I need to get this written down so I remember what I did...... Susan (who has registered here but not posted yet) was coming over to help me slice and package the bacon that I smoked this weekend so this was lunch......
I had looked at a bunch of recipes, most called for fresh tomatoes but one called for canned tomatoes roasted with some brown sugar sprinkled on top..... so I did a mix..... one can of cento italian style tomatoes drained (liquid reserved for later) sprinkled with some brown sugar, a lb. of tomatoes halved, seeded , and about 1/2 container of grape tomatoes. the two types of fresh tomatoes had some salt, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil. This went into the MAK to roast at 375
missed a pic of the roasted tomatoes after they came out
meanwhile cooked a couple small sliced shallots and a couple cloves of garlic in 2 tablespoons of butter till softened. added the reserved tomato juice , the roasted tomatoes , thyme and about 1/2 can of water and simmered for about 2 hours
buzzed it with the stick blender & then added about 1/2 cup of half and half
while that was simmering I threw a few slices of the bacon that we were slicing into the MAK to use in some grilled cheese
yesterday I baked some oatmeal bread, sliced that up, added some slices of cheddar & havarti & bacon (a little more bacon went on after the pic was taken)
onto the griddle to grill.... after flipping once I added some grated cheddar to the griddle and flipped the sandwich onto it
warm melty cheese...
the sandwich with the cheesy crust
lunch
