(Yes, I know that title mixes up things – languages – that are normally different. Keep reading, and you’ll see why I think it fits this post.)
A couple of months ago, I came across an intriguing recipe for trompe l’oeil “grilled cheese sandwiches” – toasted pound cake sandwiched with orange icing – on ninevoltcandy’s blog, and I finally got around to trying it out yesterday. This is how dinner went:
Me, putting the plate of sandwiches on the table: I don’t know, I tried out a new recipe and I don’t think it worked. I guess you’ll have to eat grilled cheese for dinner.
Husband: Well, I like grilled cheese.
Son: Oh, okay.
Husband, wandering into the kitchen: What about the stuff in this pan on the stove? It looks pretty good.
Me: I’m just not sure it worked out.
Son, studying sandwiches: This bread looks really small. (Pause for thought) Is this pound cake? I think it’s dessert.
Me: That looks like dessert to you?
Husband: I think we should at least try the new recipe.
And both the new main dish – arroz con pollo from $35 a Week – and the dessert of “cheese sandwiches” were hits.
A few notes – first, the photo at the top isn’t really what we had yesterday; I forgot to take pictures then. But I had a little pound cake and icing left over, and used them up tonight in two last sandwiches.
Second, there’s the question of how to toast pound cake. Ninevoltcandy persuaded her toaster to handle it. I tried the toaster for one slice and wasn’t very pleased with the results, so I toasted the rest in the broiler:
Pound cake slices before broiling
After four minutes under the heat
Will I make it again? I’m not sure if I’ll serve it at home after this – the surprise is gone. (It did fool both Husband and Son for several minutes, they said later.) On the other hand, it does taste good, so maybe I will. But the next time I need something easy to take to a potluck or something of the sort, I know what it’s going to be!
A Number of Things 