In praise of a 3 foot sandwich
...don't forget to tip your sandwich maker!
A few months ago I started a queer/trans barbell club at my gym (see here for a cute photo from our first meetup!) and this past weekend, I had everyone over to our house for a little summer party. It was so much fun and also the best excuse to do something I’ve always wanted to do: order a 3 foot long sandwich from the deli. Friends, I cannot recommend this highly enough for your next get together.
As you can see from my photo above, it clocked in at nearly 4 feet. It came in a spectacularly long box. It fed about 20 people heartily. With tax and a generous tip, it cost less than $100. There were no leftovers. It required zero effort on my part (especially because Grace picked it up for me! — note that it’s helpful to have a clear backseat in your car for one of these).
I went with a classic Italian combo. They loaded the bread with a variety of Italian deli meats and cheeses and put all of the fixings on the side (trays of shredded iceberg, sliced tomatoes, white onion sliced paper thin, pickled jalapeños, 2 pints of mayo — which is A LOT OF MAYO, a coffee cup of olive oil, and a coffee cup of vinegar). This made it so everyone could customize their own sandwich. Vegetarians could take out the meat, dairy-free people could remove the cheese, no bread people could turn theirs into a salad (I wasn’t watching, but I think just about everyone just at the sandwich as is). Everyone seemed so happy. I know I was. We also had seltzers, beer, chips, watermelon, fruit salad, and brownies. Everyone helped to clean up. It was all so easy going.
Preparing food for a large group can be fun, but it’s also time-consuming and can be stressful. It’s already stressful to get a big group together (as a therapist posed to me recently: “who doesn’t have social anxiety?”). So don’t make the food. Get a huge sandwich. Put out a roll of paper towels. Enjoy the ease.
PS: Are you part of the queer/trans community, in the Kingston NY area, and interested in lifting weights on Sunday mornings?? Just reply to this and I’ll send you more details!
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xooxox Julia
This sounds delightful. Thank you for showing us week after week how to chill out and go easy on ourselves while still making it nice! I appreciate the ongoing support for easing up on my perfectionism. :)
An absolutely wonderful idea to serve a giant sandwich! I love to cook , but my social anxiety is off the wall. I like to have sushi parties and order takeout.