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Panini 101

How to Make Panini Without a Panini Press

February 19, 2009

If I were queen for a day, I’d grant every household a panini press (and space to keep it) because they’re so useful and versatile and, in my opinion, the easiest way to make great panini. However, until I seize … er … receive such power I thought I’d update the Panini 101 series with [...]

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5 Money-Saving Panini Tips

January 3, 2009

Now that we’re all tapped out from our holiday shopping and the economy is still in the doldrums, I thought it would be worthwhile to offer up some money-saving tips when it comes to grilling panini.  Because, truth be told, the cost of making these things can start to add up!
1.  Get to know your [...]

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To Steam or Not to Steam?

December 15, 2008

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you.  That’s a panini (“panino” for you sticklers) in my microwave.  And I’m ready to suggest that you try this sometime too.
I never would have thought there would be any benefit to introducing steam to a sandwich – especially one that I wanted to be crispy.  But a reader named Candace [...]

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“Town” & “Country” Pulled Pork Panini

August 23, 2008

It’s a twofer, folks – my indecision is your gain!  Pulled pork panini, two ways.  Can you really go wrong?
The concept for “Town” and “Country” panini comes from a little restaurant up in Irvine called Jackson Barne.  An unassuming place in a strip mall, my co-workers and I used to lunch there often back in [...]

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Cheese, Please!…Old Quebec Vintage Cheddar

July 21, 2008

It was fantastic on burgers (see Burger Mini-Panini Slider Bonanza!) and added a great punch of flavor to fish patties (see Crispy Fish Panini) – it’s about time I give Old Québec Vintage Cheddar its proper due in a Cheese, Please! post.

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Burger Mini-Panini Slider Bonanza!

July 7, 2008

If you come to dinner at my house, there’s a really good chance you’ll encounter a “dress-your-own” component in at least one of the courses.  The main reason is that I firmly believe that dinner guests are entitled to be served something they’d like to eat!  How many times have you been invited to someone’s [...]

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Red Dragon, Roast Beef & Arugula Panini Recipe

June 30, 2008

Red Dragon, with its robust cheddar, mustard and ale flavors, would make a fantastic grilled cheese sandwich on its own (read my “review” of this great cheese!).  In fact, I broiled a few open-faced ones for breakfast last week!  But since the point of my Cheese, Please! series is not only to find great cheeses [...]

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Cheese, Please!…Red Dragon

June 27, 2008

For this next installment of my Cheese, Please! series, I decided to do a little “research” at my local cheese shop, Venissimo. I told the ladies behind the counter that I was looking to expand my repertoire of cheeses that might melt well in panini and the samples started rolling in one after another.  It [...]

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Find Your Local Cheese Shop!

June 26, 2008

What better way to learn about different cheeses for panini than from a cheese shop? I recently had the most wonderful time “cheese-ing” with my sister at Venissimo in Mission Hills.  They brought out an endless stream of meltable options for us to try: Raclette, Etorki, Gruyère, Habanero Jack, Red Dragon…I could barely keep up [...]

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Emmental, Honey & Ham Panini Recipe

June 24, 2008

I may have a new favorite sandwich.  Now, I have enjoyed all of the panini on my blog or I wouldn’t have written them up (trust me, there a number that will never be repeated!), but today’s Emmental, Honey & Ham Panini was especially tasty.  Can’t-put-it-down good.  And it all hinged on the terrific flavor [...]

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