Happy Thursday everyone! For most of you, you’re looking forward to the weekend… but alas, tomorrow begins my Summer job! We have our first day of counselor training/camp prep from 8a.m. til 3 tomorrow, and then open house for the parents and kids on Saturday. I’m pretty excited for another summer of one of my favorite jobs ever, but I do have to say: another couple days off would’ve been nice!
Adam and I had a nice afternoon together today though! We went to Panera for soup (I got a great Summer Corn Chowder) and then we went and got me some Früz! Today, I got peach and strawberry blended yogurt. We ate kind of late, so we weren’t terribly hungry for dinner… So a simple and light dinner it was! I’m going to Hungry Mouse it up, if you don’t mind.
I started with two slices of fresh Artisan bread from our local produce market.
Then, I added some (GASP! PROCESSED!!) fat free mayo.
Next came 2 huge leaves of fresh romaine lettuce.
And a sliced tomato (yes, a whole sliced tomato)
Then, as Sophia reminded me yesterday, I added the thing that makes everything better… bacon! This was very well-done center-cut bacon. In case you don’t know, center cut bacon has significantly less fat once cooked than regular bacon. It’s worth the extra $1!
Then, I closed the sandwich to enclose everything in the delicious (albeit very white) bread.
Finally, in order to make it easier to eat, (ok, and for a cool blog photo) I cut the sandwich in half.
I loved that the slices of bread were thin yet still hearty, the tomatoes are perfectly ripe, and using the crispy bacon and fresh romaine just made this sandwich something simple yet special. There may have been another one consumed after this one as well…
Thanks for all the well-wishes yesterday… I swear they worked! My cold is significantly better! I just hope I’m all the way better by the time my group of 12 4-year-old girls comes for their first day of camp on Monday! The sneezing and coughing just needs to stop!
Have you all visited Angela’s Shop-4-a-Cause today? She’s raising money for the Canadian Cancer Society! You only have a few hours left!
And… last but not least…
Hope you had a wonderful day!
And with that, I’m out! Have a great Friday all!
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lol! thanks for the shout-out. I feel like I’m gonna be labeled the bacon girl from now on. Not a bad name at all!
I def love a good ol’ BLT. Just good, fresh ingredients, and you’ve got the best sammie in the world.
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I feel ya girl…I do the camp thing as well..this will be my last summer!
I start next week..8 to 5:30 Monday to Friday..oh it’s a long summer lol
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That looks like a perfect summer dinner! And you are a saint for working with 12 4 year olds for the summer!
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Hi Mara!
I just came across your blog and I am enjoying looking back through some of your posts. Looks like you have some really great meal ideas and you seem like a wonderful person! I’m looking forward to reading more!
Amanda
I’m totally craving a bl now hold the t I’m not a fan of tomatoes but I’m a big fan of bacon! How can you not be?
Looks good. i think we’ll be having some of those this weekend!
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Ummm, I really don’t like tomatoes but it still looks pretty!!
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Mmmm, bacon. I wish I liked tomatoes, because I would so eat BLT’s! Actually, I used to order the BLT sandwich from subway, and get them to pile on the pickles instead. It’s pretty tasty, but talk about sodium!
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Perfect for a quick summer time BLT!
Thanks for sharing your recipe~
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Your sandwich looks SOOOO good! I haven’t had a BLT in ages. I think one of my meals next week will be BLTs….
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When I was in college I loved getting BLTs, but they were not on the “menu,” only turkey clubs with bacon were. It was always a huge production for me to get one. They didn’t understand that they could in fact make it for me. Then when they got that part they didn’t know how much to charge or anything. Needless to say, yeah BLTs are perfect!
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I don’t even like tomatoes and that looks really fresh and delicious!
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I bought tempeh bacon today to make BLT’s! Problem is, I don’t like tempeh or tomatoes. Ooops.
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have a fun weekend and REST UP for Monday.
xo xo,
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Mara,
Glad you’re feeling better, and there is nothing better than a BLT with a fresh summer tomato. Your sandwich looked beautiful! Good luck with day 1 on the job.
Love,
Heather
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I wished I liked sliced tomatoes – BLT’s always look so good!
Yum to Panera – the broccoli cheese soup is still my favorite, but I’ll have to give that corn chowder a try.
Happy Friday!!
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This might sound like a crazy question- but I like my bacon crisp, but not burnt. I can’t stand it when it has uncooked fat on it. But when I try to cook my bacon I end up burning it to a crisp, so while there is no fat, there is also no flavor.
Any suggestions?
Dinner progressed into something really quite beautiful
Glad you enjoyed it!
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Glad you got your Fruz fix!! Also glad you’re feeling better
Hope prep goes well!
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seriously – I don’t think anything can beat a BLT in the summer with fresh tomatoes.
and bacon DOES make everything better
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Oh yum. A classic sandwich is one of my favorite meals
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I can’t remember the last time I had a BLT but man, they are good. Especially with good bacon. I don’t know if they have California Pizza Kitchen in Chicago, but they have a BLT pizza than I remember being especially tasty.
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That is a perfect-looking BLT!
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haha I love that you came up with a classy name for your BLT!!! It looks very fancy…i’m sure grilled on a foreman, it could be served at a 5 star restaurant for $20.
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The sandwich looks delicious and I’m going to be on the lookout for center cut bacon. Do you go to your butcher for that or buy it at a reg store?
Loved your guest post at the Daily Balance! I’m definitely saving the recipe!!!
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I saw that you commented on Tina’s blog that you are somehow related to Lenny Kravitz …. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET! I love him!
I’m somehow related to Wayne Gretzky … Lenny Kravitz is sooo way cooler.
ha ha.
I love Panera…now I’m dying for their Fuji Apple salad!
That tomato looks so ripe…yum!
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