Like that of many other time-strapped folks, my current weeknight dinner strategy is to cook just a few times a week and repurpose the leftovers in between.  I was on Day 3 of my five pounds of Chicken Marbella (which is amazing, by the way - I highly recommend Elise’s recipe!) today when I decided [...]

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I used to dread leftovers, but now that I make panini on a regular basis I actually now look forward to them! After a wonderful feast of a roast and veggies, all you need to do is add some good bread and perhaps some cheese and condiments from the pantry and you’ve got the makings [...]

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Don’t you love those versatile ready-made pizza crusts? Perfectly pre-baked and seasoned discs ready for your chosen toppings. Well, they’re good for more than just pizza - try them as flatbread for panini! In this quick-and-easy Chicken, Hummus & Red Pepper Flatbread Panini recipe, leftover roasted chicken makes a delicious encore with crisp, toasted flatbread, [...]

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I love to roast a chicken on the weekends, and with just two of us (who eat solids) in the house, there are always a lot of leftovers. Fortunately, panini were tailor-made for leftovers. I pulled together this even-better-the-next-day sandwich with ingredients I had in my pantry - challah bread, roasted garlic aioli, pancetta, swiss [...]

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