Thursday, May 14, 2009

Blues Man... Capitol "B" Blues!

Deep down in Louisiana close to New Orleans...Way back up in the woods among the evergreens
There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood...Where lived a country boy named Johnny B Good
Who never ever learned to read or write so well.....But he could play the guitar just like ringin a bell

There is a story behind why I posted that as the lead into this entry, but I'm not going to tell you what it is. If you really want to know, I will let you all in on a place and time to experience your own version of the story for yourselves.

So let us begin:

There once was a man, who had three great talents. Wooing all comers with his un natural talent for the blues, making good coffee, and grilled cheese sandwiches. For the purpose of this entry we shall focus on the latter of the three.

With all do respect to the mans creation I have made some changes. But the essence of sandwich belongs to he who shall remain unmentioned... Thanks Zach.. Oops.

You will need:
(all ingredients are per sandwich)

*2 slices of your preferred sandwich bread (I find the heavier ones work best in this case)
*2 slices of Munster
*1 slice pepper jack
*1 slick Havarti
*1/4 cup feta
*4-6 fresh basil leaves (Enough to cover your bread with an even layer)
*1 Tbs roasted garlic (refer to previous post)
*butter softened

Multiply by the number of friends you are inviting over for this experience. (And yes... This will be an experience)
I find this works best if you have one of those grills that closes... Foreman grills work swell. But in a pinch you can use a good old fashioned frying pan.

First things first... Gather your friends around you and discuss that all important topic.... Who brought the beer. (May I suggest a crisp cold IPA)

Ok now that that's settled, we can move on to the food.


To begin:
  • Schmeer the butter on one side of each slice of bread and lay open butter side down... (Wait no, butter side up... No no, wait butter side down... Crap wait.. Oh forget it, just go with my first idea)
  • Layer Your cheese on top of either slice of bread in any order placing the basil in the center and leaving the Feta off to the side for now.
  • On the non butter side of the remaining slice of bread spread the roasted garlic evenly.
  • Top the tower of power with the zesty garlic goodness bread and place your sandwich on the grill.
  • Evenly disribute the Feta cheese on top of your glorious creation and close te lid.
  • Crank that sucker up to medium high heat and try to contain your excitement.
  • When a good golden brown crust forms and the Feta begins to become slightly singed, it's almost eating time.
But first, a word from our sponsors:
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ENJOY!!!

Go, go, go jonny go go
go johnny go go
go johnny go go
go johnny go go
johnny be good

2 comments:

  1. Love cheese sandwiches! and this sounds like the BEST! Will definitely try this one. Truly enjoy reading your blog - wish I lived closer so I could go to where you work. Anita

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