grilled cheese

Today’s Sandwich: Olive Tapenade Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Jillian Bedell March 28, 2013

Today’s sandwich is the “Olive Tapenade Grilled Cheese.” It combines black olive tapenade, mozzarella cheese, and tomato on butter-griddled rustic Rosemary Olive Oil bread. Notes: I know we write a lot on this site about sandwiches. But they are one of civilization’s truly great inventions. All you need is bread. Flat bread, crusty, rustic Boule, [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Chorizo y Papas Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell February 28, 2013

Today’s sandwich is the “Chorizo y Papas Grilled Cheese.” It combines ground chorizo, sauteed onions, habanero cheddar and American cheeses, and crispy Tater Tots on sliced white bread. Notes: Poke your head through the kitchen window of nearly any household in Mexico around breakfast time, and you’re likely to find a family with a skillet [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: White Pizza Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Jillian Bedell December 19, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “White Pizza Grilled Cheese.” It combines ricotta, mozzarella, garlic, red pepper flakes, and fresh basil on toasted bread. Notes: We went on a little excursion to New York last week. You may have heard about it. And it was great. Really, really great. We didn’t do much of anything at all, [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Bacon Jam, Arugula, and Pear Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell August 8, 2012

Notes: Readers of yesterday’s post on making homemade bacon jam probably fall into one of two categories. For some of you, it was love at first sight, you rushed off to the store to buy the ingredients, cooked up a pot of bacon jam, sat down at the table, and ate the entire bowl with a spoon, [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Frito Pie Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell July 6, 2012

Notes: You don’t have to be from the American Southwest to have been exposed, by now, to the insanity that is Frito Pie. In its simplest, trashiest form, a “Frito Pie” is made of a bag of Fritos corn chips split lengthwise, ladled with swampy beef chili, and sprinkled with shredded cheese. The heat and [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Poutine Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell April 24, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Poutine Grilled Cheese” It combines french fries and cheddar cheese curds on oatmeal bread, with a side of pork gravy. Notes: As you start to peel off the layers of clothing you’ve been wearing all Winter, exposing pale, pasty flesh to the sun for the first time in months, you may [...]

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How to Make American Cheese

by Malcolm Bedell April 12, 2012

As our regular readers know, I’ll go to my grave defending processed, pasteurized American cheese. I understand your objections to this position. I’ve heard all of the arguments. It’s bland. It’s lowbrow. Heck, it’s not even technically cheese, but more of a sciency slurry of milk, whey, milkfat, artificial flavorings and oil, dyed orange and [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: Broccoli Cheddar Soup Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell March 28, 2012

Today’s sandwich combines sauteed broccoli, onion, cream cheese, cheddar cheese, and bacon on freshly-baked bread. Notes: Is there anything more comforting on all of planet Earth than a steaming hot mug of broccoli cheddar soup? And is there any better excuse for eating an entire bowl of of what amounts to little more than hot, [...]

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Moody’s Diner

by Malcolm Bedell February 29, 2012

Ask anyone from away about iconic Maine road food, and the conversation will turn, inevitably, to Moody’s Diner in Waldoboro. Part of the reason for the legendary diner’s fame is a simple matter of location; the plum US Route 1 location means that nearly every single tourist on their way up the coast to attend [...]

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Today’s Sandwich: “Green Bean Casserole” Grilled Cheese (Homemade)

by Malcolm Bedell January 19, 2012

Today’s sandwich is the “Green Bean Casserole” grilled cheese. It combines melted Camembert, green beans, sauteed shiitake mushrooms, and french fried onions on Sourdough bread. Notes: Slapping a thick piece of foie gras on an otherwise unremarkable hamburger. Shaving black truffle on a bowl of Kraft macaroni and cheese. Cool Whip panna cotta. There’s a [...]

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