Between the Bread

For a dinner party we hosted the other night, Andrew prepared porchetta: pork tenderloin butterflied and stuffed with a garlicky, fennel concoction, then wrapped in pork belly and roasted. It was succulent. But really one of my favorite things about pork for dinner is leftover pork sandwiches. And believe me, we had a lot of leftovers. We even made soup!

It reminds me of that book Dear Mr. Henshaw, where a boy corresponds with the author of a book called Moose on Toast, dealing with the myriad ways to eat leftover moose. The sandwiches got more gourmet by the day. The most recent, pictured above, used Acme seeded sourdough rolls, Humboldt Fog cheese, and Dijon mustard. Check out two more sammies and soup after the jump.

May I introduce Lizzy (no relation to the sandwich Eisenbergs), a longtime reader and first-time sharer. And what a sandwich share it is! Feast your eyes on her ultimate Thanksgiving leftovers sandwich.

If this looks decadent and delicious, that's because it is. As Lizzy says, "I know it must sound like too much, but it was incredible!" Oh, but it doesn't. It's just making me wish I had more leftovers. I'll let Lizzy take it from here:

Before I toasted my sourdough bread, I spread yellow mustard on one side and a thin layer of mashed potatoes on the other side. I smashed leftover stuffing on top of the mashed potatoes (my dad makes the best stuffing from scratch; it includes, chicken apple sausage, toasted walnuts, roasted onions and bell peppers, to name a few). On top of the yellow mustard bread side, I carefully placed leftover turkey breast. . . . I toasted the sandwich open face and, when warm, I added red onion, tomato, and avocado. Before I closed the sandwich, I remembered that my aunt had made amazing homemade pesto! I just had to add it. So I added a little, closed the sandwich, and enjoyed!

Got your own surprising sandwich to share? Email your photos to nancy@betweenthebreadblog.com, along with a description of what's on your sandwich.