Grilled cheese kitchen : bread + cheese + everything in between

266 Pages·2016·8.22 MB·English

by  Heidi Gibson

Text copyright © 2016 by Heidi Gibson and Nate Pollak.
Photographs copyright © 2016 by Antonis Achilleos.
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from
the publisher.
ISBN 978-1-4521-4867-0 (epub, mobi)
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contents
Preface 10
Grilled Cheese Is Magical, Grilled Cheese Is Love
Introduction 12
What Makes a Great Grilled Cheese?
Breakfast 20
Classic Breakfast Grilled Cheese 23
Breakfast-in-Bed Grilled Cheese 24
Breakfast Popper Grilled Cheese 25
Farmer’s Breakfast Grilled Cheese 26
Breakfast Piglet Grilled Cheese 28
Green Eggs and Ham Grilled Cheese 29
Huevos Rollando Grilled Cheese 30
Sunday Brunch Grilled Cheese 32
BROWN SUGAR-BOURBON SAUCE 35
GRILLED CHEESE
sandwiches 36
Mousetrap Grilled Cheese 38
MAKE IT YOUR OWN 39
Basque Sheep Grilled Cheese 40
HERBES DE PROVENCE 41
Mac ’n’ Cheese Grilled Cheese 42
Ultimate California Grilled Cheese 45
Mushroom-Gruyère Grilled Cheese 46
Moscone Grilled Cheese 48
Feta Fetish Grilled Cheese 50
Black Bean and Fresh Corn Grilled Cheese 52
The Catch Grilled Cheese 55
Foghorn Leghorn Grilled Cheese 56
Moroccan Chicken Grilled Cheese 58
Ras El Hanout 59
Indian Leftovers Grilled Cheese 60
Bro ’Wich Project Grilled Cheese 61
Club Turkey Grilled Cheese 64
Wild Turkey Grilled Cheese 65
Thanksgiving Leftovers Grilled Cheese 66
Quick Cream Gravy 67
Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese 68
Piglet Grilled Cheese 69
Hawaiian Grilled Cheese 71
Cubano Grilled Cheese 72
Truffled Grilled Cheese with Bacon and Chives 75
Butternut Buster Grilled Cheese 76
Don Gondola Grilled Cheese 78
Pizza-wich Grilled Cheese 79
Muffaletta Grilled Cheese 81
Roast Beef and Blue Cheese Grilled Cheese 83
Windy City Grilled Cheese 84
American Dip Grilled Cheese 85
St. Patrick’s Day Grilled Cheese 86
Irish Soda Bread 88
Reubenesque Grilled Cheese 89
Grilled Cheese Birthday Cake 90
SOUP 94
Ten-Minute Tomato Soup 97
Broccoli-Cheddar Soup 98
Kale and Potato Soup 99
Baked Potato Soup 100
Celery Purée Soup 102
Luscious Mushroom Soup 103
Fresh Corn Chowder 105
Curry-Cauliflower Soup 107
Butternut Squash Soup 108
Spiced Coconut-Carrot Soup 110
Split Pea Soup 111
Smoky Lentil Soup 113
White Bean and Ham Soup 114
Pulled Pork Stew 115
American Chili 116
MAC ’N’ CHEESE 118
Basic Mac ’n’ Cheese 120
Gruyère, Garlic, and White Wine Mac 124
Fontina, Mushroom, and Thyme Mac 126
Mozzarella, Pesto, and Tomato Mac 128
Crab Mac 130
BBQ Chicken Mac 132
Ham and Herb Mac 134
Asiago, Prosciutto, and Sage Mac 136
Bacon and Jalapeño Mac 138
Chili Mac 141
Pickles, Spreads,
w Sides 144
Bread ’n’ Butter Pickles 147
Giardiniera 149
Pickled Red Onions 151
Sweet Pickled Jalapeños 152
Preserved Meyer Lemons 153
Cranberry Sauce 154
Apricot-Jalapeño Relish 155
Kalamata Tapenade 156
Muffaletta Olive Salad 157
Moroccan Green Olive, Artichoke, and Preserved Lemon Spread 158
Basil-Lavender Pesto 159
Apple Mustard 160
Balsamic Onion Marmalade 161
Kale Slaw 163
Glossary 164
Sources 168
Acknowledgments 169
Index 170
About the Author 177