Now, friends, tonight’s meal represented several firsts!
It was the first time I’ve ever made sourdough sandwich rolls – and from my own beloved sourdough starter, at that!
It was the first time I tried my hand at making a more steaky-tasting chik’n dish on the smoker – I coated the soy strips and half-moon onion slices in vegetable oil, flour, cayenne, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and red pepper flakes to give it some extra oomph.
For the first time, I baked potatoes on the smoker! Two hours in and they were just simply divine. (And yes, these are more of the potatoes we picked in the summertime. They’re still hale and hearty in their cave under the kitchen cabinets!)
And furthermore, for the first time, I sliced into my homemade rolls, added my inaugural chik’n-fried soy strips, placed two slices of Swiss on each sandwich, and finished them off in the oven for about 10 minutes!
Everything couldn’t have turned out one iota better than it did. The sourdough loaves were crispy on the outside and soft in the inside – perfect for a sandwich! – and the baked potatoes were wonderfully tender. And though Safeway has quit carrying my favorite LeSeur peas presently (we’re in talks about that!), their store brand was a worthy substitute tonight.
I can’t think of a better set of firsts to close out one week and welcome another in. And leftovers, too – an even better start to the week!
:)