After a quick fling, a surprise pregnancy leaves Eve navigating her growing (and complicated) feelings for the baby’s father and her best friend’s brother. This may sound like a dramatic premise, but I promise you this is a feel good, humorous read. I loved the relationships between all of the characters in this book. They are so wholesome you can’t help but root for each of them. There isn’t a bad seed among them!
When you are needing something sweet and comforting with no real drama, this is the book for you.
In a moment of vulnerability Eve makes a very private recipe for Shep - a double-decker breakfast sandwich of eggs, “A smorgasbord of cheese and random junk from jars in my fridge door and, yes, pickles, and vegetarian deli “meat” straight from the fridge.”
I just had to recreate this sandwich in my own way and let me tell you, my kids were fighting over the leftovers. For the sauces I chose a homemade thousand island dressing (although you could use store-bought) and chili jam. For the pickles I chose pickled hot peppers because when I was pregnant with my first I craved alllll the spicy food. To take it over the top, I pan-fried it like a grilled cheese sandwich so the bread could get crispy and the cheese melty. This is the ideal bad-boy sandwich if I ever met one. It hits just right when you need a little bit of comfort - just like this book!
What feel-good book brings back your hope in humanity?
— Cheri
Double-Decker Breakfast Sandwich
Makes: 1
3 slices of bread
cheddar, sliced
a few slices of ham (or desired deli-meat)
pickled hot peppers
thousand island dressing*
red chili jam
fried egg**
monterey jack cheese, sliced
butter or margarine
1st layer:: Top one slice of bread with cheddar, ham, and pickled hot peppers (in that order).
2nd layer:: Toast 2nd slice of bread and spread with thousand island dressing. Set it, dressing side down, on top of pickled peppers. Spread top side of toast with chili jam.
3rd layer:: Place fried egg on top of chili jam. Top with monterey jack cheese and last slice of bread.
To cook: Spread the outside of the sandwich with butter. Cook in a skillet set over medium-low heat, pressing down with spatula occasionally. Cook until cheese is melted, and bread is toasted and golden. Flip and do the same on the other side.
Notes
*I like to make my own thousand island dressing. It’s very easy to make and you may already have all of the ingredients on hand. This is the recipe I like to use:
https://www.thecountrycook.net/thousand-island-dressing/
**When cooking the egg I like to gently break the yolk just before flipping so that the yolk stays jammy but does not burst when you are cooking the sandwich.