imagine a different world of grilled cheese.

a blog devoted to all things grilled cheese.

Welcome to the Internet home of the Grilled Cheese Sandwich. I know you have had a grilled cheese at least once in your life, but did it only consist of white bread and American cheese? I am here to tell you, it does not have to be that way, it can be so much better! Open your eyes, look around and imagine a different world of grilled cheese. If you have had various types/kinds of grilled cheese sandwiches, here are a few more for you to experience.

macheesmo’s tapenade grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Roasted Garlic & Sun-Dried Tomato [Olive] Tapenade B+
  • Swiss Cheese A-
  • Vienna Italian A-

with vegetables

a simple grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Fresco Asiago A-
  • Rye Bread A-

with vegetables

halloumi & portobello grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Portobello Mushroom A-
  • Red Onion B-
  • Halloumi Cheese A-
  • Eight Grain Bread B+

with snikiddy all natural mac n’ cheese puffs (ed note: they rock.)

A Few Words of Thanks

Posted by shane On January - 7 - 20103 COMMENTS

A week ago Sunday, I decided, last minute, to create a grilled cheese sandwich. With little time and almost no inspiration, I turned to a book called Great Grilled Cheese by Laura Werlin. That is when things changed. That evening, in my opinion, I cooked a great grilled cheese sandwich and took some of the best pictures of my short blogging career.

garlic crusted sourdough with cheddar grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • “Garlic Crust” A-
  • Black Creek Extra Sharp Cheddar Cheese A-
  • Sourdough Bread A-

with homemade hashed browns w/green peppers & onions

Sunday Dinners: December 20, 2009

off the vine grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Sweetened Green Grapes A
  • Isigny Ste Mere Brie A
  • Italian Sesame Bread  A

with homemade double baked potato

Sunday Dinners: November 29, 2009

pumpkin pie grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • “Pumpkin Pie Dip” A
  • Gorgonzola A-
  • Cracked Wheat A

with homemade red potatoes

Sunday Dinners: November 23, 2009

not a baby food grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Mackenzie Creamery Garlic Chive Goat Cheese A-
  • Broccoli/Cauliflower Mixture  B+
  • Ciabatta B

with homemade sweet potato fries and Great Lakes Christmas Ale

Sunday Dinners: November 15, 2009

mackenzie creamery goat grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • Mackenzie Creamery Goat Cheese A
  • Favorit Forest Berries Preserves A
  • Honey B
  • Cinnamon Bread A

with baked fingerling, butter potatoes

Mackenzie Creamery: A Story of Passion

Posted by shane On October - 27 - 20092 COMMENTS

Mackenzie Creamery

Sunday, instead of creating a new Sunday grilled cheese sandwich (sorry), I traveled to where the wonderful ingredient known as Goat Cheese is made: Mackenzie Creamery. Recently, I have noticed Mackenzie Creamery Goat Cheese located within Mustard Seed Market and was intrigued. It definitely looked amazing but was somewhat pricey so unfortunately, I never purchased any. Then, I noticed in Cleveland Magazine that Mackenzie won in the category of 2009 Best of Cleveland: Food. That is when I knew I had to visit the creamery and actually try this cheese. How can I not support a local business, especially one that makes cheese?!

Google Alerts

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Sunday Dinners: October 100 2009

kicked up goat cheese grilled cheese sandwich & ratings

  • “Kicked Up” Goat Cheese A-
  • Scrambled Egg A
  • Crimini Mushrooms B+
  • Ciabatta Rolls A

with vegetables

NPR's Save the Deli

Ever since 2002, I have been a big fan of NPR. How can you not be?! I have a 45 minute commute so I am able to listen for awhile and hear some great stories on both Morning Ediition and All Things Considered. After reading, and tweeting, the New York Times article At Jewish Delis, Times Are as Lean as Good Corned Beef, I was intrigued to hear that NPR would be talking about the same book. Not only will they be speaking to the author of Save the Deli, David Sax, but they will also be sharing America’s deli stories. Pretty awesome if I do say so myself.

Cheese Tasting: September 13, 2009

I really am not sure why it has taken me two weeks to write this entry, but it has and I apologize. Thankfully I took notes on each cheese so I would not forget. In my original taste testing episode, I simply stopped at the local Whole Foods and picked up a few “nibblers,” or remnants of cheese, that I found interesting. I went home and tasted. Simple but good method. However, this time, I did things slightly differently.

On September 13, I spent 20 or so minutes tasting various cheeses at the local, large Whole Foods. (Not the smaller, old Wild Oats turned Whole Foods.) Instead of being forced to choose from only the nibblers, we (my mom, dad and I) were able to pick the brain of the cheese monger (His name is Jason. You should go say hi to him!) and taste any cheese we wanted. What was also awesome about this cheese tasting adventure was that there was a very knowledgeable customer also cheese tasting. Thanks to his expertise, we tasted some very interesting cheeses and went home with 4 cheeses and a desire to taste more. One cheese that I almost tasted, was rubbed in lard. Being that I keep Kosher, that was a no-no. I do wonder how that would have tasted, though. I also learned, courtesy the other customer, that a man who knows his cheeses has an easier time picking up the ladies. Is that true? Ha.

Cheese Tasting: September 12, 2009: Types

These are the 4 cheeses that I tasted, along with my thoughts.

Why do you blog [about food]?

Posted by shane On September - 20 - 20097 COMMENTS

Why do you blog [about food]?


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