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modified by You Want Me to Cook? – April 26, 2011
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Bacon
and Tomato Grilled Cheese recipe originally published
by Food Network:
50 Grilled Cheeses insert – April 2012.
I get
a lot of recipes that are salad and/or sandwich-like and very tasty
looking. I have a couple of issues… not
with the recipes, but with my cooking schedule.
First, I think they are more appropriate for lunch and I find it hard to
cook for just myself – even if the recipe is for a single serving. Second, my husband has been working a later
shift that extends past dinner into the evening and sandwiches often don’t keep
well. Last, I don’t feel these are
dinner recipes.
That’s
not to say they aren’t, I just happen to look for certain qualities in my
dinner meals and sandwiches don’t necessarily pass my muster. Again, not the recipe’s fault… just my
neurosis.
Then
life took a slightly unfortunate turn in terms of husband’s employment. A situation now rectified, but it gave me an
opportunity to start making lunch for us.
This was one of the first recipes I stumbled upon after he was home for
lunch during the week.
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© You Want Me to Cook?
Bacon and Tomato Grilled Cheese |
I
didn’t have a picture to compare my grilled cheese to since this was an insert
in Food Network’s April issue. They have
some pictures, including a classic sandwich (as shown below), but nothing for
me to compare mine against. That being
said…
This
is probably the best looking grilled cheese I’ve ever made. The bread is perfectly toasted. The cheese is completely melted. And I give full credit to the recipe writers. Without following their instructions, I
probably would have ended up with burnt bread or un-melted cheese.
Thank
you Food Network for teaching me the best way to make a grilled cheese
sandwich. I honestly mean that.
