You've been doing grilled cheese all wrong?

Maybe. This is an excellent primer on one of the most basic, yet delicious, sandwiches possible.

I generally use a non stick griddle instead of a pan, but I will also take a clear glass lid and cover the sandwiches like she does here.

The beauty of using grated cheese, besides the fact that it melts better, is that you can use a combination of wonderful cheeses. I love Gruyere, Swiss, Jarlsberg and Gouda, with a bit of Parmesan tossed in.

There’s nothing better than grilled cheese with tomato soup.

Fast, easy lunch: Croque monsieur sandwich marinara

What do you do with all the ingredients of a dandy Croque Monsieur (grilled ham and cheese) when you also have a half jar of yummy leftover pasta sauce?

Combine the two, of course.

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Macaroni Grill: Not hateful after all.

First we thought about Truckee River Bar & Grill, always a fav but it was Sunday and about 2:30 and I knew they’d be closing soon, along with Josef’s Vienna Bakery. Whole Foods was too far down the street to go there and back to Best Buy, so with a sigh, I said “oh, well it’s just food. Let’s go in Macaroni Grill.”

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