You haven't lived until you've tasted a FatBoy Ice Cream Sandwich

Easily the best ice cream sandwich I have ever had. And why not? Look at all that saturated fat in there.

I found an 18-pack for $9.98 at Sam's Club.

Happiness is a sammich

The MLT, mutton lettuce and tomato, is notably missing.

Happiness is true love, or a nice MLT

Clip here:

True love is the greatest thing in the world, except for a nice MLT . . . mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich.

Happiness is Italian beef sandwiches and fries made at home

My version costs $2.13 a serving vs. $6.99 plus tax at Wally's in Park Ridge, IL. No offense to Wally's, who saved my sorry butt more than once in 1988.

The beef was $4.49/lb. The jar of peppers $3.35. The 8-pack of buns was a buck. The giant bag of french fries at Sam's was $6.88 for 32 servings!


















Italian Beef and French Fries

3.2 pounds beef chuck
1 jar Dell' Alpe Pepperoncini
1 package white hamburger buns
Ore Ida Fast Food Fries


Brown the chuck in a large cast iron skillet on medium, ten minutes on a side.

Drop the chuck into a Le Creuset oval oven, dump the pepperoncini on top and put on the lid.

Bake at 170 degrees F for ten hours.

Remove from the oven and reserve the peppers for serving, drain the liquid and shred the beef. Return shredded beef to the pan and keep warm, adding back juice to moisten as desired.

Bake the fries per the package directions.

Serve a half cup of the shredded beef on a bun with the fries on the side.

Easy peasy. Weepy cheapy.




h/t Don Wade, may he rest in peace

Man On Ledge Reluctantly Chooses Turkey Bacon Sandwich With Fries Over Suicide

Hey! Turkey and bacon works for me.

He wanted to live!

Story here:

An officer trained in crisis-intervention began talking to the man, who said he was hungry. Police then procured French fries and a turkey and bacon sandwich from the nearby Hotel deLuxe. The man apparently wasn't overwhelmed when presented with the sandwich. Hull said, “I think at one point he said he wanted a cheeseburger, but beggars can’t be choosers." Police were eventually able to convince the would-be jumper to walk away from the ledge and eat.