The Conversation
Maybe you’ve outgrown the grilled-American-cheese-on-Wonder-Bread of your childhood, but that’s no reason to call it quits on your old lunchtime friend — the peerless, the inimitable, the sandwichchampion-of-the-world, the grilled cheese. Bread preferences and sandwich perspectives may change, but melted cheese is forever.
1. Persimmon Grilled Cheese with Goat Cheddar and Prosciutto: Lunch. Capital L. (via A Girl Defloured)
2. Brussels Sprout and Garlic Grilled Cheese: Our favorite way to go green. (via Now Stir It Up)
3. Chorizo and Tater Tot Grilled Cheese: Responsibly irresponsible. (via From Away)
4. Fontina + Blackberry Basil Smash Grilled Cheese: The cheese. It speaks to me. (via How Sweet It Is)
5. Spinach and Artichoke Grilled Cheese: According to the laws of calories and nutrition, the green veggies mean you get to double up on the cheese. (via Joy the Baker)
6. Crispy Zucchini Grilled Cheese with Dijon Horseradish Aioli: Put some fried stuff inside your grilled cheese. (via How Sweet It Is)
7. Croque Monsieur with Prosciutto and Manchego: Le hungry? (via Chew Town)
8. Fontina Grilled Cheese with Braised Short Ribs and Brandied Fig Jam: Can’t stop. Won’t stop. (via Yes to Yolks)
9. Pumpkin, Chocolate and Brie Grilled Cheese: Wave your freak flag. (via Two Peas and Their Pod)
10. Fig and Goat Cheese Grilled Cheese: The stuff of dreams. (via PDX Food Love)
11. Grilled Kimcheese: How to make a great food even greater? Build a grilled cheese around it. (via Steamy Kitchen)
12. Caprese Grilled Cheese: Caprese 2.0. (via Domestic Superhero)
13. Brie and Blueberry Waffle Grilled Cheese: Is this love? (via Damn Delicious)
14. Frico Grilled Cheese: Cheese on the inside. Cheese on the outside. More cheese, please (via Smitten Kitchen)
15. Spicy Mini Meatball Grilled Cheese: Do want. (via How Sweet It Is)
16. Grilled Cheese with Fig Preserve, Apple and Pumpkin Seeds: Keeping it classy. (via Flourishing Foodie)
17. Steak and Potato BBQ Grilled Cheese: Because a steak-less grilled cheese is so bourgeois. (via BS in the Kitchen)
18. Cobb Grilled Cheese: More fun than salad. (via Foodie Crush)
19. Lamb Grilled Cheese: The cheese is very happy to see you. (via Pass the Sushi)
20. Roasted Mushroom Grilled Cheese with Cheddar and Chèvre: Get it. (via The Roaming Kitchen)
What grills your cheese? Veggies? Sauces? All the cheese? Talk to us in the comments or say hi on Twitter.
Emily K. McDonald is a writer, editor, and Food's Official #1 Fan. She blogs about cooking, eating, and running at LeafParade.com. One day she will learn to play the accordion.
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It can be intimidating to step out on your own and build a business from the ground up. As part of our collaboration with Office Depot, we're talking with Selfmade alum and solopreneur Colette Lawrence, the faith-based motivator and relationship builder behind The M.E.E. Movement, about ways in which women in business can find success.
B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
The scholarship was a blessing in that all the areas that were covered offered valuable information that I needed, from social media to HR. As a new business owner, I needed to know this to increase my own personal awareness in what it takes to run a successful business. The candidness of the presenters made it easy to see myself in their shoes and helped me to realize that I can also get there.
Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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