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Grilled Tortilla Chips with Grilled Tomatillo Guacamole

January 24, 2012
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It was a happy accident that I ended up making tortilla chips on the panini maker. I was actually grilling tostadas when I noticed how crisp the tortillas got from just a little oil on both sides and 90 seconds on the grill. I essentially had one big circular chip. So I cut a tortilla [...]

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Grilled Angel Food Cake with Lemon Curd

January 2, 2012
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Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you had a great time over the holidays. Mine were spent relaxing, eating and catching up with a whole lot of family, which is my favorite way to celebrate (really!). I thought I’d kick off 2012 with putting something a little on the lighter side on the panini maker [...]

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Grilled Pears with Honey-Whipped Greek Yogurt and Toasted Almonds

November 28, 2011
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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving last week! After a big feasting holiday lighter desserts like these Grilled Pears with Honey-Whipped Greek Yogurt and Toasted Almonds really start to appeal to me. It seriously smells as if someone is stirring up some homemade caramel nearby when fresh pear halves begin to sear on [...]

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A Panini Press Thanksgiving…Grilled Pumpkin Pie

November 15, 2011
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{I’m making an entire Thanksgiving feast on the panini maker! Here’s Part 4 of the series: Grilled Pumpkin Pie.} You knew I’d figure out some way to conclude my Panini Press Thanksgiving with a traditional dessert. For me, it’s not Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. I experimented with grilling an actual mini pie on the panini [...]

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A Panini Press Thanksgiving…Grilled Acorn Squash with Cranberry-Ginger Maple Syrup

November 14, 2011

{I’m making an entire Thanksgiving feast on the panini maker! Here’s Part 3 of the series: Grilled Acorn Squash with Cranberry-Ginger Maple Syrup.} When I first started brainstorming ideas for Thanksgiving dishes I could prepare on a panini press, this one was actually the first to pop to mind. It’s the simplest of all the dishes I’m [...]

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A Panini Press Thanksgiving…Grilled Smashed Potatoes

November 10, 2011
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{I’m making an entire Thanksgiving feast on the panini maker! Here’s Part 2 of the series: Grilled Smashed Potatoes.} It was about four years ago at a Tom Douglas restaurant called Lola, located in the lobby of a Seattle hotel. We’d just checked in for the start of our babymoon. On the server’s recommendation my [...]

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A Panini Press Thanksgiving…Brined Turkey Thigh

November 7, 2011
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{I’m making an entire Thanksgiving feast on the panini maker! Here’s Part 1 of the series: Brined Turkey Thigh.} Could I prepare an entire Thanksgiving meal on the panini press? I gave it some thought and determined, well, yes – of course! If you can roast it, you can grill it in most cases. Moreover, for those [...]

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Mini Birthday Layer Cake on a Panini Press

September 11, 2011
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I’ve been telling friends all weekend that I baked a yellow layer cake on the panini grill. They’ve been universally perplexed by what this could possibly entail. Well, here it is! Whenever I read an article casting the panini maker as a “bulky, one-use gadget”, I have to sigh. Really? The only possible use in [...]

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Grilled Peach Salad with Toasted Pecans, Blue Cheese and Honey Balsamic Syrup

August 14, 2011
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I’m starting to come around on salads. Historically, I haven’t been much of a salad person but this summer we’ve been enjoying them for dinner at least once a week. Salads, I’ve finally realized, hold more possibilities than just convenient leafy receptacles for all the items I’m looking to clear from the refrigerator crisper. I [...]

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Foil-Grilled Salmon with Pesto and Tomatoes (on a Panini Maker!)

July 14, 2011
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In working through all the pesto in our house I had the idea to use some in a grilled salmon recipe. Once I came across my friend Kalyn’s recipe for Foil-Baked Salmon with Basil Pesto and Tomatoes, I just had to see if packet grilling would work on a panini maker. (Before I continue…just a heads [...]

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