
Sometimes, it’s about simplicity. I woke up this morning knowing I’d have a bit of time to put breakfast together before heading to the office. Things are still busy, so 6 and 7 day work-weeks continue, but there is goodness to be seen in all of it, especially when a beautiful grilled cheese like this is on the breakfast menu.
Life is chaotic and complicated at the moment, so uncluttered, no decisions, basic and simple are things I crave and there’s nothing complicated about a good, old fashioned grilled cheese sandwich.
I found good cheddar cheese, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut in perfect squares — just the right size for an everyday loaf of bread.
I haven’t purchased run of the mill packaged bread in … forever, but artisan bread is not the thing here. It’s all tortillas, all the time, which is fine by me, and when in Honduras … but sometimes food from home calls and a good grilled cheese sandwich on white bread was beckoning to me this morning. This sandwich is one of the ultimate comfort foods. A cup of tomato soup beside the sandwich and I’d call it lunch. And don’t think I won’t be doing that tomorrow. I’ve got a sack of tomatoes waiting for me on the counter.
I needed something to send me to work that had more than just cheese and bread. I cooked up a super-thin slice of pancetta (unsmoked Italian bacon) and cut two slices of a ripe Roma tomato and a delicious grilled cheese breakfast was born.
But … and this is a big but … while I’m struggling to keep the eating under control I thought it best to make a half a grilled cheese sandwich. I piled the cheese, tomato and pancetta on the bread, cut it in half and stacked the halves on top of each other and you know, it was the perfect size for breakfast. Would I have eaten more if I’d made more — ummm… seriously? And you say you know me. Of course I would have! That’s why I didn’t allow myself the temptation or the potential waste of food.
Right, there would have been no waste. That whole sandwich would have been destined to be demolished. It was that good. The right amount of cheese, the saltiness of the pancetta and a little bit of warm, juicy tomato and I had just the breakfast I was craving when I woke up this morning.
Would you eat this for breakfast or are you inclined to save a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch?