Waffled Grill Cheese

My husband is always nagging me (lol, I do believe that's the first time I've ever started a post with that cliche) about unnecessary appliances, and because he doesn't like waffles he has a vendetta against our waffle iron. He just has to live with it, though, because homemade waffles made from a nicely risen yeasty batter are one of my favorite treats. But I understand where he's coming from about appliances that only serve one purpose, so today I tried using our waffle iron to make a pressed sandwich.

I think J's going to enjoy this new use for waffle irons. The man loves his sandwiches, and the waffle iron has the edge on traditional sandwich presses because it makes more crunchy grilled bits. This is just filled with cheddar, but next time I'm going to try some ham or bacon. The only thing to remember is that since a waffle iron doesn't have an adjustable hinge, the side closer to the hinge will cook more quickly. I just turned the sandwich over halway through cooking to even things out.

We had a lot of leftover mint from mojitos yesterday because both T and I bought some. So today there's minty iced tea! half a bunch of mint leaves, ripped, muddled with two diced lemons. The tea, of course, is Luzianne's tea cooked with about half a cup of unrefined cane sugar.