The Simple Life at Home

Now that school is starting back up, there are plenty of us moms who will be packing lunches for our kids and that often means sandwiches.

Even though I homeschool, I often make sandwiches for my husband to take to work for his lunch. A couple of years ago, I was trying to think of a way to make sure his lunch was still yummy at lunch time. I had memories of opening my own lunchbox as a child and finding two slices of bread, with a slice of bologna between them. The worst part? One slice of bread was soaked with ketchup and was mushy and soggy and, well, disgusting.

(We won't discuss here the culinary talents of my mother, who made this bologna and ketchup sandwich. Suffice it to say that Julia Child had nothing to worry about.)

So one day, during my sandwich making process, instead of slathering the mayo onto one piece of bread, I decided to put the mayonaise and mustard and anything else that was "wet" directly onto the sandwich meat and place a leaf of lettuce in between the wet ingredients and the dry bread. Eureka!!

Now, I know, this is totally simple. But if you haven't ever thought about it, give it a try. My husband is always complimenting my sandwiches to the guys at work and they have even asked for me to make some to send along for them. I am now "the Sandwich Queen."

For other simple, but also simply brilliant ideas, hop on over to Rocks in My Dryer, the home of Works for Me Wednesday!