mkThere are a few food things in life that don’t require a recipe. Grilled cheeses and cereal are two in particular. Yet… there are cookbooks on grilled cheeses, come to think of it. Maybe I stand corrected on that. Anyway…guess what?! It was brought to my attention that several things on my birthday list can be crossed off:
#30 make a tiered cake
#27 make lots of cakes
#6) get a Nikkor 50mm 1.4 lens (this came from my mama as a “late” birthday check-ya-hoo!)
And, coming up this weekend:
# 14) meet up with local food bloggers
Now… I’m thinking about adding more things since there were some cross offs…hmmm. What do you think?
Back to food-now- this isn’t the white bread and American that mama made..although I won’t say a bad word about that one-it’s just a classic. This one is modernized; with whole grain bread and sharp cheddar and thinly sliced bell pepper in between. There may not be an actual recipe here- but there are a few tips and tricks I have read about making that perfect grilled cheese, You know the one, crisp buttery salty crust oozing with good quality cheese….mmmm.
Now: the “tips” I have learned… it think I read them in Cooks Illustrated…I think….
1) fresh bread- I used this because the dear folks at Foodbuzz send me free food sometimes. (thanks guys!)
I didn’t feel too guilty about indulging in a grilled cheese, since this bread was so healthy.
Another blogger deep-fried hers. Now… that looked tas-tee!
Tip 2: Use good shredded cheese. It melts more evenly.
Tip # 3: Brush the outside of the bread with melted salted butter.
and… tip #4 a HOT cast iron skillet
Finally, this is a tip for myself next time…
ummm, cut the peppers smaller so that they don’t come out when you separate the sandwich. Silly me.
