Daily Bread

I'm never buying hamburger buns again. Nor hot dog buns. I may also refuse to buy white bread. All of those have been replaced by our new daily bread, Acme Herb Slab.

The Herb Slab is a sort of focaccia-like bread, about the size of a placemat and an inch thick. It's made of white flour but has big air pockets and herbs so it's lighter than most breads and full of flavor. If you live outside of Acme's sphere of influence, any herbed focaccia will probably substitute well.

We first had it as the bun for lamb burgers at daughter Katie's birthday party and since then I have used it to make garlic bread as well as for hot dog and hamburger buns and sandwiches. You just cut off the right size and shape from the slab, slice it in half between the crusts, and there you have a really flavorful covering for your sandwich, or whatever!

Maybe this won't be the foodie innovation of the year but for me it has been a delight to find an easy and delicious substitute for those tasteless rolls that fall apart on the first bite and add nothing but calories to a burger. I also like that it's firm but relatively soft, not like trying to bite through a French roll, which no one but Joe E. Brown could do.

Wonder™ may indeed wonder where their sales have gone once everyone switches over to the marvelous herbed substitute. Give us this day.