There are days when my schedule overwhelms me so. No time to read the newspaper. Lunch is on the go and taken standing up. Even bathroom breaks are next to impossible. On those days I  give in to the inevitable. I pick up the phone and order take-out for dinner or I rely on the easy and cheaper solution — sandwiches, soups and salads. There are so many possible choices. Any combination will do. Cold cuts are ideal for sandwiches, from ham to pastrami or roast beef with the obligatory greens. Tuna, hard-boiled eggs or chicken breast with mayonnaise is also great. The very American BLT is another possibility.  Let’s not forget a hearty steak sandwich.  Actually, bread (sourdough, French, pita, etc.) alone is sometimes good enough to go with the soup.

Soup, whether canned or made from scratch (of course, the fact that you have no time means you use a can opener, duh) is perfect for night time. My favorite soup is made this way: Saute some onions. Add some left-over roast chicken. Add to a can of Campbell’s condensed mushroom soup mixed with an equivalent amount of milk. Simmer. Really good, trust me. Salads are the easiest to make. Lots of greens (lettuce, cilantro, scallions, green or red pepper). Chicken bits, ham, spam, crab meat sprinkled on top. Drizzle with the dressing of your choice. Just to complicate things a tad, you may also try cooking some pasta and putting all of the above to make, what else, a  pasta salad.

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