I took it slow this week after that fainting spell.

I feel fine now, but I felt the episode was a warning to take a breather. I took a few mornings off from the gym, from cooking, from worrying. I pared back my morning chores to a reasonable list of a few tasks, and left breakfast up to E. No need to conquer the world before 10 AM every morning.

But I do want to get engaged before 2016, so I made a sandwich for E Friday morning.

This sandwich is a reader suggestion (oh, how I love those!). My boy Vikas N. from Bangalore (wow!) suggested a banana and dates grilled cheese. The mix of sweet fruit and cheese sounded comforting on a brisk spring morning, so I fired up the panini press. I added dried cranberries because I have a ton in my cupboard from attempts at making homemade granola bars (really need to try that again, those are great easy snacks!). I used both brie and Monterey Jack cheese on two sandwiches, to see which would taste better.

Naturally, once the cheese melted inside the sandwiches, I couldn’t tell which one had which cheese. Both were delicious, but E said the brie gave the sammie a tangier kick.

Thanks for your suggestion, Vikas! So happy to have readers from all over the world following and contributing their ideas! Keep them coming!

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