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I am a true afficiando of comfort food. Easy-peasy comfort food is the absolute best. I make award winning grilled cheese sandwiches. Sandwiches to make your son forget that he fell down on the way to school and tore his brand new jeans on his way to kindergarten. Sandwiches that celebrate staying up late with your daughter and her girlfriends to watch silly movies. Sandwiches to make you forget about your flat tire. In the rain. With a dead cell phone. So...since this may be one of the last of this year's Fall Into Flavor's (check out more over at 2nd Cup ), here it is: For each sandwich: 2 slices of bread of your choice (Texas toast or sourdough is my favorite) Butter (REAL butter) to spread on all 4 sides of the bread 2 slices gooey cheese of your choice (I like 1 slice American and 1 slice Havarti) Butter all 4 sides of the bread. Heat griddle or frying pan until a water droplet will dance on it. Toss bread in pan and toast until lightly browned. Flip over one sl...

Head on over to 2nd cup for some great recipes and discerning political banter. I can't wait to try out the Carrot Cake recipe....yum yum yum.... And here's my entry (I know, another soup-type thing--can we see a theme here?) White Chile (8-10 servings) 6 c. chicken broth1 lb. Great Northern beans (Clean and soak overnight, or use canned) 1 sm chopped onion 1 clove minced garlic 7 oz. diced green chiles 2 tsp. cumin 2 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. cayenne 1 tsp white pepper Salt, to taste 4 c. chicken, dicedFlour tortillas Combine all ingredients except tortillas. For canned beans, simmer approx 1 to 1 ½ hours. For dried, throw it all in a slow cooker and simmer all day. (best when cooked all day—flavors “meld”) Put a flour tortilla in the bottom of a bowl and kind of cone-shape it so it follows the shape of the bowl. Fill with the white chile and then serve with desired garnishes. Easily adapted for a bigger crowd. Use any of the following garnishes: shredded cheese (jack/cheddar), chop...