chilly nights = gourmet grilled cheese

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I know that sounds crazy in August, but we're going through a much needed cool spell right now in Oklahoma, and well, as the mercury drops, most of us get HUNGRY for something savory.  So, I'm going to share one of our family favorites for those chilly nights.  It's gourmet/grown up grilled cheese sandwiches.  It's important that you don't skimp on ingredients, quality is really important here.  I'll give you the basic recipe, and some options you could add later as you explore the wonderful land of le fromage.

You'll need a panini maker,  a george foreman, or even a regular griddle to make this sandwich.  If you don't have any of the above, try a frying pan- placing a weight on the sandwich as it grills- make sure to flip it once browned.

Gourmet Grilled Cheese sandwiches

Makes 4 sandwiches

good sourdough bread- sliced
1/2 stick butter softened (the real thang)
2 cloves  garlic minced
kosher salt

Mix, butter, minced garlic and a smidge of salt- butter both sides of each slice of bread. set aside
heat up your griddle
mix a combination of 3 of your favorite cheeses, here are some recommendations:
gruyere
havarti
cheddar
swiss
mozzerella
fontina
asiago
pecorino romano
Parmesan (not the powdered stuff:)

Once your pan is heated   you can start constructing.  It's nice to have the griddle heated and to have a great selection of add ons for your grilled cheese such as :  fresh spinach, bacon bits, ham, dijon mustard, horseradish, onion, tomato, sprouts, avocado.........and on and on and on- the possibilities are endless.

Make your sandwich, place it on the griddle, close cover if applicable, and remove once the sandwich has browned, and cheese has melted. 

You'll thank me later- this is fun, easy, and oooooooooooooh so yummy in your tummy.  Let me know what you think once you've tried this.

Have a great evening friends- bundle up:)

Things that make me happy........

Leonidas Tsementzis

Besides time with family and friends, here are a few of the things that make me smile:

Norwichnuts

Lifecreations

Lel4nd

2009 Blog Cabin

Susi

dalangalma

2009 Blog Cabin

Brabourne Farms

Sarah Richardson Cottage

Brabourne Farms

Southern Living

US Army

Under the Mimosa Tree- Susi

2009 Blog Cabin

I'm so thankful that God gives us so much to enjoy- I'm speaking mainly of family, friends, His beautiful creation, the opportunity to give and reach out to others.  I enjoy looking at beautiful things, but, even more than that I'm so thankful to have a healthy happy home, filled with love and laughter.  You're all welcome to come see us anytime.  I'll fix some sweet tea, we can sit on the back porch and visit for a while.  Have a wonderful week!

So close, yet, so far

Although this looks like we’re almost done with building our home, it’s almost only halfway done:) I had no idea that a house had so many innards, and my dad used to build houses! We’ve had so much fun so far. We’ve been using a business that allows us to be heavily involved in the building process. We can do as much of the labor as we’d like which will cut down on our bottom line, and will build instant equity.  It's been such an eyeopener to be so involved, yet, it's been extremely rewarding to have our hands in every part of our home.

Before we started building, we heard 99 horror stories, and maybe 1 positive on building a home, so needless to say I was a little nervous Nellie about this. But, as we worked with our consultant/builder, we’ve found that some days it’s quite easy, and fun to build a house. We’ve run into a few glitches here and there, that’s life, but EVERYTHING CAN BE FIXED- if you remember that when building, you’re halfway there:) Here are a few snapshots of our progress so far. Next week we’ll be pouring my favorite rooms, the porches!!! I can hardly wait. As you can see we’re going for a country/farmhousey/cottagey kinda style, if that even exists.  After we have finished the house- I will be sure to post names of the businesses we deal with who we loved working with.  Can't wait to share with you.  I’d love to hear what you think so far, and if you ever need building advice- give me a holler:)