You deserve a fancy fish sandwich — here's the very best quick lunch to make when working from home

Early in my work-from-home days writing for a daily food news site, I learned the hard way that if you don't carve out time for lunch, you may find yourself at 3 p.m. shoveling in alternating hunks of cheese and bread with one hand while typing a greasy-fingered email with the other, screaming "I can have it all!" It's fast and dead-easy to make but feels fancy because of the fussy compound mayo, ruffly lettuce and pillowy bread — like the sort of lunch you order with a glass of white wine at a posh gastropub downtown. Of course, this wouldn't happen in my house because we use paper towels as napkins... *** If you can't find ciabatta rolls, stick with a similarly tender bread, such as bolillo rolls, lightly toasted pullman or sourdough bread slices, so the fish stays intact in the sandwich when you bite down. Recipe: Fancy Fish Sandwiches with Basil-Caper Mayo Serves 2 Ingredients: 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 tsp chopped capers 2 tsp minced chives or green onion 1/2 tsp lemon zest 1 Tbsp chopped basil leaves Freshly ground black pepper, as needed Juice of 1 lemon, divided Salt, as needed All-purpose or rice flour, as needed 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 2 6-oz. firm-flesh fish fillets, patted dry on both sides Grapeseed or canola oil, as needed 1 tsp butter 2 ciabatta rolls, split A few leaves butter or bibb lettuce Kettle chips, for serving Directions: In a small bowl, whisk together the mayo, capers, chives, zest, basil, a few grinds of black pepper and a scant 1 tsp lemon juice.