I'm so happy that Hick discovered REUBENS for lunch Monday at the Senior Center! He brought home two, but said he was still full from eating the same meal for lunch.
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Reuben Sandwich
Slaw
Hilda's Brownies
Hick opened them up to check on the soup for me. Once again, whoever bagged those take-out meals tied the white plastic bags in knots, like a giant boa constrictor might try to escape. Hick used his pocket knife to slash through them. He reported that it was Broccoli Soup. This was before he handed me the menu for this month, so I could read it for myself. I asked if it was good, and Hick replied that HE had vegetable beef soup, and it was great. Huh. I guess "the pet" gets special treatment!
The sandwich looked great. None of the slaw leaked out, even though Hick was flipping those bags around all willy-nilly as he came through the kitchen door. Like one of those flag people on an aircraft carrier. The soup and dessert containers were stacked on top of the sandwich/slaw containers. It's a wonder there wasn't a biononhazardous spill! The slaw was actually not as liquidy as it appears.
Hick said he didn't want the Broccoli Cheddar Soup. It wasn't bad. The soup was thinner than it appears here. I had three tiny florets of broccoli in mine. The amount was a half cup, in that cardboard container, which I heated in the microwave.
The brownie looked pretty good, but there wasn't an edge this time. I told Hick he could have mine. For being "not hungry," Hick sure was able to eat two brownies! I didn't think he would have them both at one sitting.
Anyhoo... here's the BONUS part! Hick said he was okay with me having his Reuben! Since he didn't like the "creamy" slaw anyway. So I got out of making Hick's supper Monday night, AND I had a second Reuben meal for myself on Tuesday. Except those Reubens are quite filling, and I didn't really want two whole ones, having planned on cutting mine in half anyway, to have over two suppers.
Here's my solution. I took the innards out of the second sandwich, and put them on the first one. I cut it in half, to have over two nights. Then I froze the other two slices of marble rye bread, for when I want to make a sandwich. I can never find that bread in the stores. The half-sandwich with double meat was just right.
I'm looking forward to Tuesday night's supper! Me and my half-Reuben, with our guests Broccoli Cheddar Soup and Slaw.
ReplyDeleteVery creative and frugal. I would say everything looked quite tasty this time. We (husband) will be making Reubens for our Christmas dinner. I know it might seem odd to others, but it's just us and I generally make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner using the free turkey he gets from work, so we're kind of done with all the food from that and find a Reuben sandwich is quite satisfying. I do also make a pie, usually apple. I mean, it's Christmas after all. Heh. Heh. Ranee
That's why I'm saving those two slices of marble rye! I might want to make (myself) a Reuben! It's not the same to me without that bread.
DeleteYour Christmas menu sounds great. Especially the REUBEN part! I'm not a pie fan, but I could probably be persuaded to eat a slice.
Lucky you! That is funny that he can eat two brownie and not a sandwich.
ReplyDeleteI suppose Hick's stomach has special compartments set aside just for brownies!
DeleteA new eatery just opened up in town. A bar and grill, but I had the best Reuben when we visited. We feel obligated to try out new places to support the community. Really just trying to see if we can find a favorite place close to home. We go a bit further to the next small town and a new place opened up with smash burgers as their signature item. That was good, too. I couldn't eat the entire sandwich from either place. I would have liked the other half of my Reuben, but felt sorry for the man standing there drooling and let him have it while I ate a bowl of cereal. Sometimes I am nice .... not all the time, mind you.
ReplyDeleteYou are THISCLOSE to having your picture next to "selfless" in the dictionary!
DeleteVery clever to freeze those two slices of Reuben bread. You could buy some pastrami and have a home made Reuben somewhere in the middle of the month, then you won't have to wait so long for the heavenly-ness a Reuben brings.
ReplyDeleteThat's the plan! I think I have Russian dressing and sauerkraut from the last time I thought I would make a Reuben, but couldn't find the right bread.
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