Grown-Up Grilled Cheese Party

April is Grilled Cheese month. I know this because my trusty sources, Hi Monkey! and LAist, told me. If you live in the Los Angeles area you can participate in Melt the Vote at Clementine, otherwise you should definitely host your own grilled cheese party.

If you want to get real fancy, send out invites like these from Real Simple, editing to note that it's a grown-up grilled cheese party. Or just call your friends up and tell them to come on over.

Choose four or five recipes and create a ballot for voting.

Add some gourmet potato chips and some good beer.

Voila! Grilled cheese party!

The Recipes:

+ The classic grilled cheese.

+ The classic grilled cheese made with an iron, by Hi Monkey!

+ A fancy grilled cheese sandwich with fig jam, basil, and goat cheese at Family Style Food.

+ Martha's favorite grilled cheese sandwich which is packed with chorizo, roasted red peppers, and saffron.

+ Simply Recipes has a grilled cheese with bacon and pear.

+ A sautéed jalapeño and aged jack grilled cheese at Chow.

+ This recipe at Food & Wine combines three of the world’s most popular sandwiches—bacon, lettuce and tomato; fried egg; and grilled cheese.

+ Mario Batali's grilled mozzarella sandwich calls for fresh thyme and nutmeg.

+ Whole Foods Market claims the ultimate grilled cheese.

+ The "Gossip Girl" $50 grilled cheese sandwich recipe.

+ A white cheddar and roasted pepper grilled cheese can be found at The Food Channel.

+ Honey-Basil Grilled Cheese from YumSugar.

There are plenty more fancy grilled cheese recipes available with a simple Google search and you can certainly make your own creations--or allow your guests to make their own fancy grilled cheese sandwiches by offering a variety of breads, cheeses, and fillings. I think Hi Monkey would approve.

Happy Grilled Cheese Month!

Comments

[Rachael]

Wow! Who knew I was so hip? We "celebrated" this national dish tonight! :-) The old fashioned way of course, with velveeta, butter, and a skillet.

[LindzML]

So I gave up dairy products around a month ago, but because of this post...I'm caving. And I am SO EXCITED.

[Kate @ nautical by nature]

Hey there- just found your blog and love reading it!

Clementine is just down the street from my house (though I won't be able to participate in Grilled Cheese month because I'm in Australia)! I'm going to try some of these recipes- they look delicious!

[Pamela]

What a fun idea! We are big grilled cheese eaters around here.

[Alan]

I just had to say this:

If you spent half your time studying law as you did on your blog, I think you'd be our class' valedictorian. Just saying >_>;

Which says something cause you already kick butt! =D

[Malia]

Wow, what if you had grilled cheese every day for the entire month. What would that do to your digestive system?

Malia

[Chris Cactus]

Grilled cheese month? Nice. I have 16 days to make up for!

[monkey]

happy grilled cheese month to one and all!

[lesli]

Gosh, I am starving now. Love grilled cheese!

[Nicole]

OMG!
I saw the $50 Gossip Girl recipe.
It cost so much because it was
cooked in Truffle oil!

I love that show!
We should have a grilled cheese
get together!

[Larissa]

Ooooh, cool recipes! Maybe I'll have grilled cheese tonight.

[boxer girl]

I had no idea April was such a happening month! I love grilled cheese! I can't believe I've lost out on 16 days worth already! My fav is grilled cheese and tuna, melted splat together! Woo Hoo!

[connie]

ohh how did grilled cheese month come without me knowing it?!

[Miguelina]

This reminds me...did you know that Jackie Kennedy had a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch every day? Of course you did!

[JP]

My favorite grilled cheese includes sliced tomatoes and fresh basil with yellow American cheese. Yum!