for about 5min. During this time, drain the carrots, cut a couple of lenghtwise slivers of cucumbers, and wash and de-stem about a handfull of cilantro. Pull the rolls out of the oven and split lenthwise. Spread mayo on one side of the sandwich and pesto on the other. Slice the cooked lamb and fill each sandwich. Top with carrots, cucumber, and cilantro. eat. drool. yum.

leftover veggies sandwich

Earlier in the week, D, the sis, and I went to Star Pizza. The place is good for pizza, and the rest of the food is pretty good too. I got a veggie sandwich that was tasty, although a bit on the skimpy side. I ate half of the sandwich (which was onion, avocado, pesto, sprouts, tomato) and accompanied (underseasoned) potatoes, and doggie bagged the rest.

Today I was hungry (obviously), and decided to revisit my sandwich. The sprouts, tomato, and avocado were a little gross looking so i scraped the sandwich down to the pesto. I had cut veggies and avocado in the fridge from yesterday's bbq, so i decided to restart this sandwich. I put the bread and potatoes coated with a lil "Slap Ya Mama" seasoning in the broiler for 4 min. In the meantime, i sauteed some sliced red onion, garlic, mushrooms, and diced dried onion for alittle flavor variation until the onions were soft. I tossed in an egg white to give it a little more substance (as I was baking and just happened to have one laying around) and some italian seasoning. Pulled out my potatoes and crusty bread, layered the sandwich with my sauteed mix, mayo, and topped with a layer of chopped avocado.

MMMMMM

quite tasty, and quite nice to look at.