When I was a little girl (many moons ago!), my mother would feed me cream of tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich whenever I was sick. Looking back on it now, it was truly one of my first favorite pairings. And it always made me feel better. It mattered not at all that the soup came from a can with an Andy Warhol image on it, and the cheese on the sandwich was a slice of good ol’ American cheese.
As an adult with a food and wine habit, my cream of tomato soup is now homemade and the cheese on my sandwich is usually an artisan cheese such as goat cheese or brie or a nicely aged cheddar.
Now I’ve come to learn that April is National Grilled Cheese Sandwich month. Check out the sandwiches in this article http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Food/10-Greatest-Grilled-Cheese-Sandwiches.html and not only will your stomach instantly start growling from hunger (just look at those pictures!), but you will never think of grilled cheese sandwiches in the same way.
My favorite wine with tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwich—an off dry Riesling.
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