It Took 'Them' Seven Tries To Get 7up Right

The other night at the movies, some friends and I were chatting about fast food and somehow the idea of "deep fried mash potatoes" was mentioned. It's something that, to the best of my knowledge, hasn't been done yet, but in my creative mind, I believe it could be done. Small balls scooped from semi-solidified mashed potatoes, dropped into a hot vegetable oil could produce some tasty potato-treats. I voiced my love of the idea and was overheard by the woman and her daughter seated in the row in front of us. We all chuckled at the "proposterous" idea. Them, more so than myself, as it is just that kind of ingenuity that gets one noticed in the world of culinary arts.

Admittedly, for a couple of years now, a guilty pleasure of mine, is watching the Food Network. There are a small number of folks who I try to follow on a regular basis. Iron Chef Bobby Flay is among them, although I find he adds a lot of nuts and honey to his dishes, two ingredients that I'm deathly allergic to and avoid on a daily basis. Giada DeLaurentis is another, mostly because she is Hollywood royalty and is an extremely attractive woman. Sadly, I never get to see her shows very often due to questionable scheduling of her program. Guy Fieri is the other guy. He's wild and outgoing and I loved watching both his programs, "Guy's Big Bite", whose recipes I've tried on occasion with fairly good success. (That's right all you single ladies, I can cook. [wink]) His other show, "Diners, Drive-Ins, & Dives" is another beloved program. Those are the shows in which I wish technology would come to the point of Taste-O-Vision, because many of those dishes simply look too f*cking awesome to pass up. They definitely make me want to go on a cross-county expedition of the U.S.A. in search of all these featured eateries.

It was on a recent episode, I don't know if it was a repeat or not, nor do I recall as to the location of this wonderful creation. However, it was simply one of the greatest spectacles I've ever bore witness to, even if it was only in video form. Someone had the audacity to create, nay re-invent, nay..., PERFECT the classic hamburger. What they had done was substitute the generic hamburger buns with Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. Absolute (pardon my french) f*cking genius.

So for a couple of weeks, the idea of this burger has plagued my mind. Not to the point of haunting my dreams, but whenever I got hungry, I'd find my thoughts wandering to this monumentous accomplishment. So yesterday, after much thought, I figured 'What the hell', and set forth to copy this burger, not only to satisfy the rumblings in my stomach, but to prove to myself that this meaty mass tasted every bit as delicious as it seemed decadent.

Sadly, my grilled cheese sandwiches aren't very good. They usually come off as greasy and soggy, and yesterday they failed to prove otherwise. So while the hamburger experiment of having grilled cheese sandwiches instead of buns still proved to be a tasty treat over the traditional method, the overall experience still needs improvement. I wish I had better news for my readers, but there is still hope. If any of you out there, can produce a visually and tastefully appealing grilled cheese sandwich, and you have a tendency to be naughty once in a while, I strongly recommend that you try this treat. It's not something that you'd want to eat everyday, mind you, but then it wouldn't be a treat if you had it everyday, now would it.