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• Review: Lean Cuisine Flatbread Melts
  

  Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Raves & Reviews, Stores & Shopping, New Products, Sandwich Day

  Frozen sandwiches are always an iffy deal. They either come out really hard and crunchy (especially if you cook them too long) or they come out all limp and lame. And often the meats and cheeses inside leave a lot to be desired.

  But now I've found new Lean Cuisine Flatbread Melts, and they're approximately 300 times better than you think they're going to be. They are sooooo good. The flatbread is actually soft enough without being limp (you can fold it and it retains its structure) and...
  




• The TODAY Show searches for the country's best sandwich
  

  Filed under: Television/Film, Sandwich Day

  The Today show is running a contest in which they are attempting to name the best sandwich in America. They solicited recommendations from all over the country and have now narrowed it down to the top five. The finalists are a New Orleans Muffuletta, Pastrami on Rye from Katz Deli, Vesuvio's Cheesesteak BLT, a Maine Lobster Roll and Chicago's Frenchy's Fantasy.
  
  I'm really excited to see Philly made the list with the Cheesesteak BLT from Vesuvio's (although I must admit that I've never tried that particular sandwich). However, I am sort of surprised...
  



• The wonderful world of grilled cheese
  

  Filed under: Cheese, Recipes, Lists, Sandwich Day

  Ah, the grilled cheese sandwich. Everyone takes it for granted. Get a couple of slices of bread and a few slices of cheese and you have yourself a meal. Maybe throw in a bowl of soup with it. But the grilled cheese is actually one of the more versatile sandwiches you can make. I often add tomato to mine, or mix up the type of cheese I use. I often toast the bread too (healthier).

  AOL Food has a gallery of various grilled cheese recipes for you to try, including a Buttery Fig and Blue Cheese Melt, a...
  




• Food Porn: Pesto, Artichoke, Prosciutto and Asiago Panini
  

  Filed under: Lunch, Dinner, Food Porn, Vegetables, Pork, Condiments, America, Europe, Italy, Meat, Sandwich Day

  
  Sandwich Day has been over and long past, but I couldn't resist this gorgeous panini from food blog Cream Puffs in Venice. Usually, I like the idea of paninis, but find that because they are squashed down in a panini press, don't look quite as fabulously photogenic as thick sandwiches that are piled high with ingredients. Perhaps it's the fact that the photo is an extreme close-up, perhaps it's the angle and lighting,...
  



• The last batch of sandwiches from our readers
  

  Filed under: Recipes, Lists, Sandwich Day

  
  Well, we waited as long as we could, and we finally get to bring the last of the sandwiches from our readers. It's been a fabulous feast of sandwiches all day long and we certainly couldn't have done Sandwich Day without our readers. Heck, we wouldn't have Slashfood without our readers, so thank you all!
  
  Kochtopf throws together a Spain-meets-Italy sandwich from things in the fridge, but there's no bread! While the rest of us might run out to the store to grab a loaf, Kochtopf bakes an olive ciabatta!
  
  For The Ultimate Tuna Melt, Heather uses...
  



• How do you cut a sandwich?
  

  Filed under: Sandwich Day

  As we wrap up Sandwich Day here at Slashfood (thanks for all the great pics!), I was wondering: how do you cut a sandwich?

  I mean, I know how to do it (it involves a knife), but I mean do you cut it down the middle, so you're left with two rectangles, or do you cut it diagonally, so you're left with two triangles?

  I think this has a lot to do with our age and the way we were raised. For example, when we're young, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or tuna fish sandwiches and mom cut them for us, she probably cut it down the middle....
  




• Mini sandwiches are perfect for snacking
  

  Filed under: Snacks, Food Porn, Vegetarian, On the Blogs, Sandwich Day

  

  A sandwich can be the perfect solution if you are hungry, but not hungry enough to sit down and have a whole meal. They can also be a relatively healthy late-night snack if you find yourself up in the wee hours. Finger sandwiches and tea sandwiches are categories of sandwich that were created entirely for snacking. More often than not, these snackable sandwiches are meatless, since that ensures that they will need minimal preparation time. Elise, of Simply Recipes, made up a batch of Caprese Mini Sandwiches that are perfectly suited to snacking,...
  




• Club Sandwich takes a turn to the sea
  

  Filed under: Lunch, Fish, Recipes, How To, America, Comfort Food, Sandwich Day

  
  I have fond memories of the classic Club Sandwich. I would sit patiently in the clubhouse doing homework while my Mom played out her tennis game, then share a sandwich with her, quietly pulling it all apart while watching her and her all-white-clad lady friends chatter on about life.
  
  See, that was what I had to do -- pull the sandwich apart because the double-decker is too big to eat like a normal sandwich. Today, I still have the same problem, and wonder why the...
  



• Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich contest for kids
  

  Filed under: Nuts/seeds, Culinary Kids, Sandwich Day

  Here's some Sandwich Day content just for the kids. Jif, one of the most popular peanut butter manufacturers in the US, is holding their annual Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich contest. It challenges kids ages 6-12 to come up with an original peanut butter recipe that is creative, nutritionally balanced, attractive and easy to make. As a benchmark, last year's winner was a Peanutty Pretty Pita Purse made by a 7 year old girl named Shannon and included creamy peanut butter, a whole wheat pita, strawberry banana yogurt and fresh strawberries and bananas. The year before, a slightly more...
  



• More sandwiches from our fabulous readers
  

  Filed under: On the Blogs, Lists, Sandwich Day

  
  You can never run out of variations on a sandwich, right? Right, so we've got even more sandwiches submitted by our fabulous Slashfood readers. Sit back, loosen that belt, and dig in.
  
  We don't know how she can stay a Skinny Epicurean, but Mia does, even with an Omelette and Cheese Sandwich that sounds simple, but looks delicious.
  
  A Few of My Favourites has a Spring Steak Sandwich
  
  Reader Eric shares the happiest sandwich ever made, a Cajun Jam sandwich made with "Queen of the Pantry" Spicy Onion Jam, Boar's Head Cajun Smoked...