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Grilling brownies on the panini press - it works!  They may be a little flatter than typical brownies, but they’re still soft and chocolatey and warm and the perfect platform for dessert panini.  I grilled these up with some slightly tart frozen yogurt inside, the most wonderful blueberry balsamic syrup (thanks, Dragon’s [...]

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Yup, I grilled pancakes too! I feel a little mischievous in the kitchen when I get ready to make panini out of unlikely ingredients - “Ooooh…DARING!!” As I much as I love so-called “normal” panini, every once in a while I like to grill up something a little different. I’d had pretty [...]

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One dollar and fifty cents doesn’t buy much anymore these days, but in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, just off-campus from UCLA, a buck-fitty will get you a most wonderfully decadent classic treat: a scoop of ice cream sandwiched between two freshly-baked cookies at a place called Diddy Riese. The perpetual line out the [...]

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Who knew you could grill cookies on a panini press? Not only is it faster than baking in the oven, the cookies also come out extra crispy on the outside and nice and soft on the inside - perfect for building grilled ice cream sandwiches! Using ready-made cookie dough, you can enjoy this quick and [...]

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Tempt your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day with a decadent dessert for two! Legend has it that chocolate is a powerful aphrodisiac - combine it with raspberry preserves pressed within a flaky, buttery croissant, drizzled with more chocolate and wading in sweet creme anglaise and you have a panini recipe that is sure to delight on [...]

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There’s nothing better than the warmth and spice of apples and cinnamon nestled in flaky puff pastry, with sweet caramel sauce and creamy vanilla ice cream spilling down the crisp pastry ridges. Enticed? Then you’ll enjoy this recipe for Apple Turnover Panini - inspired by, of course, good ‘ol American apple turnovers.
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