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Ingredient Tue May 22 2007
Summertime in a Sandwich
There is no food that says "summertime" to me like a combo of tomato, basil and mozzarella. Sure, it's not really time for tomatoes in Chicago, but when I came face to face with a selection of big, gorgeous, ripe organic tomatoes for 98 cents a pound at Stanley's this morning, all I could think about was a sandwich with thick slices of one of these tomatoes. I knew I had some Italian cheeses in my refridgerator back home, so I grabbed a bunch of basil (also for 98 cents) and a loaf of multigrain sourdough.
I happen to own a panini grill (you get these sorts of things when you get married, even when you don't want/ask for them), so upon arriving home, I heated it up, brushed two slices of bread with olive oil and prepared my sandwich.
Bring on those sweltering Chicago summer days.
Anne / May 23, 2007 6:45 PM
i had the same craving myself, so just slapped a cheese sandwich on pan with some butter and it was quite delicious.
yours wins for sophistication, though.
- anne, the menuism intern showing love.