0’Tooles Rule

For my 20th birthday, not quite being of drinking age yet, I wanted to go out for dessert with my roommates.  Bennigan’s White Chocolate Chill Out was a worthy, share-able dessert. I have no idea if they still have it, but if you have a Bennigan’s Shenanigans near you, it might be worth a trip.

So the four girls who occupied a dorm suite in Pavek hall ventured out on a cold February night (my birthday falls during the worst time of year) and settled into a booth and ordered our delicious dessert to share.  This cute guy who worked there walked by a few times and I swear I had seen him before.  I said to my ladies…”I think that is J’s roomate. He’s cute. I wonder if he’s single?”

Well friends, cute Bennigan’s worker guy is now my dear husband.  This story has a point besides being nauseatingly endearing.

Since he worked there throughout college, I would go visit often.  The Turkey O’Toole was one of my favorite menu items. Not exactly a healthy choice now, but it wasn’t bad for my college eating standards.  I suppose the fries on the side negated any inking of health the turkey provided me. The best part of the sandwich was the pretzel roll bun and honey Dijon sauce. We still speak of that honey Dijon's greatness. 

I came across some pretzel buns at Trader Joe’s the other day and immediately had to re-create the Turkey O’Toole.

Ingredients needed:

-Pretzel buns
-thinly sliced deli turkey, warmed in the oven or stovetop
-honey mustard/dijon – we used Ken’s Light
-swiss cheese

Directions:

Slice your buns and toast in the broiler. After toasting, remove from oven and spread honey mustard on one or both sides.  Top bottom bun with turkey and swiss.  Put it back under the broiler until cheese is nice and melty. Top with bun top and enjoy.