OMG, OMG! Today is National Grilled Cheese Day! Aren't you so very, very excited? So much so that you kind of might pee your pants a little? No? That's just me? Ok, that makes sense. Anyways! I've been waiting all year month for this very special day which sort of feels like Christmas to me and I'm the happiest kid around. All month, endless amounts of meltable cheese, freshly baked bread, and tricked out stay-cold coolers have been waiting for me at my front door each day in order to make this day the best it can be. Unfortunately, it's rainy, cold, completely disgusting, and no one's home but that's OK. I'll get through National Grilled Cheese Day with the power of my internet friends. RIGHT GUYS?! I just wish you all could come over and cook with me and help me eat all the food that's been sent my way.
But I don't mean to brag about all my cheesy goodness without giving you guys something in return! Yeah, sure here's a tasty new recipe, but I also wanted to let you know that my favorite babes from Wisconsin Cheese and I have paired up to do a super awesome National Grilled Cheese Day GIVEAWAY...today! We've been working super hard on their awesome online magazine Grate. Pair. Share. (with recipes from yours truly, of course) so if you'd be so kind to check it out and comment as to what your favorite recipe is (in my comments section) you are automatically entered to win a giant shipment of Wisconsin cheese, fresh baked bread from La Brea Bakery - perfect for grilling, and a ton of other goodies that will help all your grilled cheese dreams come true. You should totally do it. The magazine is embedded in the bottom of this very post...How convenient! You're welcome.
In the meantime, here's a tasty new little grilled cheese that I thought is perfect for a sweet day like today - creamy brie, luscious mascarpone, sweet and tart blistered blueberries, and fresh earthy basil come together between a crispy buttery bagel. I think it's the perfect way to start a grilled cheese day.
Get you some of thisssss
Ingredients
-1 cinnamon sugar bagel, cut in half and scooped out
- 1 small wedge of Wisconsin Brie
- 2 tablespoon of BelGioioso Mascarpone Cheese
- 2 tablespoon of blistered blueberries (recipe below)
- a few basil leaves, torn
- 2 pats of salted butter
So this is the most important part. It's totally hard to eat a bagel grilled cheese without taking the necessary steps to ultimate perfection. First, cut your bagel in half and scoop out the interior of both sides. This will create the perfect little nook to keep your fillings inside the sandwich. Then, with a very sharp serrated knife, very carefully cut off the outside off the bagel so that the nice bready interior can be used to create a super crispy crust on your sandwich at the end.
Next, lay some torn basil leaves on top of your blueberries. I think this earthy herbal contrast is so nice against the creamy brie and the bright blueberries. Fresh mint would also be super dope.
Almost done! Just smear on some of that sweet mascarpone into the other bagel half's canal and really pack it in there. It's so good. If you've never had it before, it's like sweet cream cheese mixed with ricotta mixed with whatever kisses the hottest person in the world gives. Yeah, it's like that.
Combine the two halves together and awe in their glory.
Now that this insane sandwich is built, turn your burner to medium high and butter both sides of your soon-to-be grilled cheese. Place it in your skillet and allow to cook for a few minutes until the bagel turns golden and crispy. Flip and repeat. Remember, both of these cheeses melt super
fast so they don't need to be on the burner for long. Just a few minutes will do.
Then once it's all done, you will definitely want to let this little baby sit for a minute or two. Those cheeses need to thicken up and soak in all the flavors from the blueberries and the basil. Or if you can't wait, who cares, you'll just have to lick your plate to make sure nothing goes to waste.
Dig in babes!
Don't forget to check out Grate. Pair. Share. below and leave a comment for a chance to win some awesome prizes!
xoxo,
GCS
hippiestoboomers.com
That Sweet Potato Cheddar look fantastic. Wish you'd take a quick trip back down here to NSB and create some of your magic on your mom's front porch. We love being guinea pigs...so yummy!
Anonymous
Love you on Instagram, LOVE the recipes & your insanely mouth watering photographs, Cheers!!
Janine
I hate to admit this but I feel I'm amongst friends...I've a had grilled cheese sandwich for dinner every night for the last month and half. That is all. This is my favorite blog!!!
Matilda
I want to win a cheese basket!
Ms. Lewe
My Vote- The Chili Relleno=flavorful and perfect for Cinco De Mayo! With a side of posole would be perfect!
Rebecca
Um... can I choose them all as my favorite? 🙂 mmm, Grilled cheese... I would have to say that the 'sweet potato and cheddar' as well as the 'poached pear on- angel food cake' (whaaat?) looks very interesting and delicious. I can't wait to try them!
Rob Pitingolo
Hello. Long time reader, infrequent poster. This looks like a winner (not that any of them don't)!
Gina
Mmmm, sweet potato and cheddar please!
Kelly
The Sweet Potato Cheddar Grilled Cheese looks amazing. I absolutely ADORE sweet potatoes, but only have them when somebody cooks them for me because for some reason they never turn out right when I try.
Lindsay Docherty Photography
Holy shit. First of all, this Blueberry Baby looks absolutely incredible. I've pinned it and can't wait to try! As far as what's in the magazine, where to begin? Spinach artichoke & Jack, or the poached pear or Mediterranean or even the standard brie and apple. Mmmmmm!