The next big culinary innovation, originally uploaded by AMK.

I've heard of other strange parties like soup parties and bad sweater parties, but this is the first whiff I've ever had of a sandwich party. And so far, it smells like fries (or chips, if you must), bacon, and a faint hint of Nutter Butters.

But, the internet being full of random things, it has given rise to the idea of a sandwich party. And I can't pass up things like this, especially when they involve food. I also can't just do things once, so consider this my Sandwich Party Post, Part the First.

Above, you will find the Hamandmacandcheese sandwich. I think it's funny, so I wanted to post about it. But it will never be eaten by me since I'm a vegetarian and I can't bear the idea of participating in a sandwich party without actually getting to eat a sandwich. So please expect my Sandwich Party Post, Part the Second sometime later this weekend.

Back to the Hamandmacandcheese sandwich.

The Hamandmacandcheese sandwich is comprised of two key ingredients - ham and mac and cheese. These are sandwiched lovingly between two bunches of romaine lettuce and two slices of toast. It was conceived of one day when my sister was making a leftover ham sandwich and we also had some leftover baked mac and cheese and I coerced her into adding it to her sandwich to satisfy some kind of vicarious meat sandwich curiosity.

The ham is a ham my mom made. I don't know anything about ham, so I can't comment extensively on it, but I know it came in a large hunk and was sliced in thick slices. None of this "ham" food substance. Only thick slices of leftover ham will do.

The mac and cheese is a baked mac and cheese, also made by my mother. Using baked mac and cheese is key in a Hamandmacandcheese sandwich, as it's less runny and gooey than regular mac and cheese, and will kind of moosh and squish together, preserving some sandwich structural integrity.

And the toast and lettuce seemed to add a nice crunch.

I can't say how this sandwich tastes from personal experience, but I do know that my sister ate the whole thing and said it was "pretty good".