• adrienneyoung on March 26, 2017

  Made roast beef from this book. It is unorthodox, but makes VERY good roast beef for sandwich purposes.

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts

  • ethedens on February 23, 2024

    Really great technique

• The Frito kid

  • ethedens on February 23, 2024

    Yet another solid sandwich from this book but the real winner is the Hummus. Overall be wary of salt content: felt it was a little too salty, but we left out the tomato. Pleasantly surprised how tex mex this tasted. Would also be so easy for a party. 4.25/5; would make again

• Pork & shrimp sausage

  • ethedens on November 12, 2024

    Good but too sweet. 3/5

• Texas-Wisconsin border

  • ethedens on November 12, 2024

    Very easy to do and delicious. I really liked it, Alex thought it was too sweet and very one dimensional. 3.5/5

• The Godfather part 2

  • pockems on October 14, 2024

    Awesome - sweet potato on an italian combo is pure genius

• The Empire Strikes Back

  • zacharyzachary on January 03, 2026

    This is maybe the most improbably delicious sandwich ever. It has a bunch of salty meat, but doesn’t feel too rich. The grape and celery salad bring a ton of bright notes to balance everything out. I used normal corned beef that I bought at the grocery store instead of the garam masala recipe in the book.

• Roasted broccoli

  • ethedens on October 12, 2023

    Simple but great technique for roasting broccoli. Had good results

• Roasted cauliflower

  • ethedens on October 19, 2023

    A very good technique for roasted cauliflower

  • chezmaryb on October 04, 2024

    Needs a lot more time to roast than the book suggests. I did 15 minutes more.

• Broccoli classic

  • ethedens on October 12, 2023

    Love the lychee munchim and found this sandwich to be super good and very addictive. Not a 10/10 though, as I suspect there are other sandwiches in this book I will like more.

• The #2 best new sandwich in America in 2012 according to the Huffington Post

  • ethedens on October 19, 2023

    Absolutely delicious. Ended up making potato chips from scratch but using liquid smoke in the dressing. Absolutely worth the effort! And with two people it started at 6 and was done by 8, so not as much of a time commitment as you'd think

• Broccoli, egg & cheese

  • ethedens on January 28, 2025

    This was so good. A pain to make with all the components and needs a lot of ketchup to balance the richness of everything else, but absolutely delicious. 4.25/5

• Lychee muchim

  • ethedens on October 12, 2023

    So good. Very sour.

• Tomato muchim

  • ethedens on October 28, 2024

    So good. 4/5

  • ethedens on October 28, 2024

    So good. 4/5

• Shrimp muchim

  • ethedens on October 26, 2023

    This worked very well in the sandwich but was very tough on its own

• The shadiestone

  • chezmaryb on October 10, 2024

    Delicious! Cheese on cheese. Melted cheddar with tangy avocado ricotta spread is so good. Pickles add sourness and onions add crunch. A perfect toastie.

  • SheilaS on August 26, 2025

    Not wild about this on the first pass. I used TJ's English Coastal Cheddar and felt the sharp, tangy cheese and the pickled cucumber completely overwhelmed the avocado ricotta spread. I made another with a mix of Cheddar and Gruyère and upped the amount of the avocado ricotta spread well beyond a schmear. Much better to me with the addition of nutty Gruyère and more of that spread. The recipe makes a LOT of that avocado ricotta, enough for more than 1/2 cup/sandwich. It does keep well for a few days and doesn’t turn brown at all.

  • Lyssquee on October 31, 2025

    Pretty good. The avocado ricotta is great. I used a wheat bread and I think it had too much of a flavor of if it's own. It was interesting and fun to eat but didn't blow me away.

• Bacon Von Branhut

  • ethedens on October 26, 2023

    This was so, so good.

  • SheilaS on August 26, 2025

    Great combo of cool, pickled shrimp, warm, toasty buns, creamy mayo, crisp bacon, sweet/tart/crunchy apple. Probably should have used slightly smaller shrimp or cut them up but still very fun to eat together and made me think about other options for these flavors.

• That time Chris Parnell played Benedict Arnold on Drunk History, the sandwich

  • SheilaS on August 26, 2025

    This sandwich features an egg poached in that spicy, tangy muchim brine, a toasted English muffin, avocado and red onion and was quite good. I served it with grilled asparagus with roasted tomato mayo also from the book.

• Positive mental attitude

  • dmdmdmmm on January 25, 2026

    This was an unexpected hit. Who knew all these elements would work together?? I’ll def make it again.

• Taken 2

  • SheilaS on August 30, 2025

    Very fun sandwich. Yes, it could go in a pita, but the hot dog bun is pretty great at ensuring an even distribution of ingredients so you get a little of everything in each bite.

• Fried eggplant

  • kkmatti on September 06, 2021

    Very good. Served with pasta & marinara.

• Fried broccoli

  • ethedens on January 28, 2025

    This was really good. Obviously a pain to do as frying always is, but nice flavor in the end. 4/5

• Broccoli falafel

  • SheilaS on August 30, 2025

    This mixture seemed quite crumbly so I was pleasantly surprised that they fried up so nicely without falling apart.

• Michelada mayo

  • ethedens on November 12, 2024

    Alex liked it more than I did. It was fine but other sauces are leagues above. 3/5

• Smoked French dressing

  • ethedens on October 19, 2023

    Used liquid smoke. So good. Best thing in the book so far.

  • chezmaryb on October 10, 2024

    This is very thin, more than I was expecting. It is truly a dressing to drizzle over the veg, not a spread. It was tasty, but I would prefer more of a spread for the sandwich.

• Black bean hummus

  • ethedens on February 23, 2024

    Very good, although needed a little more black bean for more solid texture. Super easy. Would absolutely make again. 4.5/5

• Roasted onions

  • ethedens on November 12, 2024

    Might as well sautee the onions. 2/5

• Pickled mushrooms

  • dmdmdmmm on January 25, 2026

    First time pickling mushrooms and l thought these were good!!

• Raisin & scallion relish

  • ethedens on October 19, 2023

    It was good, but I'm more impressed with other recipes in this book

• Haricots verts salad

  • deboChicago on March 05, 2020

    Except that the recipe calls for a ridiculous amount of salt, this is a simple and wonderful recipe. We added split grape tomatoes and boiled potatoes (partly to absorb the salt) and it was wonderful. Would certainly make it again (without all that salt).

• Basic potato chips

  • ethedens on October 19, 2023

    Really, really good. Would do it again, and that says a lot. Way better than store bought or even restaurant house made chips

• Leite's Culinaria

  In addition to recipes for sandwiches, there are also recipes for components that go into sandwiches. I’m talking sauces and toppings and condiments of all sorts.

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• Food52

  Interview with author about the book.

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• Food52

  The book starts with recipes for 40 different sandwiches, organized into sections that focus on a common ingredient (roast beef, meatloaf, vegetable purees, and so on).

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