We’re Reinventing the Sandwich and Using the Bread As the FILLING!

Our minds are officially blown. Bread on the inside of our sandwich? Yes, it’s true. And you know what that means? A) They’re low calorie and low carb (if that’s what you’re into), but you can still enjoy some bread. After all, who doesn’t love bread (especially these no-knead bread recipes)? B) There’s more of the good stuff on the outside — think smoked salmon, pastrami or roast ham shavings. C) It’s just a brilliant idea, frankly. Enjoy them for lunch or cut them into smaller cubes and serve them at your summer gathering. Since we’re going a little crazy on the sandwich idea, why not go whole hog and throw a party, and add these sandos to your summer party essentials list?

Ingredients:

Serves 2 for lunch or makes 24 party bites
— 1 small cucumber

— 1/2 cup cream cheese

— 4 slices of bread

— 6-8 slices beetroot

— 8 slices smoked salmon

— zest of one lemon

Instructions:

1. Cut the cucumber in half. Slice 1 of the pieces into long slices. Use a peeler to peel thin slices off the other piece of cucumber.

2. Spread the cream cheese on 2 slices of bread.

3. Arrange the sliced cucumber on 1 of the slices. Put the beetroot slices on one half of the other slice and layer smoked salmon onto the other half. Top each slice with the 2 other slices of bread.

4. Cut the crusts off the bread, then cut each sandwich widthwise into 6 fingers.

5. Roll 1 of the sandwich fingers in a slice of smoked salmon. Lay out 4 slices of the peeled cucumber, making sure they overlap. Roll another sandwich finger in the cucumber slices.

6. Trim the edges if necessary, then cut each of the fingers in 2. Repeat with the remaining sandwich fingers.

7. Serve immediately. The salmon-wrapped sandwiches can be made a few hours ahead and wrapped, then stored in the refrigerator. The cucumber-wrapped sandwiches will only last 1-2 hours before the bread starts to go soggy.

Cut the cucumber in half. Slice one of the pieces into long slices. Use a peeler to peel thin slices off the other piece of cucumber.

Spread the cream cheese on two slices of bread.

Arrange the sliced cucumber on one of the slices. Put the beetroot slices on one half of the other slice and layer smoked salmon onto the other half. Top each slice with the two other slices of bread.

Cut the crusts off the bread, then cut each sandwich widthwise into six fingers.

Roll one of the sandwich fingers in a slice of smoked salmon. Lay out four slices of the peeled cucumber, making sure they overlap. Roll another sandwich finger in the cucumber slices.

Trim the edges if necessary, then cut each of the fingers in two. Repeat with the remaining sandwich fingers.

Serve immediately.

Add canape sticks or toothpicks if you like!

Do you have an interesting party food idea? We’d love to hear. Tweet us @BritandCo!

1923 season 2 premieres on Paramount+ February 23, and Michelle Randolph (who plays Elizabeth Dutton in the cast) is "so excited" for you to watch the new episodes — and she's been keeping up with all your fan theories!

"There are some crazy ones. I feel like the biggest fan theory thing is the family tree," she tells Brit + Co exclusively. "I've seen many different family trees and so it's like, 'OK, which one's accurate?' I actually drew my own at one point."

Here's what Michelle Randolph had to say about 1923 season 2, and the Dutton family tree, in Brit + Co's exclusive 1923 interview.

Michelle Randolph teases '1923' season 2 finally gives us answers to the Dutton family tree.

By the end of season 2, Michelle Randolph says "we might be able to fill in some blanks" in the Dutton family tree, which is a very hot topic for internet users! "I had to make my own [family tree] because all of the ones I saw on the internet were like — every single one was different. I was like 'I'm confused.'"

The Dutton family is made up of incredible cast members like Brandon Sklenar, Harrison Ford, and Helen Mirren, and Michelle reveals that the cast are just as close as their characters.

"There's a giant group chat called Giddy Up, which started during cowboy camp of season one," she says. "A cute little name, and I think I mean we all were on location in Montana and all in the same hotel, and we would get dinners after [filming], so I think even though our characters are very different and in different story lines like we all really did bond, which was really helpful to have each other throughout the chaos of of shooting a show."

The actress also says Elizabeth would connect with her 'Landman' character Ainsley.

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And if you're a tried and true Taylor Sheridan fan, you've probably picked up on the fact that Michelle isn't just in 1923 — she also has a starring role as Ainsley Norris in Landman! But would Elizabeth and Ainsley get along if they met in an alternate universe?

"That would be a fun thing to witness. I think they would," she says. "They're very different, but the similarities between them is they're both young women who are finding their place in this world and I think that they both actually look at the world through very bright eyes and have a lot of hope, which is an interesting correlation between the two of them. I think Elizabeth has gone through so much more than Ainsley obviously, so there might be a difference there, but I think they would get along."

Check out the 8 Compelling Historical Fiction Books To Read While You Wait For 1923 Season 2 and read our interview with Julia Schlaepfer where she teases the Spencer and Alex's future.

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

You could be secretly — an unintentionally — self-sabotaging in your day-to-day life in more ways than you know. From your job to your friendships, there are probably a few ways that you're counting yourself out and putting yourself last when you don't have to. And that kind of self-sabotaging behavior? It's seriously bringing you down.

Rest assured that this isn't another article meant to make you feel bad about yourself though. It's more of a friendly nudge for all of us to stop being so mean to ourselves because self-sabotaging isn't exactly rooted in self-love. It's like setting small parts of ourselves on fire...then complaining about how much it hurts. That doesn't sound fun, does it?

If you're vigorously nodding your head, let's make a vow to do things a little differently. But first, we have to face the subtle signs of self-sabotaging we just can't seem to stop doing.

Buckle up because we're exposing 10 signs you're actually self-sabotaging!

Mikhail Nilov

1. Treating Procrastination Like It's The Love Of Your Life

We see you snickering to yourself, but it's time to evaluate your relationship with procrastination. Whenever you do it, does it make you feel better about yourself or do you rush to complete whatever you were supposed to do? If you've noticed your habit is a daily part of your life, chances are other people know about it too.

One study found that "1 in 4 Americans say their friends expect them to procrastinate on takes" while "1 in 12 say even their employer expects" late tasks. It may elicit a few jokes, but we wouldn't be surprised if you told us people are starting to rely on you less because you're not starting things when you said you would.

We know it's familiar to reach for procrastination, but it's not helping you in the long run.

Polina Tankilevitch

2. Critiquing Your Appearance Like You Have A Built-In Bully In Your Ear

We couldn't decide if this should be the first self-sabotaging thing we covered, but we know it's serious enough to talk about early on. The Florida House Experience discovered almost 50% of women begin questioning their body as they age which is scary to think about. But what if you're doing that now?

It's easy; we know. Still, there's no reason to repeat negative things about yourself like you're an annoying internet bully who likes to pick fights with everyone. It's soul-crushing and puts you in a position to find new things to critique no matter how many times you swear you'll stop.

Find ways to counter whatever negative thing you're thinking. Here's a few of our tips:

  1. Instead of saying "My body doesn't look like the girls on social media," say "My body's been keeping me healthy so far and I love it for that."
  2. Instead of saying "My face is terrible because I have so much acne," say "My face is doing it's best to signal that I need to take care of something."
  3. Instead of saying, "I hate that I have to wear glasses," say "How cool is it that I get to wear something stylish that also helps me see?"

Anastasia Shuraeva

3. Treating Yourself Because "You Can't Spend It When You're Gone"

We're not financial experts whatsoever, and we honestly don't believe in restricting yourself to the point you can't ever enjoy your money. It's just you shouldn't carry recurring debt so you can have the fun you want. You could be an emotional shopper or have a huge FOMO; two things we know a lot about. Usually we'd say it doesn't matter, but your underlying why absolutely does.

The only person who can get to the root of what's causing you to spend excessively is you, though we'd also argue that a therapist and financial expert can help you even more.

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4. Not Cleaning Up After Yourself Regularly

The thing about cleaning is that you don't have to love it to do it. It's more about making sure you respect and value the space you're in more than making sure your inner child is appeasing your parents. Leave them and anyone else out of the equation for once.

Wash your dirty dishes with old food stuck to them because you want to have something clean to put your new meals on. Wash, dry, and put away your clothes because not seeing a huge pile makes you less anxious. Put your shoes in a safe space so that you stop spraining your pinky toe.

See how that works?

Liza Summer

5. Being Scared To Set Boundaries Because You Don't Want To Be "Mean"

People pleasers to the front! You're still putting everyone else's needs and emotions before your own, aren't you? We see you and think you have a beautiful heart. We also think it's time for you to stop willingly allowing yourself to shrink or feel uncomfortable because you don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.

A hard fact it's time to understand is that you're never going to please everyone nor should you willingly accept toxic behavior. Your best friend or sister doesn't get a pass for making passive-aggressive comments if you wouldn't let a stranger do it.

Mikhail Nilov

6. Ignoring What You've Accomplished Because You Think You Can Do Better

What are you in a rush to prove Ms. Perfectionist? That you can make your boss regret passing you over for a promotion? Maybe you think you can make your ex regret mistreating you because you've gone on to accomplish everything they said you wouldn't.

Whatever your reason for chasing the next thing is, we want you slow down and look around you. If you're able to afford your rent or mortgage, have a car to get you from point A to B, or have received work accolades, you're not failing. You are doing so much better than you give yourself credit for and it's time to recognize that.

Every time you feel like you have to chase the next big thing, you're signaling to yourself that what you have done is insignificant and it's not. The fact you get up every day to try counts so it's time to give yourself more credit!

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7. Pushing Your Partner Away Because You're Afraid Of Being Hurt

Eh, we're calling ourselves out big time here. Sadly, we're guilty of being mean to our partners because we've kissed a few snakes in the past and found ourselves nursing broken hearts after getting wounded. Unfortunately, this made us carry fear from past situations into our current relationships.

If this tune sounds familiar then you're probably guilty of starting drama with your partner before they can even think about playing with your feelings. But, what if they're a genuine person who cares about you and you're just being mean? Does that seem fair? Chances are you don't even realize you're doing it which makes this one of the trickier self-sabotaging things you've been doing.

We're not here to berate you for it though because —like we said — we've been there. If you want a shot at having the healthy relationship you want, you have to put down your proverbial fists though — trust us.

Christina Morillo

8. Being Afraid To Speak Up Work Because You Think Your Ideas Are "Stupid"

Hey, Ms. "I Want A Successful Career!" You're not going to get there if you bite your tongue whenever your boss asks if anyone has fresh ideas to share. We're guilty of sitting on things too because we've been overlooked in the past, but all jobs aren't like that.

If you work with a collaborative team where people genuinely care about your input, don't be afraid to speak up. Even if all your ideas don't come to fruition, it still helps when you actively bounce ideas off your co-workers.

This is the only time you'll hear us say this, but teamwork really does make the dream work.

Vlada Karpovich

9. Turning Down Event Invites Because You're Nervous To Be Yourself

Who made you feel like you have to hide from the world when you have so much greatness inside of you? Point them out so we can have a word with them. Just kidding, sort of.

Really, we're more concerned about how many opportunities you're letting pass by because it means you'll have to actually talk to people and let them see you. It's obvious someone wants to see you if you're receiving invitations to pop-up shops, NYFW shows, and even just a friend's birthday dinner!

If you've been dreaming about rubbing shoulders with certain people in the industry you work in, put your best foot forward and show up! You've been doing the work to get to this point so don't hold back.

We promise you've got this!

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Following the release of It Ends With Us, and all the internet drama that surrounded the movie's press, Justin Baldoni admitted he was struggling — before Blake Lively ever filed her lawsuit. During a podcast taping in November 2024 (Blake sued Justin in December), the actor and director told Gent's Talk Podcast that he "wasn't in the best place" after an "intense" year.

Here's what It Ends With Us' Justin Baldoni said on his podcast appearance amid his Blake Lively feud.

Justin Baldoni wants 'It Ends With Us' to affect change in men.

In the interview, Justin Baldoni talks about the conversations around the movie, and wanting to reframe the question from "Why did she stay?" to "Why did he hurt her?"

"Violence against women as we know, is not woman's issue, it's a man's issue," he continues. And while he wants It Ends With Us to offer hope and empowerment for women to change their lives, he admits the "real reason underneath it all was to affect change in men."

But, as any It Ends With Us fan knows, the movie quickly went viral for its cast drama and legal battle between Justin and Blake. Even their co-star Brandon Sklenar has been vocal about how he wants "people to remember why we made the movie in the first place and what it stands for, and just keeping the focus on that."

Justin reveals during the podcast taping that "this morning, I sent a text message to my best friend Jamey and the president of my company, Tera, and I told them that I wasn't in the best place...I told them that I was exhausted, that I haven't given myself time to recover or time to heal."

"A lot of material success and a lot of emotional stress was very hard on me and my family," he continues. "I wear a lot of hats, and I carry a lot because I love what I do...I love the people that work for us. I love the movies that we make. I love the impact that we have and yet sometimes it's easy to, as you said earlier, fall back into our programming and be swept away in the current of self and be kind of overtaken by the wave of success and opportunity."

Justin Baldoni has been vocal about his own growth as a human, and even apologized to Blake Lively in a voice memo, admitting he's "a very flawed man as my wife will attest," which means he's "gonna put my foot in my mouth [and] piss you off probably," but that he'll "always apologize and find my way back to center."

"Sometimes I can get lost in the same way that everybody gets lost, but healing isn't linear, and growth isn't linear," he tells Gent's Talk. "If you don't have setbacks and if you don't have plateaus, then you don't have the opportunity to group and to push forward."

Read up on why Blake Lively Is Prepared For A Year Of "Continued Drama" With It Ends With Us Legal Battle for more.