Soup Salad Sandwich Combo

Until recently, the weather's been pretty awful around here. It's been raining with a vengeance! Days like these, I wonder if someone upstairs is plotting the mass destruction of earthworms, by flooding, then by consumption by hungry seagulls as their vermiform dinner wiggle across the sidewalks in desperate escape.

To eat away our sorrows, S. and I decided to make some comfort food in the form of a Caesar salad (with a Swedish twist), and the classic grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup. Just like mom made (except not like mom made, since I'm Chinese and for comfort my mom served me dumplings and math).


Tomato Basil Bisque:
creamy, with a dash of cayenne

Grilled Cheese:
Butter-brushed Brioche, grilled with Gruyere, then baked

Swedish Caesar Salad:
Fennel seed crusted grilled chicken, bacon, soft boiled quail's eggs, dill and greens. Homemade Caesar dressing with anchovies, sour cream, and dill. Garlic olive oil croutons.