Solid Gold...

I should have known Scott's three choices for dinner last night would EASILY be narrowed down after I followed up one option with "and I bought tater tots to go along with it."J

After an "oooohhhhhhhh"....I just knew it.  Grilled cheese it was! J

Which was FINE with me, since I had a great idea for fillings:

• Fontina Cheese
• Roasted Red Peppers
• Pesto
• My single favorite thing on earth at the moment: AVOCADO!

AND to REALLY make it 'special'...we used the leftovers of my homemade bread!   

 A quick dice, chop and assembly of everything...(and a THIN smear of butter on the outsides of the bread)

...and then popped on the griddle for a few minutes on each side.  Once I flipped the sandwiches, I covered them with a bowl to evenly heat the 'insides'... 

...and melt the cheese into GOOEY PERFECTION! 

And OF COURSE, those GLORIOUS tater tots on the sideJ hehehehehehe....the sandwich was soooo savory and delicious.  The only change I would make would be to the cheese.  The fontina was too mellow to all the other stronger flavors.  Next time I'm going GOOD OLE AMERICAN!J 

And as a special treat, I pulled one of THESE out of the freezer... 

LAST SUMMER Foodbuzz had sent me a coupon for a FREE box of Magnum Ice Cream Bars.  The hilarious thing was when I saw the expiration date, I was like "OH, we have PLENTY of time to get them!"  Fast forward what feels like FIVE MINUTES and I realized the expiration date of 2/29/12 was RAPIDLY approaching.  So this weekend we finally narrowed down our choice between dark, almond, double chocolate, white chocolate and classic to our final pick:  DOUBLE CARAMEL!

From GOLD coconut bars to GOLD ice cream bars...our house has been like 'Soul Train' latelyJ 

Talk about PURE DECADENCE!  Not one, but TWO thick coatings of pure, creamy milk chocolate surrounded by the smooothest and creamiest vanilla ice cream... 

And the best part??  Snuggled between those dueling layers of chocolate was a THICK layer of pure, sweet caramel.  Ooooooooooooooo.... 

Pick these up at your local grocery store if you're in the mood for an absolute decadent treat worthy of being slooowllly savoured.  They were sorta heavenlyJ

Alright, well I'm off to have myself a good ole cooking frenzy today.  My plan is to cook till I drop (which, honestly, might not take TOO long these days!) so we can have a bunch of meals at the ready for the next few weeks while we learn to balance life with a newbornJ  Not too much longer now!!

Have a good Saturday, everyone!