Sunday, May 3, 2009

Rainy Days



Rainy days make me want to stay in, be lazy and eat all day. As I sit here and stare out my window and into my garden I wonder, 'what shall I eat next?'. Currently growing in my garden are tomatoes, red bell peppers, squash and some herbs. I'm hoping by mid-fall they'll be ready for the picking, but who knows. This is my second attempt in harvesting vegetables. Last year was a complete failure. Like the moron that I am, I germinated and planted the seeds late last Fall. Not brilliant. Oh well, live and learn.

As I digress, tiny speckles of water fall from the sky. For lunch (wishing I had my garden vegetables to include) I made a grilled cheese sandwich with sauted onions and summer squash hugged by Jarlsberg and aged cheddar. Earlier in the day--pre-lunch I made homemade spicy hummus (I guess you could say it was brunch as it is Sunday...but according to my girlfriend Kimberly 'brunch' is typically noon or one, which I have seemed to mistake as 9-10 am one early morning).


Grilled Cheese Recipe

Ingredients:
1 onion (sliced)
3 cloves garlic (minced)
2 small squash (chopped)
2-3 tbs butter
cheddar & jarlsberg cheese
1 tomato (sliced)
1 tbs oregano
1 lemon
salt and pepper to taste
fresh french bread

Directions:
1. slice bread and lightly butter top and bottom
2. add cheeses and sliced tomato sprinkle salt and pepper put in pre-heated oven at 400*
3. in pan add butter, garlic and onion--cook until transparent
4. include squash and cook on medium for 8-10 mins
5. cook on high for 5 mins or until onions brown, add lemon and oregano
6. place vege mix on top of the toasted cheese bread and enjoy!

Once again I would have had a picture of the sandwich but right now there is less than a bite left on Steve's plate; half of it holds on for dear life on his face. I consider taking his photo, but as he begins to snore I decide not to.


1 comment:

  1. Love the Steve visual! I can actually see it in my mind! What a lively adaptation of an old family favorite, grilled cheese. Comfort food at its comfyest!

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