Grilled Zucchini & Summer squash

Summer time and the eating is good! Nothing better than fresh veggies from the garden, and one of my favorites is squash. Yellow summer squash, and good old Zucchini, are staples of my summer diet, and I love them, especially grilled. Easy as can be to make, and both tasty and filling, they can help you be a little more healthy, and the fiber can't hurt either!

There are a hundred way to do it, but my favorite is the easiest there is.

Ingredients:

1 fresh zucchini sliced into discs
1 fresh yellow summer squash sliced the same
1 medium vidalia or red onion quartered
4 large cloves of garlic, slivered
1/4 Cup Italian salad dressing


Directions:

Prepare grill with a vegetable tray and set to high heat.

In large container with cover, place all ingredients, cover and toss until all veggies are coated with dressing.

Turn veggies out onto heated grill and spread evenly.

Cook until lightly browned and turn over as necessary rotating veggies as needed to get them evenly cooked.

When most of the veggies are cooked to your liking, scoop them onto a plate and serve!

EAT IT!!

After Thoughts:

If you're so inclined, serve with a liberal sprinkling of grated parmesan.

Some cherry tomatoes, halved, cooked with the other mixture is a great addition.

Serve as a side dish with grilled pork, steak, or sausage.

Serve over a bed of buttered pasta, for a real treat!

Ultimate Toasted cheese sammich

Ok, one of my favorite things to eat is grilled cheese sammiches. I love 'em, and they can be made in so many different combinations that it boggles the mind. Also, you can serve them with so many different things that they can become the saving grace of any diner. From potato chips and a pickle to a steaming bowl of vegetable soup, the standard diner-style grilled cheese sammy is the perfect lunch or dinner.

If you want to be crazy, you can make crazy combinations of cheese and breads. Ryes and artisan breads with all sorts of gourmet cheeses grilled in olive oil or some crazy goats milk butter. Add some sort of meat or you favorite grilled veggies to the sammich and you have a delight to go down in the cooks digest. But what I'm talking about here is that good old-fashioned comfort food, something that might remind you of what Grandma used to make on those cold winter days when you were out sledding. ( if you have never had a grandma make you something special while you were out sledding, you are missing a great part of life, so I don't wanna hear any whining about it.)

Ingredients:

Block of American Cheese from the deli - Cut into THICK slices
hearty ( dense) white bread- sliced for sammiches
soft butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350.

butter bread on one side and place butterside down on a cookie sheet, place one thick slice of cheese on the bread and then prepare second slice of bread and place butter side out on top of cheese. (I recommend making two at once, it just easier because I always want a second one!)

Bake on center rack of oven for 8-10 minutes or until the bottom side is golden brown, flip over and bake an additional 6-10 minutes until that side is also golden. (If it's done right the cheese will be just starting to ooze from the sides of the bread. I personally like when the cheese gets to the pan and gets brown and crispy!)

Remove from oven and cut in half serve on a plate with your favorite side dishes.

EAT IT!!!

After thoughts:

This style sammich is The Best with Tomato soup, but any tomato-y soup goes great with this style sammich.

If you live in the Northeast, the best bread is Monk's Bread. Their white is perfect for this purpose.

You can make half a dozen of these at once on the cookie sheet, so it is perfect for company, because it's fast and easy.