Grilled Cheese Improvisation: Black Brandywine Tomato

I grow a variety of heirloom tomatoes in my garden and in the past week they’ve kicked in. My favorite, the tomato I would take with me to a desert island, is the Black Brandywine. It has a dusty red bottom that rises to a crown of green. The inside meat is dense but still perky. A slice of this tomato grilled with Gruyère in between multi-grain sunflower bread is the answer to many of life’s problems.