Hail Cheeses! Entries

First off, I want to thank everyone who took part in the contest! You guys really outdid yourselves with some bite worthy creations. (P.S. I'll be crashing your place of residence ASAP to try them for myself.) I'm so excited to have the turnout that I did; I was expecting maybe one or two grilled pity sandwiches, but y'all busted it up. So, merci for showing up and participating, I hope you guys had as much fun getting creative with this as I had drooling over each idea.

Without further ado, my dear grillers, I present your gallery of competitors.
Note: I've removed all but special instructions and the ingredients lists from the emails, to make the judging as equivalent as possible!

#1. The Beetallmania

Ingredients: Herbed focaccia flatbread, slow roasted beets, avocado, double cream brie, grainy mustard, sweet onion, smoked salmon, capers, salt & pepper, olive oil

#2. The Super Mario

Ingredients: Rosemary Focaccia, pesto, provolone, prosciutto and mozzarella

Fun fact: This thematic bite sports an Italian flag colour scheme. AMAZING.

#3. The Vegus Cheesus

 

Ingredients: Hempseed bread, homemade vegan cheese slices, radishes, fresh spinach

#4. The Delice Harlequin

 

Ingredients: Marble Bread (pumpernickel & rye) made into French toast (eggs, almond breeze, cinnamon), oven baked maple bacon, cheddar, mozzarella, butter

Fun fact: The sandwich's theme revolves around two tones, so the cheeses are each on a different side of the sandwich!

#5. The Beach Please! 

Ingredients: Fresh white bread, marinated chicken (peach jam, soy sauce, lime juice, cayenne, sugar, garlic cloves), Champfleury (brie), Mozzarella cheese, avocado spread (avocado, greek yogurt, lemon juice, chili powder, cinnamon, salt & pepper), butter

#6. The Triskaimaplecius

 

Ingredients: 3 slices 12 grain bread, mozzarella cheese, caramelized onions, maple syrup

Fun fact: The two outside slices are buttered, the middle one is soaked in maple syrup.

#7. Mozzloaftops!

 

Ingredients: White Sandwich Bread, Meatloaf (ground beef, garlic, onions, breadcrumbs, dijon, tomato juice, parsley, eggs, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper), Mozzarella cheese, butter

Fun fact: This competitor made their bread from scratch!

Challenge: Hail Cheeses!

EDIT: The contest deadline is now FRIDAY APRIL 19th, 2013!

 In case y’all had no idea, APRIL is NATIONAL GRILLED CHEESE MONTH, and I thought it was something worth celebrating, because I will take almost any excuse at any time to eat bread and cheese. Let’s be fair here though, it’s hardly that simple anymore: everyone’s favourite sandwich has had more facelifts than Hollywood in the recent years, and no one’s complaining, with all the tasty results.

One of the things I miss about living in Waterloo is their hip, late night, weekends only grilled cheese window, Cheeses Murphy.  Cheeses cooks up incredible sandwiches and then crowns them with names that are so puntastic, I practically wrote them myself. (My personal favourite: “The Big Lebowskcheese.”) Their signature sandwich, the Cheeses Murphy features bacon jam. I had never heard of such a thing before I accepted Cheeses as my 12:30AM, Saturday night savior.

Do not adjust your screens. This is a real live paparazzi shot of myself, caught in the act with a grilled Cheeses Murphy sandwich with mac & cheese on it.  

Since I miss Cheeses oh so much, I decided to bring a little bit of their inventive spirit to the blog and into my own kitchen with a contest, because I’d like to get to know my audience a little cheddar. (Wah waaah.)

The "Hail Cheeses" Challenge

THE CHALLENGE: Create a unique grilled cheese creation (get crazy!), photograph it, name it and send it to me at IAmJacksHunger@gmail.com.

THE PRIZE: I’ll be posting my favourite creation of all the submissions on the blog for all to see, so get ready for bragging rights. Plus, you’ll have your own personal sandwich invented: cross it off your bucket list. Look, do you really need motivation to get competitive and make yourself a delicious, original creation?

EDIT: It's not official yet, but Cheeses Murphy tweeted at me, saying it's a possibility that they COULD feature the winning sandwich at their digs. Which means your delicious genius would be available to the masses. THINK ABOUT IT PEOPLE.

RULES:

•  Your beautiful sandwich should be sent to me by APRIL 15^th, 2013, puntastic and clever name, a pic, list of ingredients and all! That's next Monday, so be sharp and feta move on!

• Any cheese and any bread combination are allowed, so long as it becomes a sandwich in the end. (Sorry wraps, not this time.)

• There are literally unlimited toppings, too. Fruits, vegs, spreads, snack foods. Let your imagination run wild. Literally send me the sandwich of your dreams!

That's all for today, friends. If you're craving inspiration, you can also find Cheeses Murphy on Twitter & Facebook.