Comfort Foods

When I was younger and the weather got chilly, my favorite thing to eat was a grilled cheese sandwiches paired with tomato soup. That was the best combination of flavors...the gooey cheese wrapped up in buttery toasty bread dipped in tomato soup was heaven to me! Occasionally, I would get impatient and put the burner on high with the intention of making a faster grilled cheese (because waiting 5 whole minute was way too long!), but all that would happen was my toast would burn and I would set off smoke alarms and yet my cheese hadn't even started to melt. My efforts aimed at improving the grilled cheese were all wrong, so I went back to my roots and enjoyed the simplicity of the grilled cheese that I had always known.........I mean who could improve upon such a perfect thing?!! ME that's who!!! Today I tried something new and I created the yummiest cousin of the grilled cheese and I am not sure what to call it, but it kicked the old one's heiney!!! I dare you to try it....here's the recipe:

2 slices of bread (use wheat or something substantial not wonder bread)

1 Tablespoon of Mayo

1 Tablespoon of Salsa

1 Slice of Muenster cheese

2 slices of Cheddar cheese

1 ripe Avocados

2 strips on crispy fully cooked bacon

Butter

Mix the mayo and salsa (I know it sounds weird but do it anyway) in a little bowl

Take slices of bread and coat the inside of each piece with mayo salsa mixture

Then add 1 cheddar cheese slice to each piece of bread on top of the mayo-salsa

Cut some slices of fresh avocado and add a bunch to one side

Add bacon if desired whole or crumbled

Add muenster cheese

Close and Butter outsides of the sandwich 

Cook on low heat until both sides are golden brown and the cheese is melted

Eat and ENJOY! 

I also created an easy gaucamole dip that I used to dip my sandwich (I heart avacados!) here's the recipe below:

use the rest of the avacado and mash in a bowl as 2 tbsp fresh lime juice and a teaspoon of salt then add equal parts of salsa or canned diced tomatoes with green chilies. Feel free to use whatever gauc recipe you want, but that's all I had on hand.....adding fresh cilantro and fresh toms and red onion is another yummy option......then mix and use for sandwich dip.

Just thinking about it makes me want to create another one!! YUMMO!