French Onion Soup

*5 onions, roughly chopped
*2 Tablespoons unsalted butter
*1 Tablespoon olive oil
*2 cloves garlic, finely diced
*8 cups stock, can be beef, chicken, or vegetable stock
*1 Bay leaf
*Black pepper

1. In a deep pan or stockpot, saute onion in butter and olive oil, over medium heat, until browned. They should be well-browned, but not burned.
2. Add garlic, saute lightly.
3. Add stock and Bay leaf.
4. Cover pot and simmer for 40 minutes.
5. Add pepper to taste.

Bay’s Grilled Cheese

For each sandwich:

*2 slices sourdough french bread
*enough cheese to cover 1 slice of bread, we like Smoked Gouda
*1 Tablespoon butter

1. Spread butter on one side of both slices of bread.
2. Lay one slice of buttered bread, buttered side down, in a medium hot pan.
3. Lay cheese on top of bread.
4. Cover with another piece of bread, buttered side up.
5. After about 3 minutes, check bottom slice of bread. If it’s browned, then carefully, flip sandwich over to brown the top slice of bread.
6. Serve with French Onion soup – it’s perfect for dipping.

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French Onion Soup & Grilled Cheese

April is National Grilled Cheese Month. To honor it, Kraft Foods is offering a coupon for a free pack of KRAFT singles to the first 1000 sandwich lovers that submit their favorite grilled cheese memories via their Web site, beginning April 16. Who doesn’t love a grilled cheese sandwich–and a free one is even better.

In addition, here are a few grilled cheese facts:

1. Although the origin of the sandwich is unknown, grilled cheese sandwiches appear in the literature of the ancient Romans.

2. According to Kraft, 74 percent of the people who buy sliced cheese make a grilled cheese sandwich at least monthly.

3. The tomato is the most frequently added ingredient to grilled cheese.

4. In France, a grilled cheese sandwich is called a Croque Monsieur and includes ham.

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Kraft Gives Away Cheese
for National Grilled Cheese Month