A Monte Cristo is always well worth its copious calorie count. As a child, I loved the classic ham, cheese and turkey combination encased in egg-dipped, crisped bread, dusted with powdered sugar and dolloped with sour cream and strawberry jam. An adult now and enamored of the strong and flavorful as well as the mild and sweet, I occasionally replace Swiss cheese with Parmesan or gorgonzola and pedestrian ham with prosciutto. But the turkey is non-negotiable.

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