Grilled Cheese Rolls

A couple of days ago on my way to work I stopped at Trader Joe's to grab something to eat. While I was checking out, the woman working looked at me and said, "You must be a good journalist!" I looked at her with a little confusion on my face and repeated, "Journalist?" Just on the off chance that I misheard her. She said, "Yeah, do you do any writing?" I thought for a second and answered, "As a matter of fact, I do write a food blog." Then she smiled and said, "You keep writing that, you are very good at it!"

Thanks Trader Joe's lady, for having confidence in my blog-writing abilities.

The end of August is nearing and I can actually feel a certain crispness in the air telling me that fall is here. Our short-lived summer season was nice while it lasted, but  its about time for the cooler weather to return to Oregon. Being the true Northwestern-er that I am, I am not entirely upset about the coming cool weather, and in fact I almost welcome it with open arms (as long as the rain holds off for another month or two). The fall has to be my favorite season out of the year. The weather is perfect as long as it stays dry, its football season, and the food is what puts the nail in the coffin. There is honestly nothing better than a warm meal on a cool night. You will probably notice an increase in posts during the next couple of months.

Today it's not cold out, but just cool enough and just grey enough for me to want to sit inside with a bowl of soup and grilled cheese watching HGTV in my sweat pants all day. These grilled cheese rolls are something I found on Pintrest. They are super easy to make and not fancy or gourmet by any means. They are just a fun spin on regular grilled cheese and good for kids...or 22 year old's who think they are still kids...

First thing is first, cut the crust off of a couple pieces of bread. I just used a soft wheat bread for mine.

Next, use a rolling pin (or a wine bottle if you don't have a rolling pin) to flatten the bread out. Then stick a slice of American cheese on each piece of bread. Yes, this cheese is gross, and it feels like plastic, but we all know it makes the best grilled cheese.

Roll them up tightly and they are ready to go into the pan. I just used a small frying pan with a little melted butter. Hold the roll in place for a few minutes until the edge is sealed and then roll it around to make sure it cooks all the way around.

Meanwhile I was heating a can of Progresso chunky tomato soup on the stove, and just like that I had an entire meal. Like I said, super easy to make, but fun to eat and the sticks are perfect for dipping in the soup! By the time I got around to making these the clouds had burned off and it had warmed up to almost 80 degrees. But thanks to my air conditioning I was still convinced that it was cool enough out to eat soup and sandwiches. I may be rushing into fall a little bit, but Safeway has Halloween candy for sale already, so it looks like I'm not the only one!