Finally an excuse to eat something not salad or chicken to follow up the holiday-hubbub-of-have-a-bite-of-everything. Or 10 bites. I have been craving all things deli so much that I ate a reuben out of the vending machine last week at the Erie Times-News. It was remarkably good, and I know that’s corned beef — not pastrami. I’m getting real pastrami for Monday’s National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day.  Pastrami is deli meat — and it’s beef — it’s what’s for dinner. This picture is from Recipes.com – follow the link for the recipe. It includes pastrami, corned beef, Swiss cheese and coleslaw.

And that’s not all. Wednesday is International Hot and Spicy Food Day. Good for us.

If you are reading this on Sunday, it’s L’Arche L’asagna tasting day at Brewerie in Erie, Pa. I made lasagna yesterday, but that’s not going to stop me from tasting lasagna from a dozen restaurants on Sunday. All proceeds benefit L’Arche, a community of faith where life is shared between people with and without intellectual disabilities.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa. She is the mom of three, stepmom to three and step-grandmom to one. 

Women’s Health Magazine published a list of gluten-free beers in September. The list broke down seven different brands of beer — many are 150 calories or less.

They run $9 to $15 per six-pack. See the full chart from Women’s Health right here. Many of the brands are available in Pa.

BrewErie also offers gluten-free beer by the glass with Red Bridge and Woodchuck Cider.

Pam Parker is the editor of Lake Erie LifeStyle, Her Times and House to Home at the Erie Times-News in Erie, Pa.