Lunch

Whenever I see egg salad on the menu, I can’t help but think of the scene from Pee-Wee Herman, where Winnie tells Pee-Wee that she has made him “his favorite.” The two are seated on a picnic blanket, cooing at one another. But with each guess — fried chicken!, hamburgers, cheese sandwich, turkey a la king, vegetarian plate, shepherd’s pie — Winnie becomes increasingly upset, just as Pee-Wee becomes increasingly confused, until he confesses that he can’t think of anything else. At which point, Winnie pulls a carefully wrapped egg salad sandwich from the picnic basket.

Pee-Wee takes the obligatory bite, chews it around, pronounces it “egg salad-y,” and then tosses it, Frisbee-style towards some playground equipment.

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With over thirty posts on my food blog, you might think that lunch at my office would be diverse and interesting. That my leftovers from the night before would offer an exciting mid-day meal. You’d be wrong.

Though some days offer exceptions, lunch at my office is unabashedly routine – which is not to say it’s bad. Quite the opposite. I couldn’t possibly have chicken salad sandwiches with the frequency I do, if I didn’t love my recipe. And because my recipe provides enough chicken for the week, it’s one less thing I have to account for while I’m at work. Chicken salad also has the advantage of being relatively light (so no post-lunch siestas), and offering a good source of protein (perfect for those afternoon workouts).

This is my (very) tried and true recipe….

Egg Salad Sandwich

Chicken Salad Sandwich