My mom makes sure everything is extra special when she makes us something to eat, even the ones that seem like no-brainers. I spend the week away from home due to college. I come home on Fridays and leave again on Mondays. There are times when my mother worries about what I eat during my week between at-homes. This (points to photograph) was one of those times. She had been worried that I would get caught in the rush hour traffic with nothing to eat if I got hungry, so she made me a sandwich.
This is made with slices of fresh whole wheat bread spread with a seasoned mustard dressing generously laden with crabsticks pulled into flavorful strings. Beneath them is a bed of crisp iceberg lettuce followed by a layer of half-inch apple slices. It sounds really simple, and it is, but the secret is really in the dressing.
The peppery, tangy flavor of the dressing, combined with the saltiness of the crabsticks, the crispness of the lettuce and the sweetness of the apple, just blend into your mouth with a satisfying crunch.
Chewing My Way Through College 