Who said home packed lunches had to be boring?
With great ideas like a pizza sandwich or turkey-cucumber pita and you’ll never want to eat out again! Check out recipes for everyday of the week from Kraft. These look so good that I think I’m going to try something out for dinner tonight.
Take-Along Tips from Kraft:
Buy gel packs and an insulated bag to keep food cold.
Make lunchtime special with single-serve desserts, such as cookies or JELL-O Cups.
Round out midday menus with fruits and veggies.
Don’t forget to pack some crackers to go with salads.
Buy small containers for condiments and dips.
Sandwiches are more of an art than you might think. But there is some thought that goes into the perfect taste and texture pairings that go into a really great sandwich. Here is a list of some great sandwiches you should try:
BLT - Bacon, lettuce and tomato on toasted bread with mayonnaise.
Chip Butty - French fries between two slices of white bread, usually topped with ketchup (almost exclusive to the UK)
Pan-Bagnat - Specialty in Nice, France, it is a hollowed out baguette filled with tuna, green bell pepper slices, red onion, sliced hard boiled eggs, olives, tomato and topped with a vinaigrette made from red wine vinegar, dijon mustard, salt and pepper.
Cuban Sandwich - Ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard on Cuban bread.
The Reuben - Corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, either Russian or Thousand-Island dressing between slices of rye or pumpernickel.
Sloppy Joe - Ground beef, onions and tomato sauce, on a hamburger bun.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich - Name says it all!
Pulled Pork Sandwich - A pork shoulder is slow barbecued until it is falling apart, then added to a hamburger bun along with barbecue sauce.
Philly Cheesesteak - Steak, onions and cheese (usually Cheez Whiz) on a white roll.
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich - Classic pairing of, you guessed it, peanut butter and jelly.
I would also add the Croque-Monsieur, which is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich where the cheese is *sometimes* found on top instead of inside.
Some dude was arrested in Florida for throwing a sandwich at his girlfriend’s face. The strangest part is that this is the third guy in a month to be arrested on using-sandwich-as-a-weapon-against-girlfriend’s-face charges. In one case it was a cheeseburger; it is still unknown what kind of sandwiches were used in the other attacks… Read more…
For the person who has everything, and cash to spare - here is a list of the most expensive, yet ordinary, dishes in the world. Yes, the hot dog seems cheap in comparison to the other dishes, but would you ever think of spending the better part of 20 bucks on a hot dog? Didn’t think so.
Most Expensive Hamburger: Wall Street Burger Shoppe in New York - $175
Most Expensive Chocolate Brownie: DB Bistro Moderne in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Sandwich: Cliveden House Hotel in Taplow, Berkshire - £100
Most Expensive Cheese: Moose House in Bjursholm, Sweden - $500/lb.
Most Expensive Pizza: Nino’s Bellissima in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Ice Cream Sundae: Serendipity 3 in New York - $1,000
Most Expensive Hot Dog: Brooklyn Diner USA in New York - $17.95
Most Expensive Chocolate: Knipschildt Chocolates in Norwalk, Connecticut - $2,600/lb or $250/ea
Most Expensive Nut: Macadamia nut from Hawaii - $15-16/lb.
Most Expensive Pie: Fence Gate Inn near Burnley, Lancashire - £1,000 per slice
Most Expensive Dessert: Wine3 at The Fortress in Galle, Sri Lanka - $14,500
Check out these gi-normous foods. The article is called, “The World’s Freakiest Foods,” but there’s nothing freaky about a doughnut that took 40 people nine hours to construct. That’s just plain awesome. Other entries include a giant hoagie in Mexico City, a wheel of cheese bigger than a person, an 8-tonne ice cream cake, and a cookie that measured almost 10 feet across.
Glenview, IL (PRWEB) April 8, 2008 -– Americans are saying cheese, please,” as they eat more than 2 billion grilled cheese sandwiches every year. April is officially National Grilled Cheese Month and KRAFT Singles is encouraging consumers to get cheesy. On Wednesday, April 16, the first 1,000 grilled cheese fans to submit their favorite grilled cheese memory at www.iheartgrilledcheese.com will receive a coupon for one free pack of KRAFT Singles.
Theres nothing like the simple joy of a grilled cheese made with KRAFT Singles,” said Greg Hughes, director of marketing for KRAFT Singles. We hope Americans will join us in celebrating National Grilled Cheese Month by sharing their favorite grilled cheese moments.”
Grilled Cheese Confidential
Grilled cheese lovers might be surprised to learn that their favorite sandwich enjoys a long and interesting history:
74 percent of people who buy sliced cheese make a grilled sandwich at least monthly[1
The exact origin of the grilled cheese sandwich is unknown but similar recipes appeared in Ancient Roman cookbooks
Grilled cheese is the No. 2 preferred non-deli sandwich nationwide[2
In France, a grilled cheese sandwich is called a “Croque Monsieur,” which is a hot ham and cheese sandwich that has been around since the early 1900s
· The tomato is the most frequently added ingredient to a grilled cheese2
The grilled cheese evolution:
- 1920: Modern” grilled cheese (cheese and white bread) begins gaining popularity
- 1940s-1950s: Grilled cheeses are served open faced” and become popular in cafeterias
- 1960s: The top piece of bread is added to the grilled cheese sandwich
- 1965: KRAFT Singles first appear in grocery stores
· In 2004, GoldenPalace.com, an online casino, paid $28,000 for a half-eaten grilled cheese that featured the image of the Virgin Mary
· In 2006, Joey Chestnut won the World Green Chile Grilled Cheese Eating Championship by eating 34.5 grilled cheese sandwiches
Kraft Foods is one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies, with 2007 revenues of more than $37 billion. For more than 100 years, Kraft has offered consumers delicious and wholesome foods that fit the way they live. Kraft markets a broad portfolio of iconic brands in more than 150 countries, including nine brands with revenues exceeding $1 billion: Kraft cheeses, dinners and dressings; Oscar Mayer meats; Philadelphia cream cheese; Maxwell House coffee; Nabisco cookies and crackers and its Oreo brand; Jacobs coffees, Milka chocolates and LU biscuits. Kraft is listed in the Standard & Poor’s 100 and 500 indexes. The company is a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the Ethibel Sustainability Index. For more information, visit the company’s web site at www.kraft.com.
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