Kim Shook

"Some sources say it was created by Fraser Scrutton at the exclusive Union Club of New York City, which contained an early recipe to a Union Club sandwich, made up of “two toasted pieces of Graham bread, with a layer of turkey or chicken and ham between them, served warm.” Of course, that culinary tweak carries to this day; a club sandwich doesn’t necessarily have to have chicken as the primary ingredient."

So, is the consensus that the CSO is going to be discontinued? If so, Mr. Kim says we should buy another one. Do y'all really think it is ok to buy refurbished? @KennethT - where are you finding a refurbished one for $125?

In Richmond VA a sandwich like that (Reuben-like with turkey) is called a "Rachel". Don't know where that comes from or where else it is used, but everyone here knows what it means and I never saw it anywhere else before I moved to Richmond for college (1978).

It is not at all unusual in the southern US to find really good food. I've heard reports of really excellent tamales in Mississippi and I've eaten great fried chicken, cheeseburgers and BBQ myself. And on our trip to England, we had some surprisingly good sandwiches at a gas station (see here).

Here you go!

As reported in the Dinner thread, I have been sick with some kind of mystery respiratory ailment for about a month now. I would give a lot if someone would bring this exact thing to my house every day. 😁 Not eating much, but yesterday was craving a fried egg - with some toasted black Russian bread: and a lovely eat over the sink plum. Today was a white bread and PB foldover. Hey, you do what you can do, right? 😉

@Shelby– I keep meaning to tell you that I also have this dish! Was it your grandma’s? Mine was. @liamsaunt – everything you cook looks delicious and lovely, but that Persian rice is simply incredible! So, I’ve been sick with some mystery ailment for about a month. Three different medications, chest xrays, breathing treatments, etc. Basically I am coughing my head off, running a low grade fever, and have no energy. Not cooking much. Not really even eating much. A few recent lazy meals - rotisserie chicken: With salad bar salad and corn (the only thing I cooked – and that in the microwave): Mr. Kim was out one evening at a poker game, so I boiled some pasta and dumped cold sauce from the fridge on it: And toasted some of that frozen garlic bread he got the other night! Mr. Kim took shrimp to his poker game – leftovers for my dinner the next night: Last night was @maggiethecat's Shrimp & Corn w/ Basil: This is one of the few dishes that I make over and over again. It is our official summer meal. Salad and marinated cucumbers: Black Russian bread:

Omnivores have the best sense of humor.

You are probably right. I don't ever remember US brands being longer, but when I buy imported pasta, it is often folded in half. Honestly, that stuff is always going to be broken in my house. One twirl of that is enough to fill an entire fork! 😉

This sounds like a lovely and delicious chicken BLT. For those who like avocado, that might be a nice addition, too. But it isn't a club sandwich in my world.

...because it is so difficult to break spaghetti in half. LOL

Ok, here we go. Deli American cheese (not the plastic wrapped stuff) is a necessity on a club, as is ham and turkey. Sigh.

Welcome! I'm looking forward to Croatian food!

I vote for toast in the CSO also. Here at eG, we've been bitching about toasters for many years. I don't think I've ever had a really good one. But I do like the toast that my CSO makes. I like toast that is super toasted on the outside and still a little soft inside. YYMV. I've discovered the joys of leftover rice and pasta on Super Steam. I've never been satisfied with the microwave for either one. Happy now.

That was hilarious. The only one I don't agree with is #5. I detest peas. But then, I detest many, many vegetables. I do keep a bag on hand for soup, though.

Oh, dear Lord, let's not get into the Club sandwich controversy again. I am still bruised from the last time. LOL 😉

Thank you SO much for posting this, @Chris Hennes! You have to know that this means so much to the folks who weren't able to come. And it looks like @gfron1 has an incredible success on his hands. Congratulations! Bulrush honestly looks like everything that you hoped it would be!

What the heck is a "Meatbar"?????

Me too!!!!

Welcome, @Silvy! Glad to have you here. I'm looking forward to your contributions.

Welcome, @Kelbo89! We are a friendly group! Just dive in and I'm sure you'll find what you like.

This is really odd. Mr. Kim and I love really sour sauerkraut and find that the most intense is the canned store brands. The fancy name brand kinds are always too bland for us.

Gorgeous! It looks and sounds delicious. Such a nice crumb!

Last night was Parm noodles, smothered cube steak & onions, and an underwhelming cucumber and tomato salad. I found the recipe for the salad online on some blog. It was one of those “my mom makes the most awesome --- , it doesn’t sound like much, but, believe me, it is truly amazing!!!!”. I should have known better: Leftover biscuits – split, buttered, and toasted: Tonight was breakfast for dinner – ET Crescent rolls: Eggs, Edward’s country ham, hash browns:

Though we had the usual issues with our daughter (disliking the look of something quite ordinary), we never had a problem with 'funny' foods. Whole fish, ducks with heads hanging up at Chinese restaurants, crabs (including soft shells) - all of that was ok. But she was almost 4 before she would willingly eat pineapple or pork chops (she was required to try them every time we had them). She doesn't eat snails, but willing tried them at age 3 - she just never liked them.