ben hungry

last night i made another attempt at rye bread in preparation for my Reuben experiment, the beef is corning and the kraut is fermenting. i used it for a meatloaf sandwich to end all meatloaf sandwiched last night; it was terrific but a photo couldn't give that brown mass the respect it deserved. this afternoon when i woke up i had a loaf of great rye bread, i got the recipe down this time. the way i see it, to properly enjoy day old bread it has to be toasted in some form or another. this makes the grilled cheese family of sandwiched a go to idea for day old bread.

this time i decided to tackle the oft forgotten tuna melt. i used two small cans of tuna a tablespoon or so of mayo, a squirt of brown mustard, some relish, a pinch of homemade thai chili relish, and a splash of red vinegar. this is a dryer tuna salad, i don't like a lot of mayo in mine. i slice 8 pieces of bread, i figured two sandwiches a serving, small loaf of bread, and i was feeding joe mellen as well as myself.


i griddle cook the bread with a thin layer of mayo on pan side an a thin slice of white cheddar on top, i cover and cook until the cheese melts and the bread has a good crust

i then remove the bread and top with tuna salad

there you have it, a tuna melt on homemade rye bread. fucking delicious