You may be confused how these things go together but bear with me, it's worth the read.
The sandwich
It's probably nothing special, I'm no master chef and I don't even really know the proper name for this square bun, lunch meat and cheese. I don't have any of the actual packages either, but I can tell you it's all from Costco and supplied by my grandmother!
It's also looks like this isn't a tag anymore, I must be very late to the party... lol.
Here's a breakdown of the ingredients.
So the fact my grandmother supplied the ingredients is kinda the segway here.
See, she's an old Italian lady so her mission in life is to feed you! The moment you step inside her house she's preparing something and doting on you. Heaven forbid you tell her your coming, she'll spend 3 days preparing an 11 course meal for a 30minute visit. So the first thing I do everytime I walk in the door is raid the fridge and start making and sandwich, then she has no opportunity to try and feed you, although she usually does have some fruit cut and baking out of the freezer by the time I finish the sandwich. So she also makes it her mission to buy all these same sandwich ingredients to give them too me every time she goes to Costco.
That's her at the front we also share the favorite colour of green.
It's a joke in the family that she pretty much decides how much she likes someone based on how much you eat. You'll often here her talk about someone boyfriend and say "The Jim, he's a really great guy, he can eat 3 plates at supper"
I see her around once a week these days, I try to visit after my night shifts. She takes care of my sick grandfather at home, and refuses most help that's offered. She also helps out her sister that lives next door who is also unwell.
She's a really strong and stoic woman, with a lot of fight still in her. I don't think they make them like this anymore. She can come off a bit gruff and belligerent at times but it's part of her charm!
Just don't take her out anywhere with wait staff!
Thanks for sticking with me and I'm just so glad still have her in my life
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awww your Nonna sounds amazing. Didn't know you were Italian, Hubby's Italia~ sorry... Sicilian 😒 They all seem to enjoy feeding people.
Had a laugh when you said she keeps the same stuff for you in her fridge. I've learned to be careful about what I say I like. Cos it's like....
"Ohh you like that?!! I will buy it for you every time I see it." 🤣
Yup sounds about right! We're from the boot! Calabrese! Pretty much neighbors. She always makes sure she has some fresh pizzelle when I'm around too. I gotta pick a fav that's easy enough for her to prepare...lol.
olives... go for the olives, olive oil, balsamic vinegar and bread ;)
You're right, they font make them like that anymore.
"her mission in life is to feed you" hahaha Isn't that the job of all grandmother's? If mum or dad say NO, then it's off to grandma's for chocolate, biscuits and sweets... Well that's how it was when I was a kid.
Thanks for sharing. These type of stories make steemit all that more personal.
Oh yea, she always had the best treats! It's actually were my love for baseball started, from hanging out with her in the afternoon, watching the games eating jube jubes and avoiding the heat!
@phelimint nice ode to your gran. You need to validate your sandwich with a sign as instructed by the contest rules.
though I wish I had that sandwich.
No worries man, I didn't actually realize it was a contest, I'll skip it and give someone else a chance.
you should give it a go, it is a good laugh. I won SBD with it and I used some of the proceeds to buy-plant a tree. Reducing our carbon foot print via steemit. I wrote a post today about it: https://steemit.com/life/@intrepidsurfer/i-won-some-steem-on-ssc-so-i-bought-a-tree-and-planted-it
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So happy for you that you still have your grandparents and appreciate them. They are to be treasured. 💙
Yeah, your right about that, it's a great treasure not everyone has.
the samich looks awesome and ur gma sounds like a badass.
:D
Yeah, she certainly has her moments!
did she live through the depression?
i bet she is more of a badass then you and me combined.
:P
she prolly knows dandilion salad even.
we are puzzies compared to our grandparents, IMO at least.
Love it. A good sandwich and a great grandmother is what it's really all about.
Can't get any better! Thanks man.
very nice mate! the tags #steemitsandwichcontest :)
Thx man, changed it.
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Awe thats so sweet @phelimint ! Grandmas are the best ! mine have long since passed but were truely a treasure and missed by all ! thanks for sharing , it brings back great memories !💕👍😀
