Onion Sandwiches
April 8th, 2009The Eating in Bed Cookbook
Barbara Byfield
1962
I know I’ve done this one before but since Doug is away for over a week and missed both my birthday and our son’s, I thought it would be appropriate to pull one from the “Just Because You Love Yourself” chapter. A mini-pity-party with onions.
A fresh baguette from the fabulous Italian bakery Court Street Pastry, a sliced Vidalia onion, truffle butter (!!), sea salt and some mesclun on top. Honestly, there is no better lone indulgence.
And how great is this:
Have I mentioned that the front and back cover of the book are designed to look like mattress ticking? Sadly, this is the only cookbook Byfield penned. Other than that there are numerous fantasy/horror books for children and some detective novels. I may track them down just for her incredible illustrations.
April 8th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
I love every recipe you post, but this one speaks to me in an immediate, primal, I Might Go Out To The 24-Hour A&P and Make This Tonight kind of way. Did you consider going thinner on the onion slices, or would that be too wet with too little crunch? Also — and this amount of work may be off-message for this cookbook — but I would like to try this with carmelized onions. Or a couple of crisped cubes of pancetta. Or both!
This sandwich might keep me up tonight — just thinking about it, I mean.