Turkey Caprese Sandwiches

Where do you carry your stress?

I always carry my stress in my neck. If I’m incredibly stressed out, my neck will hurt to no end. I’ve got a nice neck massager that I’ll use until the thing falls apart on my worst days.

It takes a lot to stress me out nowadays. I utilize a ton of calming techniques so I don’t get to the point of freaking out. Every Sunday I take a long bath with candles, aromatherapy, and meditation music. I use breathing techniques throughout the week when I start to feel overwhelmed. I try to stay as calm as possible, but my neck takes the brunt of everything.

One way to de-stress (and forget about my aching neck): cooking. Sundays are probably my favorite day of the week because that’s the day I get to meal prep and take a calming bath (not at the same time, of course).

This Sunday I made five recipes, all new to me, and each one was a banger. Talk about an unstressful day—here I was melting chocolate and sauteing onions and the furthest thing from my mind was all my daily stressors.

Turkey Caprese sandwiches were the first thing I made this weekend, and they’ll be the last thing for me to forget. These oven-baked sandwiches are KING. They’re easy to meal prep and keep in the fridge for a grab-and-go lunch for the workweek.

If you can, use your balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze AFTER baking. I made the mistake of putting it on the sandwich pre-bake, which led to a soggy bottom.

Enjoy!