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Recipe: Easy Sub Rolls

We had been having good luck with our Fast Focaccia, so why not try the same technique for making sub rolls? We increased the flour while keeping all other ingredients the same and walla, easy sub rolls in under 2 … Continue reading

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Recipe: Puffy Italian Sub Rolls

At last! The puffy, yielding, open-crumb Italian sub rolls of my dreams. This has been a journey. We have published recipes for hoagie rolls, sub rolls and po’ boy rolls but none were truly the open crumb puffy submarine rolls you … Continue reading

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Recipe: Italian Deli-Style Hoagie Rolls

These Italian deli-style hoagie rolls started with a recipe on the highly enjoyable Wood Fired Kitchen blog. We made extensive changes to the technique, but kept a couple of secret ingredients which the author says came from Conshohocken Bakery in … Continue reading

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Jersey Mike’s: how to get an excellent sub at your local strip mall

I first encountered Jersey Mike’s in the Las Vegas airport. I was not expecting much, and was surprised to get a more than decent sub though at elevated airport prices. Then Jersey Mike’s opened a store in my local strip … Continue reading

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Recipe: Panzanella Sandwich, AKA Poor Man’s (or Rich Man’s) Panzanella

Panzanella is a summery Italian salad that features chunks of rustic bread tossed with vegetables and doused in vinaigrette. And guess what? You can get pretty much the same product with a few hacks to your favorite sub to make … Continue reading

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Sad about sub sandwiches

Our local Tour De Italian Deli 2.0 happened the other day, and I will refer you to the excellent and very detailed write up on the Fussy Little Blog with analysis of the sub sandwiches we tried. But here’s what that … Continue reading

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Another submarine sandwich post?

After my whining the other day I thought it would be a good idea to show the best local submarine sandwich I’ve found, the domestic (to save a dollar) prosciutto with sharp provolone from Roma Imports in Saratoga Springs, NY. … Continue reading

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What makes a great sub sandwich?

The other day I had one of the best submarine sandwiches of my life at a local place. It was so good, I went back for the same thing two days later. The second sub (pictured above) was thoroughly mediocre. … Continue reading

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A paean to Pastene Crushed Peppers

After all my whining about the bad food and low expectations in upstate New York, here’s one thing I definitely like: Pastene Crushed Peppers. These guys (or an equivalent brand, but Pastene seems to be the standard) are always at … Continue reading

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