Yes, this post is about exactly what the title says it's about. Being back in Evanston when classes aren't in session is a beautiful thing, since there's time to do absurd things with friends that we'd never have time to do otherwise. Need an example? Yesterday, a friend and I spent the day together and had three different kinds of grilled cheese sandwiches from the Food Network's 50 Grilled Cheeses, one each for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Because with the Fourth of July coming up, what could be more American than a grilled cheese day?
We started with #48, Brie and Marmalade, which we dubbed "Briekfast." Instead of regular orange marmalade, we used ginger orange marmalade, which we decided was definitely an improvement. This one we ate sitting in my courtyard, early enough in the morning that it wasn't yet scorching hot.
After an quick trip into Chicago to run some errands, we came back to Evanston to try #35, Pear-Camembert (we called it "Camempear"). I think in the future, I'd decrease the cheese to pear ratio on this sandwich, since we had some serious dripping issues, but it was still delicious, and it made the perfect lunchtime grilled cheese. We took this one to a park near the lake, and shared some of our bread crusts with a family of ducks.
After a nap (the heat and all that cheese got to us), we moved on to our dinner sandwich, #14, Avocado. The lime juice in this one really balanced the harsh taste of the pepper jack, and it was the only sandwich we finished and immediately wanted more (we each ate two of these). It was much closer to a classic grilled cheese, and coupled with Harold and Maude, it made the perfect ending to a pretty perfect day.
Needless to say, it's been a great trip in Evanston, and it's not over yet. There may be more food pictures to come, but in the meantime, happy Fourth! And happy birthday to the greatest dad around, whose birthday is today!
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