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Lori, there is nothing wrong with old favorites. They are delicious and comforting.

Sweet habanero pineapple sauce on chicken with alfalfa sprouts, green onions, and sliced sweet peppers in a pita.

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Thanks, Connie!

Applewood smoked bacon, fried crisp, grilled onions, Jack cheese, sandwiched between sourdough and then grilled in butter melted in an iron skillet.

Next: A or T

Tilapia grilled and crumbled in a crispy taco shell with mango salsa and alfalfa sprouts.

Next: T or S

Sauerkraut, italian sausage patty, american cheese, banana peppers, and yellow mustard on a soft hamburger roll

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S or L

I'll have you know that I have been enjoying these for the past couple of days. And my sauerkraut is similar to how my Polish grandmother used to make it, but I do different variations.

It is far from the taste of vinegar. The kraut is rinsed well in cold water and sauteed with chopped onion, olive oil, a little butter, black pepper, and a touch of celery seeds until lightly browned. This makes the sauerkraut a bit sweeter because of the onions, yet with a very slight tang. SOOOOO good on that sausage patty or on hot dogs!

My grandmother used bacon as a base for flavor when she made the sauerkraut in this manner. I did not have bacon on hand to cut up and fry so I put a little butter in for richness. I remember she sometimes had mushrooms in her kraut too. The basic idea is to rinse and then sautee. Onions always add sweetness and flavor.

Some like the vinegar, some do not. I don't care for it dominating the flavor in sauerkraut, so this is a nice way to still enjoy the cabbage on different meats.

Debbie, I enjoy kraut. My mother did not rinse it, but I do. As you say, it isn't dominated by vinegar when you do this.

My favorite kraut of all time was at a little restaurant on Strawberry Hill in KCK. It was called Jennie's. One day a week they served a sausage link from a local butcher, Ragan's, mashed potatoes, and sauerkraut. It was the stuff that dreams are made of! They also served a stuffed noodle called strucla. It was covered in brown gravy with some little meatballs. Neither of them were sandwich meals, but so wonderful!



Sauerkraut sauteed with onions on a Polish sausage with grainy mustard on a fresh bun.

Next: S or N

Noodles, shrimp, shredded celery, carrots, spring onions, bok choy leaves, and basil in a rice wrapper with peanut dipping sauce.

Next: N or E

Egg salad wrapped in a basil flour tortilla with alfalfa sprouts and chopped tomatoes.

Next: E or S

My husband loves kraut. Your recipes sound delicious, Debbie!

Salami, cheese, stone-ground mustard on a slab of hand-sliced rustic rye bread. Old World goodness.

Next: S or D

Lori, I love salami! Debbie does come up with some inspired sandwich creations, but so do you. Thanks ladies, for playing the Sandwich Name Game.

Salami, pepperoni, provolone cheese, grilled on sourdough and dressed with tangy coleslaw.

Next: S or W