Favorite lunch "back in the day"

[senior citizen]

PEPPERS & EGGS WAS A POPULAR LUNCH BOX OR LUNCH BAG STAPLE "BACK IN THE DAY" WHEN WIVES PACKED THEIR HUSBAND'S OR KID'S LUNCHES.......FOR WORK OR SCHOOL.

Italian Peppers and Eggs Sandwich


Ingredients: Serves 2

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 garlic clove, finely minced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 cup onion,finely chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced (or just one cup of green peppers will do) (May be cut in long thin slices rather than diced)
4 eggs, beaten
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 12-inch loaf of crusty Italian bread, or 2 6-inch rolls

Italian Peppers and Eggs Recipe
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Add the minced garlic and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
Add the onions and peppers and cook for 10-15 minutes until soft.
Add the eggs, salt and pepper to the skillet.
Stir to mix well, then reduce heat to low.
Cook until the eggs are set, stirring occasionally, but do not scramble.
Cut the loaf of bread lengthwise without cutting all the way through.
Place the eggs on the bread, and slice the loaf in half.


Wrap each sandwich is aluminum foil, and allow to sit for 10-12 minutes. This "resting time" permits the flavors to meld. It also allows the hot eggs to soften the crusty bread.
　
　

[SALYBOW]

We had a luncheonette near our grade school that sold Hots. Whenever my mom had a Ladies Bridge Luncheon at school we could go there for lunch. It was a hamburger on a bun which was cut in half vertically. A scoop of potatoes was placed between the two halves which were then pushed together to "hug" the potatoes. A brown gravy was poured over the top. It is wonderful. I have made it with fried onions also.
YUMMMMMMY

[skip0358]

Home Grown from my garden Long Island Tomatoes. Sliced on White Bread with MAYO & Pepper. Loved um.

[2BNTV]

Mom and dad owned a luncheonette. The peppers and eggs sandwich was popular, with her customer.She also made a neighborhood famous. meatball wedge.

I personally loved her potatoes and eggs sandwich on a wedge. I ate it with ketchup and still do from time to time, although I can't seem to find the same kind of bread in TV.

[rdhdleo]

Another great recipe. many Italian Beef places in Chicago would sell these on Fridays! LOVE them mmmmm mmmmm good!

[dbussone]

If we could get these recipes and people together we would have the best and most favorite restaurant in TV. Yuummmm!

[senior citizen]

Mom and dad owned a luncheonette. The peppers and eggs sandwich was popular, with her customer.She also made a neighborhood famous. meatball wedge.

I personally loved her potatoes and eggs sandwich on a wedge. I ate it with ketchup and still do from time to time, although I can't seem to find the same kind of bread in TV.



Ditto. My favorite is also potatoes & eggs.
But yesterday for lunch I made the peppers & eggs.
Next will be eggplant parm. All great sandwiches.

[senior citizen]

If we could get these recipes and people together we would have the best and most favorite restaurant in TV. Yuummmm!



Great idea because actually the best food is "comfort food" or even "peasant food" from one's childhood......very simple fare actually.

So many restaurants today are using the same FROZEN gourmet foods that any one of us can have shipped to our front door via UPS or FEDEX. Chain restaurants are NOT cooking from scratch.

All of these prepared foods are loaded with additives & preservatives. Not natural at all.

It's a rare restaurant that is actually cooking from scratch, using simple fresh ingredients.

The old fashioned "mom & pop" type luncheonette that we all recall is probably long gone by now.........it took long hours, a flare for combining flavors, spices, good ingredients.......& the clientele to enjoy it.

Even making the best meatball for a meatball sub......is elusive.

Most meatball subs purchased "out & about" are horrible nowadays......such as at Subway. Their "veggie delight" with avocado is good.........but their "tuna salad sub" is atrocious.

Most food purchased while dining out just does not have the "old Italian momma's love" in it.

EXCEPTION BEING: Any fresh seafood restaurant that still deep fries their fresh fish. That's a "winner".

I'll post my Italian tuna salad recipe someday. No mayo.

[senior citizen]

Home Grown from my garden Long Island Tomatoes. Sliced on White Bread with MAYO & Pepper. Loved um.


Nothing like a fresh home grown tomato. I agree.
Like you mention.........don't even need the lettuce.

[senior citizen]

Another great recipe. many Italian Beef places in Chicago would sell these on Fridays! LOVE them mmmmm mmmmm good!



Exactly, the peppers & eggs, potatoes & eggs were all good for Friday lunches (back in the day when people couldn't eat meat on Fridays).
Also, eggplant parm. A little more work......but delicious.

[SLPJR]

Hamburger and milkshake, 50 cents at the corner drugstore!!!!

[tomwed]

Liverwurst, onions, mustard on Rye

[DigitalGranny]

Chopped chicken liver on an onion bagel with yellow mustard and thin slices of onion. A diet Dr Browns black cherry soda and kosher dill,pickle with it!

[2newyorkers]

In 2005, Terra Del Sol served fried bologna sandwiches for lunch.

[Cedwards38]

By "back in the day" do you mean when we could eat anything we wanted and it wouldn't cause us health problems, and our metabolism would take care of excess calories? That's easy. Cheeseburger and fries.:mmmm:

[senior citizen]

By "back in the day" do you mean when we could eat anything we wanted and it wouldn't cause us health problems, and our metabolism would take care of excess calories? That's easy. Cheeseburger and fries.:mmmm:


You got it. Exactly. Well said.


All of the above listed lunches, by various posters.....I remember them well.


However, does anyone think we've taken the joy out of indulging in simple pleasures......such as a tasty nostalgic lunch from the past???

[tomwed]

You got it. Exactly. Well said.


All of the above listed lunches, by various posters.....I remember them well.


However, does anyone think we've taken the joy out of indulging in simple pleasures......such as a tasty nostalgic lunch from the past???

Maybe all we need to do to not feel guilty is to rename the sandwich and quadruple the price. For instance liverwurst, onions, mustard on rye can be renamed

"Braunschweiger Pate on Thinly Sliced Rustic Dark Brioche dressed in Grey Doujon with a Sprinkling of Shallots".

[senior citizen]

Maybe all we need to do to not feel guilty is to rename the sandwich and quadruple the price. For instance liverwurst, onions, mustard on rye can be renamed

"Braunschweiger Pate on Thinly Sliced Rustic Dark Brioche dressed in Grey Doujon with a Sprinkling of Shallots".


Sounds great ! Love it.

However, nowadays, they would tell you that liverwurst contributes to gout.

[villagetinker]

I worked for my dad in NE Philadelphia (family owned business) weekends and during the summers. A block away was a dinner, that made the best hamburger. High quality beef, cooked in an oval to fit a great hard Italian roll and some excellent fries. To this day I have not found one as good.

[tomwed]

Sounds great ! Love it.

However, nowadays, they would tell you that liverwurst contributes to gout.
But they don't say that about Pat'e. Do they?

[Bonanza]

PEPPERS & EGGS WAS A POPULAR LUNCH BOX OR LUNCH BAG STAPLE "BACK IN THE DAY" WHEN WIVES PACKED THEIR HUSBAND'S OR KID'S LUNCHES.......FOR WORK OR SCHOOL.


Peppers and eggs were only popular with Italians.
Other than that, most others never would had given peppers and eggs a thought.

[Doro22]

Thank you, Senior for all the good recipes! I made the sausage & potatoes yesterday for Super Bowl. Yummy! You are truly a chef.

[senior citizen]

Thank you, Senior for all the good recipes! I made the sausage & potatoes yesterday for Super Bowl. Yummy! You are truly a chef.





Glad you enjoyed it. Hope your team won??? It seems that you both are feeling better & that your appetite has returned.


It's just plain old home cooking.......meat & potatoes.

[senior citizen]

Peppers and eggs were only popular with Italians.
Other than that, most others never would had given peppers and eggs a thought.










Actually, it was a Lenten or meatless Friday sandwich.

I know plenty of non Italians who enjoyed it.

Nowadays, it "might" be considered vegetarian as per the green peppers. Don't knock it till you've tried it.

Just a simple "peasant" lunch........which perpetuates down through the generations.........

[Bonanza]

[QUOTE=senior citizen;1005005]Actually, it was a Lenten or meatless Friday sandwich.I know plenty of non Italians who enjoyed it. Nowadays, it "might" be considered vegetarian as per the green peppers. Don't knock it till you've tried it.QUOTE]


As a non-Italian, I always liked pepper and egg sandwiches. The mothers of all my Italian friends kept me well fed. However, those who were not as fortunate as I with many Italian friends had no clue about that sandwich. It was almost like a well-kept secret. As a child, it had nothing to do with Lent or not eating meat on Friday; it was made all the time.