Welcome to My Kitchen: A Saint Patrick's Day Grilled Cheese Adventure

Hey guys, how's it going? It's Justine, welcome back to my kitchen, and today, it's Saint Patrick's Day, and to celebrate, I am making my inspiration, my reason for living - grilled cheese sandwiches. Now, I've made these before, but I also made a grilled cheese tower back in the day, and that was the first time that I got to use this little griddle here.

What do you think we're making Nathan? (friend laughs) Ah god! Oh, geez! I'm using tongs! Don't give him the stick! Don't give him the stick! Alright, give him the stick - Don't give him the stick! - Oh yeah, baby! But today, we're going to make it special, we're going to make them green. Now, I don't know if this is going to work at all, I actually don't know what to expect, as per usual. I've seen so many people making their rainbow grilled cheeses, so I thought, hey, why not try to make it green?! I don't really know what's going to happen. So let's just get started.

First things first, we're going to need some ingredients. We'll need some cheese, bread, and a special ingredient that will give our grilled cheese its signature green color. That's right, we're talking about... (dramatic pause) ...green food coloring! Now, I know what you're thinking, "Justine, have you gone crazy? Why are you using green food coloring in your grilled cheese?" And to that, I say, "Why not?!" It's Saint Patrick's Day, after all!

Now that we have our ingredients, let's get started. We'll need to mix the cheese with the green food coloring until it's evenly distributed. (mixing sound effects) There we go! Now, let's shape our cheese mixture into little squares and place them on our bread slices. Next, we'll top those with some more cheese, because you can never have too much cheese, right?

Now that our grilled cheese is looking pretty good, it's time to throw it in the skillet. (sizzling sound effects) Ah, can you smell that? It smells like... grilled cheese and happiness! Okay, so we're going to flip this over now and give it a nice sear on both sides.

Oh, my cheese is boiling! Okay, so we're going to mix this cheese up a little more. Don't try this at home kids! And if you do try it, don't tell your parents that I, Justine, came up with this idea because it was not my idea! I will not be taking any angry phone calls or emails from your parents.

This is definitely mixing better. Are you making fun of me? (chuckles) I'm breaking out in hives just looking at this. Look at this cheese! Can you guys believe this? This is perfect. This is actually exactly what I was hoping was going to happen.

Okay, I'm going to give it a flip now and show you the surprise that I have for you. (dramatic music) A nice little fun little addition to this. Because I have some of this leftover dye, I made something ahead of time because I wasn't quite sure if it was going to work or not. I made shamrock butter! Little things. I mean, I don't know why you would ever do this but... So using the green butter, you've got a little green shamrock butter. Isn't that cute? This is not healthy at all. This is slime!

This has got to go away. I can never see this again. Now you guys know what it's time for. It's time for the slow-mo cheese taste test! Let's go.

(Dramatic music continues as Justine takes a bite of the grilled cheese)

Oh my god, it's so good! I mean, this thing is doused in butter, filled with delicious melted cheese. If only you were not this disgusting green color. Oh my god, I am so happy right now. I don't think I have ever felt this kind of happiness.

You want me to eat that? It's so good... You eat it first. Jenna I already have, and it's... (chuckles) Prove it! Just take a bite, I swear. It's the best!

But, I don't want it to be green... Just eat it. Green. Don't look at it. I'm gonna see it again. Very soon.

(Irish music continues to play as the article comes to a close)

Thanks so much for watching! This is by far something that you should never make because it is dangerous. It is dangerous for the health, and it is dangerous for the environment. I don't even want to see this later, but I'm definitely going to.

I will see you guys later, as well. Bye!(Irish music fades away)

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- Hey guys, how's it going?It's Justine, welcome backto my kitchen, and today,it's Saint Patrick's day,and to celebrate, I am makingmy inspiration, my reason for living,I am making grilled cheese sandwiches.Now I've made these before,I made a grilled cheese towerback in the day, and thatwas the first time thatI got to use this little griddle here.- What do you think we're making Nathan?(friend laughs)- Ah god!- Oh, geez! I'm using tongs!Don't give him the stick!- Don't give him the stick!- Alright, give him the stick- Don't give him the stick!- Oh yeah, baby!- But today, we're goingto make it special,we're going to make them green.Now, I don't know if this is going to workat all, I actually don't knowwhat to expect, as per usual.I've seen so many people making therainbow grilled cheeses, so I thought,hey, why not try to make it green?!I don't really knowwhat's going to happen.So let's just get started.The first thing thatwe've got is our bread,and we've got some butter,and most importantlysome green food coloring.You are the key ingredient to this recipe.Oh! Cheese!I need cheese!(opens refrigerator)So I decided to go witha nice mild cheddar.Do you like cheese?- No, no it looks terrifying.(laughter)- Haha, he's lactose intolerant so,probably won't be havingany of this today.I need to melt the butter and make thebutter green. So withour butter we're going toput it just, ya know, I was going to saya little bit of food dye but that's a lot.We're going to put this in the microwave.(microwave opens)(buttons dinging)- Add a minute and therewe go, we're cooking.Here's the problem, the green food dyeis splattering everywhere.Ow!!Geez, oh, god!I burned myself!(microwave humming)This is very hot, I think I'm going toturn it down. Oh my god,my phone is burning!- (singing) Let me see that bread!Oh, I stabbed it!Got the butter, wow. Wow!There it is, that isdefinitely something that I definitelydon't ever want to see again.This is repulsive. So,here is the problem,I probably should have used a differenttype of dye.(singing)Okay now we're probably going tomake the same mistake.OF course it's all up here! Becausewhy would it not be accessible?Somewhere that it's easy to get?(mumbles)(rummages through cabinet)Wow! I found some cans of pumpkin!From two pumpkins ago. Two Halloweens,two pumpkins ago, huh?These are definitely expired.This is what I've been looking for!My cake! This isn'twhat I was looking for.But, my cake leveler.That's something I need.What's this? Do you know what this is?I think this might be made for, like, notfor someone taller.Should have been a baller.Okay, what am I even doing?I was looking for green food coloringthat was gel and whoever paintedmy ceiling did a very bad job of it.I'm getting a whole new perspective onmy life, my house. Definitely my lackof memory retention. Okay, why am I here?Why are any of us here? Here catch!This is something thatI've been looking forthat does not belong here.So absolutely nothing was accomplished.This butter is looking disgusting.Now we're going to melt our cheese.We probably should haveGoogled to see whateverybody else did and stole their ideas,but I'm going to do my own idea.So, I'm going to just melt this cheeseinto my own mixture and I'm going topour it in between the slices of bread.(plate clinking)I think I'm going to put this on a lowerpower setting because I feel like it'sgoing to burn and I donot want that to happen.We're going to see how this works out.Yes! It looks amazing!I think I can just dump it.Not something that you should ever try.We've gotta get all the way to the edges!So I remember back when I was little,I think was probably in Kindergartenand they're like, 'Justine, what do youwant to be when you grow up?'. I saidI wanted to be a chef, I don't know why.I never liked cooking, and here I am,many many years later,doing my childhood dream.I don't know why thatwas my childhood dreambecause I never liked cooking. I thinkI got nervous. Okay,so lets flip this over.Oh, my cheese is boiling!Okay, so we're going to mix this cheese upa little more.Don't try this at home kids!And if you do try it,don't tell your parentsthat I, Justine, this was her idea becauseit was not her idea! Iwill not be taking anyangry phone calls oremails from your parents.A flipper-doodle-do.This is definitely mixing better.(mixing cheese)Are you making fun of me?(chuckles)- I'm breaking out inhives just looking at this.- Look at this cheese!Can you guys believe this?This is perfect. This is actually exactlywhat I was hoping was going to happen.(chuckling)- This is unreal. This is so great.Oh god, wait, I have to eat this.Gonna get that nice, and all on tothe edges, just like so.Oh, oh, oh! Hot, hot, hot!Okay, I'm going to give it a flip.Cause I don't know what is happeningon this other side.Oh, I can't wait to show you guysthe surprise that I have for you!A nice little fun little addition to this.So because I have someof this leftover dye,I made something ahead of time becauseI wasn't quite sure if it wasgoing to work or not.I made shamrock butter.Little, things. I mean, I don't know whyyou would ever do this but.So using the green butter, you've gota little green shamrockbutter. Isn't that cute?This is not healthy at all.This is slime! This is the new challenge.It's the cheese challenge. I challengesomeone to eat all- no, don't eat that.I don't want to be theone who starts that.This has got to go away. I can neversee this again. Now you guys knowwhat it's time for. It's time forslow-mo cheese taste test. Let's go.(dramatic music)Oh my god, it's so good!I mean, this thing is doused in butter,filled with delicious melted cheese.If only you were not this disgustinggreen color. Oh my god, I am so happyright now. I don't think I have everfelt this kind of happiness. I needJenna to try it because she has gotto taste this. It is phenomenal.- You want me to eat that?- Its so good-- You eat it first.- Jenna I already have, and it's-- Prove it.(crunching food)- It's so good!- Put it down your gullet!You're going to have some toilet trouble.(laughs)- Just take a bite, I swear. Its the best.I swear, it's so good.- But, I don't want it to be-- Just eat it.- Green.- The middle part of it.It's so good.- It's green!- Don't look at it.- I'm gonna see it.- Again.- Very soon.- I can't!- Your tongue is green!- I've eaten a lot ofthis, its not healthy.Alright guys, thanks so much for watching.This is, by far something that you shouldnever make because it is dangerous.It is dangerous for the health,it is dangerous for the environment.I don't even want to see this later,but I'm definitely going to.I will see you guys later, as well. Bye!(Irish music playing)\n"