A week o' sandwiches and chips

Monday, May 18, 2026
Rating: 4
Plus up: Smoked paprika and cooking the filling
Plussed up rating: 6 1/2

As you know, I am not exactly squeamish when it comes to eating raw egg yolk. It can serve to enrich certain dishes. But as a binder for a sandwich filling? Nah. Plussed it up by adding a little smoked paprika for dimension and cooking the insides for a nice ham and egg sandwich.

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Rating: 7 1/2
Plus up: Parsley
Plussed up rating: 8

Curry butter! Seasoned slice tomato! This blast from the past had it going on, man. Really needed little to plus it up. And that little was parsley just to add a hint of a vegetal note. Would absolutely make this one again.

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Rating: 0
Plus up: None

This was awful. A lot folks weighed in with ideas like maybe the egg should be strained, maybe I should've used more ham, maybe the ham wasn't old enough or should've been like a Virginian cured ham. Well, I've ordered a Virginian cured ham and will be testing all of those ideas soon. Because there's no way this recipe was meant to churn out such unpalatable garbage. There were some folks who, apparently, didn't watch the entire video and weighed on on the acidity level of vinegar at the time. To reiterate, it would've been either apple cider or distilled vinegar and the acidity would've been between four to six percent. So using modern distilled vinegar with a five percent acidity seemed perfectly appropriate.

Thursday, May 21, 2026
Rating: 5
Plus up: Jamaican Jerk Seasoning
Plussed up rating: 5 1/2

When I saw the name of this sandwich I was expecting something...more? I mean Sandwich Royal just screams that. Alas, it was not to be. Bologna, orange, and onion. A combo I would never put together let alone ascribe to royalty. Plussed it up with Jamiacan Jerk seasoning to kind of bridge the sweet/savory nature of the sandwich. It worked, but yeah, not making this again.

Friday, May 22, 2026
Rating: 6 1/2
Plus up: Honeycrisp apple
Plussed up rating: 7

Not surprising that sweetening peanut butter makes it a tasty treat. But the flavor of the dates also worked well with the nutty spread. I opted to add a little Honeycrisp apple which added texture and a touch more sweetness. I do thin Granny Smith apple would've been better as it would add texture and contrast. Oh well, next time (because I will make this again).

Saturday, May 23, 2026
Rating: 7 1/2
Plus up: Frank's RedHot and a top piece of toast
Plussed up rating: 8

I mean, how could this not be good? Bacon, tomato, melted colby jack cheese...it was a no brainer. Plussed it up with the alway tasty Frank's RedHot which brought a little heat and garlic to the party. And a top piece of toast just to make it easer to eat. Think I might make this one again.

Sunday, May 24, 2026
Rating: 7 1/2
Plus up: Cilantro
Plussed up rating: 8

Flavorful and spicy, this was a nice change up from the regular egg salad sandwich. Notable that it used butter seasoned with dry mustard and black pepper instead of mayonnaise. Plussed it up with a little cilantro which brightened things up nicely. I would absolutely make this again.

In The Chips with Barry

Deep River Snacks usually nail their flavors and this was no exception.

I had never heard of the dish this potato chip flavor was based on. Yet after tasting the potato chips, I want to try it.

If you look up meh in the dictionary, these chips should be shown there. Clearly the Rakuten Monkeys are a baseball team but this flavor didn't exactly hit it out of the park.

And that's a wrap on this week. Going to be posting another bonus video of my visit to Baumgartner's Cheese Store and Tavern as well as the Chalet Cheese Co-op (the last dairy U.S. plant still making Limburger cheese) in Monroe, Wisconsin this week. So look for that along with all the other usual suspects

As alway, thanks for watching and reading.

Cheers,
Barry