When it comes to lunch, I love sandwiches. My favorite sandwiches are usually ones like this odd looking eggplant sandwich quickly doodlewashed here. I like layers and layers of vegetables with a little cheese instead of any sort of meat. As a kid in American suburbia, however, every meal was planned around the meat you were going to serve. Most people regeferred to vegetables as “veggies” as though they were a cute little afterthought. If asked what I would like to eat, I would always select the meat based on the type of vegetables I knew would go with it. Steak would come with delicious mashed potatoes and green beans, and if I wanted fried potatoes I would simply choose a hamburger. If the menu was coming out of a slow cooker, which happened a lot, I wanted beef stew. I knew my dad would go first and pick through to get all the meat out, thus leaving me with a yummy “veggie” stew.
Now that I’m an adult and can generally make my own choices, I choose vegetables first. My love of the “side dish” has become a standard way of eating. Lunch for me is usually fairly light as having anything more makes me want to curl up in a ball under my desk and unplug my phone for a few hours. Around 3 o’clock I’m usually finding it hard to concentrate and wanting a little coffee boost as it is. I didn’t get mine today, so I have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about right now. Lunch is such a brief encounter for me that it’s not inspiring much in the way of stories. The only time lunch was a thing of true importance was when I was a kid in school.
Back then, my lunch was packed into a metal lunchbox with graphics from some TV show emblazoned on the front, depending on what I was interested in at the time. Inside, there would usually just be an apple, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a bag of Fritos. The food wasn’t particularly notable, but to me it was always like having a little treasure box to open each day. I’ve often thought it would be cool to get one of those lunch boxes again and pack my own little lunch for work. But not having a mother to pack it for you sort of kills all of the magic. So, I usually just end going with some sort of random sandwich that has somehow mysteriously lost its meat filling.
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Love the bread and your story!
Thanks so much, Cathy! 😃💕Glad you liked this!!
Your commentary today really cracked me up! “I have no idea what I’m talking about”. Your painting however, is awesome!
Thanks so much, Teri! 😃💕Hehe… I literally just type whatever I’m thinking and move on. 😊 I’m sure I could write properly if I ever had time to edit. Lol
It’s more fun this way 😄😄😄
what a great story and I so want that sandwich right now – I wish you could make me one. 🙂
Thanks, Jodi! 😃💕 I wish I could make me one… there’s a bit of cooking involved with this one so…. yeah…. 😊😊lol
So you’ve been a health nut all your life? Funny you. This sandwich looks very good, tasty as well as healthy. And I think you need a bite right about now so you can focus for the last few hours of the work day. Course it’s nearly 8 pm out here in California, so perhaps you’re already home, digesting your eggplant and cheese, and I must go make dinner. I have no idea what I’m talking about either at the moment – hungry.
Hehe!! Yay to stream of consciousness! The only way to live! Lol Thanks so much, Sharon! 😃💕 I wasn’t that healthy as a kid though. I’d eat pretty much anything in front of me. 😊 Even SPAM. Not that was a weird thing. Still not entirely sure what it’s made of.
It is frighteningly one of the mysteries of life, but no mystery why we call unwanted messages “spam.”
I think the first deviled eggs I ever ate (my mom never made them, they were a treat at a neighbor’s) was made with spam – get it? Devil and spam? he he he
Haha!! And ewwwwwwwww!!! Lol
I’d love to eat more veggies if they prepared themselves…lol! 😉 Good for you to eat healthy! It is always a goal of mine. Some days are better than others. Your painting is marvelous, Charlie! 💕🎨
Thanks so much, Jill! 😃💕 Yeah… hehe… I have to admit that I mainly eat them now only because Philippe prepares them. I never made them taste that good before! Lol It definitely makes a difference!
In Italy they have the most delicious sandwiches with thinly slice artichokes and stuff in them… Always nicer if someone else prepares it for you, though!
Yum! Thats sounds awesomely delicious! But yeah… I think most food tastes better when you don’t have to prepare it yourself! 😊hehe
They look scrumptious and beautiful 🙂
Thanks so much, Mimi! 😃💕
I love your little stories that go with your doodles! The detail is amazing, look at the bread, it’s wonderful!
Awww thanks so much, Georgie! 😃💕Hehe… I really don’t know what I’m writing half the time. I’m so thrilled you enjoy it!
Bread can be hard, I found, to paint and you did such a cool job!
Awww thanks! 😃💕 I really appreciate that because it WAS super hard to paint! Lol I wasn’t sure what I was getting… glad it looked like bread in the end!
Delicious Charlie, I love the crusty bread!
Thanks so much, Sharon! 😃💕 Glad you liked it!
I guess there can’t be milk bars in your area where they’ll make sandwiches to order! 🍔 And I must say your delicious-looking sandburger seems to have what looks like bacon in it!!
Thanks, Janina! 😃💕Oh we can get pretty much anything made to order… and it always tastes better when someone else makes it up! hehe… you saw, bacon, eh? I have to admit to liking BLT sandwiches still!
I’d be curious what happens if your lunch sandwich was made with gluten free bread. I used to get those same feelings at the office. Used to go on Target runs for junk food lol! As though that would help, but it did at the time. Anyway, just in case we’re “twinsies” yet again, thought I’d share. You are a marvel of food painters, Charlie!
Awww thanks, Laura! 😃💕 I’ve never found any gluten free bread that tastes good enough to feel like a suitable replacement. Though I do prefer Gluten-Free Quinoa and Brown Rice pasta over regular pasta. Tastes soooo much better! There’s plenty of junk food around the office, but we stopped getting donuts on Fridays at least (which I miss terribly, but am at the same time happy about! 😊Lol)
Yes that pasta is good!! Food for Life makes a wonderful brown rice bread that comes in a pink bag in frozen section. It’s made with yeast and smells and taste like homemade glutened bread. I highly recommend it Charlie, if you feel like trying again. 💜💜💜
I’ll have to check it out! Thanks! 😃💜
Yum! That bread looks incredible, comfort food. I think I want to get into your favorite prompts … thanks for prompting and tempting with your illustrated lunch, Charlie!
Aww thanks, Cynthia! 😃💕 Glad you liked this and were tempted! Yay! Jump in! I wasn’t sure if I would follow all the prompts who move off to something else, but it’s been kind of fun to try to do whatever the prompt is! hehe
This is a very healthy option compared to the puddings you often place in front of me, however I would still take this one ❤️ Look at that bread, wow!
Thanks, Rebecca! 😃💕 Hehe… yeah, it’s pretty good I like to eat like this normally since I LOVE dessert so much! Nice balance! I do prefer painting desserts though over savory things. hehe
I love how you’ve rendered the texture of the bread.
Thanks so much, Laura! 😃💕 I struggled with that at first… didn’t look like bread at all. Hehe… Glad you liked how it turned out!
These look so yummy! I’m with everyone else on the bread – expertly done. Thanks for the late (moments before I have dinner) lunch!
It’s even more fun when you ‘don’t know what you’re talking about anymore’! 😛 I used to love lunch at school too; I never knew what was going to be in those sandwiches! I even found my lunchbox from the time, speaking of treasure – http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2691436259_58c28c43bf.jpg – er, yeah… does Ronald not need a snorkel or anything at all? Who knew? Fun memories.
Thank you for sharing. I have always loved your artwork and your literary articles I always find entertaining.
Awww that’s so wonderful to hear! Thanks so much!! 😃
Eggplant is so delicious. I enjoy an eggplant sandwich with roasted bell peppers, smoked gouda and a little bit of sweet corn.
Yum! That sounds awesome… now you’re make me hungry! hehe
Lol. Give it a try Charlie
Very cool 🙂 Wish I could draw!
Thanks so much! 😃💕 And you can! Just takes a pen… go for it!!