Grilled Cheese Party

Last night we had a grilled cheese party for my husband's birthday. It was so fun and so easy to put together. Here was my shopping list, in case you want to throw one too.

Cheeses (a few ideas)
Manchego
Muenster
Cheddar
Buffalo
Swiss
Havarti
Gouda
Smoked Gouda
Jarlsburg (my FAVORITE)
Cream Cheese

Additional Sandwich items
Butter (to butter the outside)
Apples
Apricot Jam
Orange Marmalade

Breads
Wheat
White
Sourdough
Artisan bread of any kind

Soup
Creamy Tomato Soup (see recipe below)

Drinks
Lemonade
Martinelli's
Ginger Ale and Cran/Raspberry drink

Other items
Toothpicks with flags on them to label the cheeses
Crock pot to keep the soup warm
Several plates, cutting boards, etc. to display cheeses
Panini Makers, George Foreman Grills, etc. (have people bring theirs if they have them, makes the cooking go by much quicker)
Bowls
Plates
Soup spoons

In past times, so you're not the one with a ton of cheese left over, I've had people bring their favorite cheese, topping for a grilled cheese, or bread. For yesterday though, I just went to Costco and bought these packages with assorted cheeses. They work great - we had 4 normal cheeses, 4 artisan cheeses and a couple of other cheese that I really like.

Have a good time and let me know if you do it!