My 14 year old tried a POPSUGAR recipe... and loved it.

“Do you guys have any salad?” Those were the words spoken out of my then 12 year old sons mouth, while at a sleepover at my sister and brother in laws. “Umm?” It was almost midnight and they had been up playing Uno all night at a very Strange level of competitiveness. If you knew my brother ( he played professional basketball after college ) but also plays chess and basketball with my 60 something mother and 8 year old daughter with that same level of competitiveness, you would understand. “Do you have balsamic?” My son then proceeded to say. Huh? I can picture both their faces looking at each other. I remember as teenager. (I had my son at 19. ) I was on the way to a Narsisco Rodriguez casting and I’m sitting at a table in Greenwich village. And there’s this boy had to been about no more than twelve years old. Now mind you I’m from upstate New York, ( not white plains) We’re from Syracuse. We have culture but there’s just some things you don’t expect to see in life. And as I sat at that table I watched this young man who could be now more than twelve with his skate board in his hand. Order lox on his bagel with cream cheese and capers and I knew right then and there that that’s how I wanted My child to be. Cultured. Cool. Not pretentious, but educated. I would later have this said child and he would come to skate which would terrify me daily and find myself on a first name basis with the ER residents, but the taste stuck. And I’m ever so grateful. Thank you by the way Crouse, I owe you many years of piece of mind. So this sandwich that cost maybe 5 dollars at best that not only fed my enormous thirst for my child’s extensive palate, that I so strongly desired for. I hang my head as I write this, but also my midnight craving after having a few too many fizzing drinks after a enormously stressful week. And I have to tell you, it did not disappoint. Drum roll please It requires all of 5 ingredients which is: Ciabatta Brie Peaches Honey Butter And a strong desire to eat. I used basic pans with butter, if you have a panini press, I too had nice things before parenthood. Congratulations. J/k, I imagine that too is fantastic. Butter both ends of your bread. Drizzle peaches with honey, add some Brie, and voila cultured.

Hope you enjoy your Tuesday. Stay Classy Sandiego.