{"id":34505,"date":"2026-10-15T19:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T19:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/?p=34505"},"modified":"2026-10-20T19:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T19:30:20","slug":"laurens-potato-teasers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vicsocotra.com\/wordpress\/laurens-potato-teasers\/","title":{"rendered":"Lauren’s Potato Teasers!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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And Jersey Mike’s Sub in a Tub!<\/p>\n

Lauren tells me that she started her upward mobility in the culinary world as a sandwich assembler in a shop near where she grew up. she learned the basics in a way we have pioneered here at Socotra House with our Journalism-Current Events and DC-Hot-House educational apprenticeships we have offered over the course of this amazing season.<\/p>\n

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We intend to do much more. But that will have to be later, you know? Would you like the salad to go along with your soup before we get rolling?<\/p>\n

Here is the deal- Jersey Mikes is across from the Metro Blue line stop on the way to Dulles. Since it is right near by, we often stop for a basket of their #10 Tuna Fish and #13 Original Italian subs. During one of the clean-ups there were a couple of the #13s left half uneaten, so I broke them down to layer atop shredded lettuce, minced olives spices and pickled onions.<\/p>\n

Lauren’s take on the copycat sub recipe features a 50\/50 blend of olive oil and red wine vinegar, salt, black pepper, and dried oregano, all whisked together in a small bowl.<\/p>\n

That was the craft part, while supervising the chopping!<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve made other chopped salads before, you know uniform slicing and dicing in size is key and the Interns learn quickly on the route to the 2-credits earned for what we call “Quarterly Amazon Bulk Galley Delivery” we get in January, April, July and October.<\/p>\n

Ideally, you build the menu for the bulk buy with the one to Wyoming for beef products and to Autumn Olive out in Shenandoah and then sequence delivery so the loading for and the freight elevator don’t get clogged.<\/p>\n

The principle for all of them is the same as salad- or potatoes. You want to skewer your fork with a little bit of everything so that every bite is loaded with flavor and texture.<\/p>\n

Cutting the Current Events, processed and natural meats, assorted romances and residence swaps, lettuce, and assorted peppers and vegetables into short, thin ribbons is one of the ways to go.<\/p>\n

I updated the shopping list for October with an eye to awarding credit to the Interns who were interested. It has been an interesting process I have asked them to churn out as individual blog posts that will be integrated into their cohort production credits for the two cook books in progress now, plus the Fifteen Minute books we will do if the world does not end this year.<\/p>\n

I am sending Splash to Whole Foods with the card Deirdre left for a pound each of the Boar’s Head essentials and a bushel of baguettes to go with the soup: ham, capicola, salami, pepperoni, and provolone cheese. I also added snagged some romaine ripe cherry tomatoes white white onions and spices.<\/p>\n

I also have a quarterly order with Amazon for their three-pack of Louie’s Pepperoncini, which normally lasts the full three months.<\/p>\n

Louie’s people marinate their golden naturally hot Greek peppers in vinegar-based brine. Like restaurant fresh, this result is home-made exquisite. And with a baguette or two on the table, there is plenty of room for fun with soup at the plate!<\/p>\n

Oh, you have to have something to ladle over the salad, right? Homemade, seasoned 3-Ingredient Mayo or Yogurt Salad Dressing works with what comes in the Quarterly delivery!<\/p>\n

The Cheat? I keep that tub of Japanese Kewpie Mayo that I get with the Quarterly automatic orders from Amazon. I can do anything with three ingredients if one of them is Kewpie, and another one is Cholula Hot Sauce and some soy. Or what is handy!<\/p>\n

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\nTo serve a dozen, make about three cups of salad dressing (enough for 12 salads), you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n

1 & 1\/2 cups plain Kewpie or Greek yogurt
\n9 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
\n3 tablespoons high-quality YAMASAN KYOTO UJI Artisanal Classic Dark Soy Sauce
\n3 teaspoons Mike’s Hot Honey or maple syrup, or to taste (optional).<\/p>\n

Copyright 2026 Vic Socotra and Lauren Habermehl
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