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Sack Lunch: Fairytale Picnic

Sack LunchIn the fairytales and adventure stories of my childhood, the first thing a character had to do before she embarked on a journey, whether she was a princess or a milkmaid, was pack a small but sustaining bundle of bread and cheese and sausage. Consequently this trio has always seemed very romantic to me, but only recently did it occur to me as a superfast and easy lunch for non-storybook types, too—all shopping, no work.

I would take a hunk of baguette, some rounds of salami, a slice of good cheddar, and an apple. You might prefer ciabatta, mozzarella, prosciutto, and olives. We’re really just talking about a deconstructed sandwich, I suppose, and not a particularly healthy one, but I love the idea of stopping work and really enjoying these few things instead of continuing to type with one hand while the other moves a sandwich from desk to mouth and back again.

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Pickles and Pounds

picklesinjar.jpgI know I usually write about ice cream, but Ed's recent diet posts have inspired me to contribute something about pickles. To me, aside from the whole sodium content thing, they are the ultimate guilt-free snacking food: crunchy, juicy, and best eaten with your fingers. Most have between zero and twenty calories per serving, and with so many varieties—bread and butter, half-sour, and cute little cornichons to name just a few—you need not get bored with them. I've never understood why, when they are so delicious, pickles are primarily used as garnishes, tossed onto the rims of sandwich plates and buried beneath showers of potato chips. In my mind, a bowl of pickles is just as worthy of hors d'oeuvre status as a bowl of olives!

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