Enjuoy Food: Zesty Ham Sandwich Recipe

Did you know that in Rome and other parts of Italy… pizza simply started out as bread with oil and herbs on it. In some locales, cheese, tomato and grilled meat were added.

With the basic original pizza ingredients on my mind, I was inspired to make a modern version of an Italian favorite for my honey's lunchbox, and this recipe is the winner. It's healthy, wealthy and wise.

Sandwich Saturday: Dallas Burger with Coleslaw and BBQ Sauce

It's Sandwich Saturday. From Bobby Flay and Pepperidge Farm, it's a summer picnic burger with all the trimmings.

For big, thick burgers, a hearty, soft! bun bought from a local bakery or made at home will do you well, but for thin, griddled, classic diner-style burgers, nothing is easier than the store-bought bun. There're readily available, and perfectly suited for this Dallas burger.

Something Different: On-The-Go Salad with Lemon Pudding Cake

Sweet and savory food sometimes go together, sometimes they don't. Today, it's both in a lunch to go.

Take a forkful of moist sweet lemony pudding cake and a savory harvest salad with you when you're "on the go." Bake the cake ahead and freeze in portion-size ready-to-eat, grab-and-go containers.

A packed lunch all started with the lunch pail, didn't it? Did you take a lunch to school when you were a kid? Do you pack one for your kids?

Today, everyone's buzzing about the "jar" on the go for working moms and dads. Lunch in a Mason jar is pretty brilliant way to compete with all those zip and click plastics. Not such a bad idea. It's a good way to save money and eat healthy, too.

Enjoy Food: Un-Authentic Ciabatta Cuban

The Sandwich just keeps getting better. From Cuba, the featured bread is Ciabatta bread.

I call this the "Hello Sandwich," because your mouth welcomes every bite like a lost lover found at last.

There ere are many recipes on how to make a Cuban sandwich. I've made a "fast lunchbox version," but it's a short-cut to make and take. There's also a traditional version and an authentic version.

Go Texan: Southwest Potato Corn Chowder with Cornbread

Feast on Lunch recipes from Top Texas Chefs who are part of the GO TEXAN program that represents Texas agri-business on a state, national and international level.

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is proud to play a role in the continuing success of Texas growers, merchants and restauranteurs.

Whether it's grown, sewn or served up on a plate, more than 26 million Texans shop, travel and dine out in support of Texas agriculture.

Support Texas. Show your Texas pride. Look for the GO TEXAN icon at your local merchant shops.

Make this Texas Chef's Southwest Potato Corn Chowder lunch recipe today.

Southwest Potato Corn Chowder
Serves 2

Sandwich Saturday: Apple and Cheese Waldorf

It's Sandwich Saturday. From Pepperidge Farm, it's quick and scrumptious sandwich featuring all the favorite flavors of a crunchy Waldorf salad piled in between satisfying, 12-grain bread.

Enjoy Food: Provolone BLT

Have you picked your lunch or main meal yet? Here's a little twist and turn from Sargento's. It's a "Cheesy BLT."

Cheese is a nutrient-rich food available in a wide variety of forms and flavors that fit easily into many healthful meal plans, including the Mediterranean, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), diabetic, gluten free, vegetarian, and low lactose. Cheese is not a major source of sodium in the American diet.

Sandwich Saturday: Toasted Turkey on Focaccia

It's Sandwich Saturday. This week Hormel introduces turkey on Focaccia bread.

Focaccia (Italian pronunciation: [foˈkattʃa]) is a flat oven-baked Italian bread similar in style and texture to pizza doughs.

Focaccia is popular in Italy and is usually seasoned with olive oil, salt, sometimes herbs, and may be topped with onion, cheese and meat. It might also be flavored with a number of vegetables. Focaccia can be used as a side to many meals, as a base for pizza, or as sandwich bread.

Enjoy Food: Grilled Chicken Club Pita

It's the weekend day the home kitchen cook scours the refrigerator and finds a bunch of odds and ends, and puts together some kind of awesome sandwich.

Today's sandwich spectacular is the ever-popular, pita pocket from from Taste of Home, it's what I call,"Pita Rita." Take a bite and cluck with delight. It's light and yummy, full of flavor.

Catholic Holidays and Festivals: 6. Easter

6. Easter: Triumph Over Death (check calendar for date)

Easter, the pinnacle of the Christian faith, rejoices in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Easter Sunday Masses, festive meals, and the symbolism of Easter eggs all contribute to the jubilant atmosphere.

The resurrection narrative serves as a powerful reminder of the victory of life over death and hope over despair.

Go Texan: Texas Sweet Onion, Spinach and Gruyere Tart

This is a side dish that's full of flavor. It's beautiful on a serving plate. The best part of choosing this dish is how much of a surprise it is to guests.

Feast on snack recipes from Top Texas Chefs who are part of the GO TEXAN program that represents Texas agri-business on a state, national and international level.

The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is proud to play a role in the continuing success of Texas growers, merchants and restauranteurs.

Sandwich Saturday: Italian Tuna

It's Sandwich Saturday. From Whole Foods, this Italian bite makes dreams feel real. It's so good on dressed up Italian dinner rolls that's easy to make.

These Mediterranean tuna sandwiches can be made as little silver dollar sandwiches or in a large loaf sliced into 2-inch thick pieces.

You may add a thin sliver of sharp provolone or mozzarella to each sandwich if you desire. You may make the tuna salad the day prior to assembling the sandwiches to save time.

Italian dinner rolls are a crusty, rustic, chewy white bread made with special 12-hour starter. Slightly sour in taste, it’s hearty enough to hold up to the thickest of sauces.

Enjoy Food: The Only Way to Eat a Tuna Sandwich

This is my favorite way to make a tuna salad sandwich, which I eat many of. It's healthy good, good for a person with diabetes and yummy for my tummy, too. It's the only way to eat a tuna sandwich.

I know that a lot of people, like my honey, don't particularly like "tuna" from a can. But the way I make it, it is so mouth-watering that you can eat healthy and love it.

Take a gander at my personal tuna salad sandwich fixer upper recipe. I especially love it on that fresh sour dough bread you can buy from Market Street. Ooooh, it is good.

Enjoy Food: Roasted Turkey Sandwich

Here's the whole enchilada from fresh roasting in the oven to slices for the sandwich. Now, if you've been reading my blog, you know that I love the Honeysuckle Boneless Breast of Turkey. I get it specifically for my honey's lunchbox after we have a meal from the initial oven roasting.

Sandwich Saturday: Bel-Air Club Sandwich

It's Sandwich Saturday. This week, slathered with herb aïoli and enriched with a pan-fried egg and Gruyère cheese, the turkey and ham club at the Hotel Bel-Air Bar and Lounge in Los Angeles is a decadent version of the diner staple.

Enjoy Food: Homemade Roast Beef Au Jus

This week's recipe courtesy of Jeff Mauro, Food Network's Sandwich Guy, is a homemade roast beef bite with shallots, coriander and radishes on hoagie rolls.

It's a bit of work to get all the parts cooked and ready to assemble this popular sandwich -- but OMG is it worth it.

Sandwich Saturday: Mexican Torta

It's Sandwich Saturday. From Mexico, I call this the "Big Bite." In Mexico a torta is a kind of sandwich served on an oblong 6-8 inch firm, crusty white sandwich roll.

Enjoy Food: Deluxe Roast Beef Sandwich

Try this top-rated roast beef sandwich that packs big flavor from a creamy horseradish and chili sauce.

Your lunchbox will never be the same after dancing to this spicy tune.

Love Food: The Ultimate Mexican Sandwich

If you love Mexican food... Here is one of the best recipes for a hot sandwich that is good all year round.

You make it with a pressure cooker so your kitchen escapes the heat created from turning on the oven. That's part of why it's a good cook for the hot weather temperatures.

Enjoy Food: Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich

The famous BLT. No lunchbox should be without the traditional bacon, lettuce, tomato (BLT) sandwich. Here's the easy recipe.

It's good any time of year, any time of day… for lunch, brunch, dinner — and you can enjoy this BLT for breakfast, too. It's just too good to resist!