I’ve never really been a big fan of chicken salad. Mainly because it’s always loaded up on mayonnaise and has too many veggies, and grapes, and you know how I feel about savory and sweet combinations. I’ve never been a fan. So I was somewhat hesitant to try out this recipe, but as I was flipping through Amber Wilson’s gorgeous cookbook, For the Love of the South, I came across this recipe and the photo alone made me want to make it immediately. It’s the simplest of chicken salad, flavored with just a bit of salt and pepper, fresh herbs and what really makes it over the top, is the homemade mayonnaise. I love that this isn’t really served as a sandwich at all, but you can if you want to, rather it’s served on crostini to really hone in on that appetizer/snack feel to it. A little Creole mustard and a few cornichons round out everything so nicely in the park. The good news is that it’s super easy to make for yourself, but the bad news is that it’s super easy to make for yourself, and having this on hand in the fridge 24/7 seems a little crazy.
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I wanted to share a ridiculously easy recipe that requires hardly any time at all to put together because I’m no monster, and I know that we don’t always have all the time in the world to spare in the kitchen, especially during the work week. Those few and far in between moments of freedom in life need to be cherished and not spent working away over a hot stove. Let’s keep that in mind from now on and for the rest of summer, deal? I’d like to think that everyone of you (myself included) has the chance to make some of the more lavish recipes on the blog, on a daily basis, but I know that isn’t always the case. Sometimes we’re too tired or just simply too busy. I totally understand that. So that’s where these Steak and Brie Sandwiches come in. They’re not only incredibly simple to whip up, but they’re also super delicious and very filling, which is my main concern half the time. No one needs an unsatisfying lackluster meal. If I told you that the only thing we have to cook for this recipe was the steak itself, would that convince you even more to give it a try? You don’t even have to answer because I know you’d say yes. I’m already saying yes for the both of us. Whenever steak and brie are involved, we don’t have to think twice about it. 
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This recipe reminds me of two of my firsts in my life. It reminds me of the first time I ate pho at a Vietnamese restaurant that my sister introduced me to. I remember distinctly ordering both pho and a banh mi because I wanted to try everything, and because I don’t know about you, but soup isn’t really filling to me. I always just think of it as a starter to a larger meal, but I digress, that’s not the point I’m trying to make. The second first it reminds me of is one of the dishes I cooked all the time when I was younger, and that is a meatball sandwich. I’ve always loved to cook, ever since I was little, and even though I didn’t know how to make many things back then, I tried very hard to cook as much as I could and as often as I could. So the first time I made meatball sandwiches, I realized how easy they were to make and so I would cook them all the time. I wonder if my family ever got tired of them? 
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