#2013eateachsandwich challenge – wrapping it up

Well, I did it! I ate every sandwich at Earl of Sandwich this year…

The Just4Kids sandwiches were pretty simple – my favorite was the pizza sandwich … because I REALLY like the marinara sauce at Earl of Sandwich

The other Just4Kids Sandwiches:

• Turkey & Swiss
• Grilled Cheese

Then there were the seasonal specialities – my favorite remains the Holiday Turkey with the Avocado BLT coming in a close second (sorry that blog post has disappeared into nothingness, I hope to recreate it sometime soon)

The other seasonal specials:

• The Cuban (nothing spectacular, but maybe I should have ordered it again?)
• BBQ Pork (didn’t care for the sauce, personal preference for not so sweet sauce)
• Chicken Pesto Pomodoro (basil… need I say more? I did like the pesto though)
• Pastrami Reuben (needed more sauerkraut and less caraway seeds)
• Holiday Ham (again, just too sweet)

There are a few breakfast sandwiches to choose from, at some point during the year (when I was trying to lose weight), I stepped away from eating the big full-sized sandwiches to my own version of the Ham & Swiss breakfast sandwich – Ham & Swiss, no sauce, add egg (very tasty & I didn’t really get tired of it – even though there were a few weeks when I ate it 3x a week!).

Breakfast sandwiches (note: there was a lot of inconsistency in the preparation of breakfast sandwiches… sometimes the ingredients would be well distributed and sometimes they’d just be clumped onto the bread):

• BLT Breakfast (good, but inconsistent)
• Ham & Swiss Breakfast (quite good, especially with egg)
• Ham, Cheddar & Egg Breakfast (cheddar not as noticeable as Swiss cheese)
• Bacon, Cheddar & Egg Breakfast (better, the bacon stood out a bit more in this combination)
• Egg & Cheddar Breakfast (simple and bland, not bad)

Now, on to the sandwiches that were on the permanent menu for 2013…

Chicken sandwiches – my favorite was the Jerk Chicken (another blog post that evaporated into nothingness) – I liked the tangy vinegar flavors combined with the other elements of this sandwich. Now that the #2013eateachsandwich challenge is over, this will go into my sandwich rotation for sure

Other Chicken Sandwiches:

• Hawaiian BBQ (the first sandwich in my challenge, not a favorite of mine because of the sweet BBQ sauce, Sandy definitely enjoyed it)
• Chipotle Chicken Avocado (potentially a very good sandwich, I think the execution on mine was a bit off; I need to give it another try)

Lastly, there’s the category I like to call “Standard Sandwiches” – there are a few favorites in this category

• Best BLT
• Cannonballs!
• Earl’s Club
• The Original 1762

Other standard sandwiches:

• Ham & Swiss (good)
• Italian Sandwich (now this isn’t a true Italian sub, but it’s pretty damned good!)
• The All American (I think this is now off the menu, pretty good)

And lastly, the two standard sandwiches that I won’t be eating again…

• The Caprese (just not my speed)
• The Tuna Melt (just too goopy and WAY TOO MUCH fat in all that mayonnaise – another blog post that disappeared)