Ok.  Guys.  Memorial Day came and went.  For Kubicki people, that means it’s SUMMER!

And summer calls for a little switch-er-roo in the day in day out sandwich department in our house – namely the reintroduction of SUMMER SANDWICHES!   You know what I mean.  Tomato sandwiches, BLTs, bagels with cream cheese and lox.  Salivating yet?

Well as luck would have it, I wandered into my kitchen today to find some inspiration for lunch and VOILA.  The lunch above came to life – briefly, mind you.

So what’d I do?  First I started with a very grainy and seeded organic, whole grain, sandwich bread.  Pick your favorite.  Then lightly toast.

Next I slathered cream cheese with chives on both sides, and added a layer of ham to one, a layer of thinly sliced cucumber to the other.  Add light S&P sprinkle if you will.

Then I layered fresh tomato slices, a smidge more S&P on those, another slice of ham (feel free to load it up – I went light with mine as the pool is now open after all – if you catch my drift) and topped it off with loads of romaine lettuce!  I would have added some green or black olives and fresh sprouts if I’d had any on hand – they would be delicious crammed in there!  And a leaf or two of fresh basil if you want to layer even more fresh flavor!

Result?

Crunchy. Creamy. Nutritious. Delicious!  And…SUMMERY!

So I got to thinking…I know I’m not the only one who loves summer sandwiches.  What kinds do you like to make?  Shoot me a pic and show me your stuff!  I’d love to add a couple of your photos to the blog!

Until we meet again…live happy!