I love grilled cheese. I've always loved grilled cheese, ever since the days of my very picky childhood. My family would frequently go to New Orleans and grilled cheese was my refuge from turtle soup, gumbo, and etoufee. My dad took my dislike of the cuisine of my birthplace so personally -- especially when he measured me up against my brother and sister, who couldn't get enough of the local delicacies. He could never understand why a child born in that wonderful city would only eat grilled cheese and beignets. In a city with such wonderful food, it's easy for a 7 year old to get a darn tasty grilled cheese sandwich. Why on earth would I eat something as horrific as turtle soup when I can have melty, cheesy goodness between two slices of grilled, buttered bread?
Times have changed, and I'm not the picky eater I once was, but I still LOVE a grilled cheese. Dudley makes an excellent grilled cheese sandwich, by the way. If he makes dinner, chances are that I'll be eating grilled cheese or scrambled eggs -- both delicious, by the way. I didn't have any cheddar on hand for this sandwich, so I used half havarti cheese and half pepper jack. I wish I'd had some pepper jelly, because I definitely think that Leslie's decision to add it to her sandwiches has a lot of merit. I got a Pinapple heirloom tomato at the market because it was described as being very sweet -- this tomato didn't disappoint. Some of the tomatos I've purchased this summer have been very "meh," but this one was fantastic! All in all, the tomato, cheese, and caramelized onion cambination was a fantastic dinner for me. I served it with this corn salad (I have to soak up summer produce as long as I possible can) and this dinner was fantastic. Thanks to Leslie for such a great choice!
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Oh my. You've made me crave grilled cheese with those pictures of yours...That combination of tomato, carmelized onion and cheese sounds just wonderful. Did you have yours with tomato soup?
Wow, yum! It even sounds good this early in the morning!
Your sandwich looks fantastic!! that bread looks amazing, and the tomato sounds awesome. I've never heard of a pineapple tomato!
Oh NICE. I love the side, too. You need to give us that recipe.
I have some of the fondest memories of beignets and milky coffee. Fondest ever.
i may have to make myself a grilled cheese and avocado sammy for lunch now...yummers!!
This looks like a wonderful Grilled Cheese sandwich!
You really know how to rock a grilled cheese sandwich! I can see the cheese that melted out the side and got all crusty...that's MY favorite part of a GC sandwich. If Dudley makes good grilled cheese, I think he's a keeper (but you already knew that!) Thanks for cooking along with me.
Your sandwich and corn salad both look great. That tomato kind of looks like it is an egg, and now that is making me want an egg and cheese sandwich. Yum!
Oh, I was the same way (and still am) about grilled cheese! Your sandwich looks so great with that bread and that beautiful pineapple tomato sticking out...all that melty cheese...lunch, this is certainly going to be lunch again today. Great job.
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