Thwarted again and the Grilled Cheese Invitational. I can live with that, but this year’s entry form distinguished registration in the Kama Sutra category between vegetarian and meaty, so for the added challenge, I entered the vegetarian division.
To my chagrin, they pitted my delicate veggie delight, the “Garden of Edam” against sandwiches loaded with bacon! NOTHING BEATS BACON! This is a universal truth, and I can’t for the life of me figure out why they made us register vegetarian OR meat if we would all be judged together. I’m bitter.
Anyway, my sandwich came out well. I grated Gouda (couldn’t find Edam) and mixed it with cream cheese and roasted red peppers to make a spread, which went on white bread with pear slices, watercress, pear & shallot jam and a little more gouda. The bread was perfectly toasted, as I spread ample amounts of butter and weighted it with an inverted plate, which also eliminated the need for a spatula.
Hey look, I made it into someone‘s photo (upper right):
Your hat looks good here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurenh/3298933983/
nothing beats bacon.
You were robbed!
Damn, there’s that brick you were talking about. * smoosh *
Nothing hotter than a man at the grill – especially when he is grilling cheese.