If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now, you probably are aware of the fact that I am a sandwich lover. I think I’ve always kind of been a sandwich lover, but it wasn’t until I moved to NYC that I became a real sandwich lover. There are so many amazing sandwiches here, it’s mind blowing. Also, Billy is a sandwich kind of guy, and together we make quite a sandwich team. We’re particularly big bánh mì connoisseurs. At home we make the most all-American, simple sandwiches ever. But last night I was inspired by Tara’s photo of her jaw-dropping sandwich to think outside the turkey and cheese box. I thought about the most delicious sandwich I’ve ever eaten that I could actually make pretty easily. Ah yes, the Tempeh and Sweet Potato Sandwich at Candle Cafe. I’m not even vegan anymore and I will go out of my way to find an excuse to go to Candle Cafe for one of their sandwiches – my other absolute favorite being the Cajun Seitan Sandwich. If you’ve never been there before, you must. It’s all organic, vegan, and just a little fancy – perfect to stop by after a visit to The Whitney Museum.

Anyway, I decided to make my own version, sans the tempeh because that would require a trip to Whole Foods and nothing makes me slam my head against the wall more than an evening-rush trip to Whole Foods. Plus the tempeh is probably the least spectacular part of the sandwich, I think.

I’m not getting into detailed instructions and proportions – I’ll leave that for you to experiment with. The sandwich I made above was as big as my head and could have easily been split between two people with a salad or some chips on the side. Ohhh, maybe some kale chips with the extra kale you have? Why didn’t I think of that? Billy came home after class and inhaled my other half I couldn’t make it through. He raved about this sandwich, and he is not usually a non-meat sandwich raver.

Yamwich*
-mashed yams (I used just a tiny tiny bit of butter and milk so it wasn’t too dry, and blended them with my hand blender until they were nice and smooth)
-wilted kale (I steamed mine too long, that’s why it looks kind of sad above)
-caramelized onions (tip: after sauteing them til translucent, I cook them with a bit of mirin – sweet Japanese cooking wine. So good.)
-garlic aioli (lazy version: garlic and mayo in a food processor, totally did the trick)
-thick crusty bread, toasted
-no shame in getting sandwich all the hell over your face

*name courtesy of the stupendously clever Hannah.

(I have never typed the word “sandwich” so much before in my life.)

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

EveryEskimo is looking so so so good lately. And, having a sale right now. Hold me back, please.

Hi friends! My blog was hacked somewhere between last night and this morning and I had to restore it from the backup my host had from Sunday evening. Luckily I scheduled a lot of this week’s posts Sunday (sometimes I’m organized like that) so they were saved, but a few will have to be re-posted. So please ignore repeats in your blog readers, and I’m so sad all of your lovely comments are now gone:( But I’m glad that everything was fixed so easily.

*photo via dreamcats. it has nothing to do with this post besides the fact that it’s been cheering me up all week. if anyone knows the original source of this photo beyond ffffound.com, I’d love to credit the photographer who obviously knows the coolest cat EVER.

Lately, no one inspires me more on the internet than Anja Mulder. I know she’s a blogger favorite quite often, and for good reason. Her flickr is here, her blog here. I especially love her collections.

Cabin & Woods by Coley Brown and Cristiano Guerri
two books holded by one band
“It tells about the wild and the unknown with shots from the forests of Scandinavia, Colorado, upstate New York, Europe.”

Yes, please.

That dress with those shoes. Summer doesn’t have to be all about pastels and light colors.

Backpacks are almost as cool as cats in my book lately. So many good ones, so little closet space/funds/shoulders.

top: Yuketen
bottom: Rachel Comey

(I ended up with more photos than I could comfortably fit here, so you can see the rest on my flickr! And a reminder that most photos have more info if you click on them and view their flickr page. And FYI – if you missed it last week, these photos were taken with a Canon A-1. Last week I used Kodak Portra, this week FujiPro.)

A lot of plans with my parents were ruined by the awful weather last week, but Thursday decided to be amazing, so we crammed as much in as possible that day. Top Of The Rock (SO amazing, please go now), lots of eating out, so so so much walking. I was sad to see my parents go, but I think they had a wonderful time. We’ll see them again soon when we go to Seattle in a month, and I’m extremely excited for an entire week off.

These photos are really more bit of last week than my weekend, as I used the rest of my film up Saturday afternoon. But that’s ok because the only thing I did after Saturday afternoon was sit in my butterfly chair with my new DwellStudio blanket (thanks, Molly!! It’s so amazing in person) and make necklaces. 30 to be exact. That’s a personal record. I didn’t leave the house Sunday, let alone get dressed. I should finally wrap the necklace making up next weekend, and then I’ll just have to package them up, wave goodbye to them, and the stress they came along with. And then I will drink a lot of booze in celebration.

FYI: Bits Of My Weekend will come a bit late today because it’s film again!

I don’t know how it’s possible that I haven’t heard of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings until recently, but they’ve been on repeat a lot lately. So many of their songs are ones I’ve heard before but didn’t know who they belonged to before. Such perfect music for a warm day with your windows wide open.

Just wanted to interrupt this scheduled blog break to thank Paper for including me in their “Next Big Things” article in their current issue. My mug has never made its way into a magazine before. Look at that professional head tilt! I mean business.

And thank you so so much to Amanda Mooney for making it happen.