Upgraded Grilled Cheese

So this past weekend was the first nice weekend after a wonderful snow filled winter. So I grabbed my ipod, metro pass, and backpack and I went down to Eastern Market in DC and I was half amazed and half not by how many people were there. But again, it was the first nice weekend of the year. As I wondered around looking at all the different vendors and artist I knew that I would have to plan something big this weekend to cook. But like everything, things don’t always go as planned. So this is how it all started. I first sauntered up and down the produce and vegetables section of the market. I purchased some beautiful tomatoes and of course I didn’t know what I was gonna do with it but I had to have them. Then as I walked inside of the meat section of the market I just gravitated to this peppered bacon I saw. And wouldn’t you know it the cheese monger was right behind that. So I purchased some fontina cheese and it all came together. I was gonna make a grilled cheese. But you can’t have a good grilled cheese without some good bread. I wasn’t too impressed with the breads that I saw there but, I was happy with the purchases that I made today. So, with my bacon, cheese and tomatoes (along with a lot of other stuff that I bought and did not need) I headed back home. On the way home I made a stop at the local market to pick up some bread which I might find suitable. On a hunch I purchased this rosemary boule’. I raced home and I couldn’t wait to start cooking. So, I cooked the bacon in the oven for about 10 minutes or until it was crispy. While that was cooking I sliced the tomatoes and marinated them in balsamic vinegar then I built the sandwich using the rosemary boule' as my base then layering the cheese, bacon, the marinated tomatoes and more cheese on top. So the rest is history. If you need instructions on how to make a grilled cheese then………… I’m not gonna tell you. But, I did use my cast iron grill which gave me the grill marks that you see. The first bite was like heaven!!! I couldn’t help myself…. I devoured that sandwich in like a minute. It was so good that I had to make another one. But this time I used some cheddar cheese that I had in the house. And it turned out just as good!!! The tomatoes marinated in balsamic vinegar really made the sandwich stand out. So happy cooking until the next time.