Father of Six

We started a new winter tradition two Sundays before Christmas in 2007.

The idea is to have each guest create an open face sandwich and name their tasty and visually appealing food item.

The Smørrebrød (originally smør og brød, meaning “butter and bread”) is a Danish word for the sandwich, and I’ve read that is an art form there.

This year’s guest list included me, Tami, Nana, Brittany, Mark, Danielle, Eric M., Amanda, Howie, Mary Becca, Andrew and Boomer.

Not that we were having a contest, but I decided that the too most “tasty and visually appealing food items” were done by Becca and Brittany.

Becca’s (pictured here) was named “The Chocolate Havarti Beef.” It was made of a slice of buttered and toasted potato bread, ranch dressing, roast beef, Havarti cheese, lettuce, dill pickles, and Hershey’s chocolate syrup.

Brit’s (pictured next) was named the “Silverware Downstairs.” It was made from a slice of buttered and toasted pumpernickel bread, sliced avocado, sliced boiled potato, slice apples, almond slivers, red and orange bell peppers, cucumber, radishes, pepperjack cheese, and Hershey’s chocolate syrup.

On a bitterly cold and snowy night, we all had a creative and tasty time.