A comfort food to me is a lazy weekend lunch of bread and toppings. An open-faced sandwich if you will. Growing up; it was a staple. You can find this in pretty much any Scandinavian kitchen. My Norwegian friends call it a smørbrød, and if you're Swedish you might call it a 'cold table' or smörgåsbord. I just call it delicious.
So a favorite for me is to slice a few pieces of a fresh Italian bread, some greens (I prefer arugula with its slightly peppery flavor), a few slices of cheese and a little kick with jelly. I LOVE chili jelly. And a good friend of mine makes some pretty amazing homemade stuff. On my table is a little from her farm called The Land of Nod in Canaan CT (just in case you're in the neighborhood and can stop by).. it's worth it.
That's a combination I've never heard of before! My hubby loves chili jelly too but I don't think I've ever tried it. I must change this! :)
ReplyDeleteNOt really into jelly but I do like arugala lettuce and crusty italian bread. If you checked my blog earlier I had it set up to post and forgot to update it before we went out... today was the first really hot day this spring!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of our lunch in Burlingame for some reason :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really yummy. . .and so simple! I'm not sure how the jelly works in, but it sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteI'd love that lunch! I love the way Europeans eat breakfast/lunch - cold cuts, good bread and salads. Count me in!
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking your post to the Thursday Favorite Things hop xo
ReplyDeleteI am hungry ;o) This looks delicious ;o)
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a delicious lunch! Chili jelly sounds intriguing!
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