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Vegetarian

Roasted Apples, Brie & Pecan Panini

October 21, 2009

I have just become acquainted with an amazing treat: roasted apples! For all the gazillion ways in which I’ve been enjoying apples every autumn I can’t believe I never tried roasting them until now. The irresistible part is the caramelized crust that forms on the bottom from the sugars in the apple. I roasted a [...]

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Grilled Cheddar Panini with Apple Chutney

October 5, 2009

Since I was so busy preparing spreads for Condiment Week last week and didn’t have a chance to share any new panini recipes featuring them, that’s what I’m doing this week. I must say, it’s a real treat to try out new sandwiches when you have a bunch of homemade condiments on hand!

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PB & J (and B!) Panini

September 8, 2009

Would you believe me if I told you this was among the most challenging panini I’ve posted thus far?
Before I explain why all the fuss, I’ll first let you in on what you’re looking at. We’ve got homemade peanut butter, homemade strawberry jam (my first jam ever!), and fresh banana grilled on sliced buttery brioche. [...]

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Cheddar, Apples & Horseradish Mustard Panini

August 3, 2009

I had a friend in business school – a Frenchman – who would put together the most fabulous dinner parties with the simplest of ingredients. My roommate and I would watch in awe as he transformed the inexpensive, fresh staple items we’d picked up earlier in the day – a whole chicken, honey, herbs, vegetables [...]

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Gruyere with Caramelized Onions Panini

April 28, 2009

Somewhere around the 45-minute mark, as I was still diligently stirring the slowly caramelizing onions and oregano, my curiosity over whether this loooooong process was truly going to be worth it began to turn into resentment. This was a grilled cheese sandwich, for crying out loud. The simplest of all sandwiches. My husband had long [...]

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Grilled (All The) Cheese Panini on Dark Rye

April 14, 2009

On three occasions in the past few weeks our cheese drawer has slid out of the fridge and crashed onto the floor. It’s overstuffed with cheese – the price of being a panini blogger, I suppose. I just get so excited to work with different types of cheeses, it sometimes gets a little out of [...]

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Open-Face Grilled Goat Cheese Panini with Sundried Tomatoes & Herbs

April 7, 2009

The early entries for my Grilled Cheese Pageant have been truly inspiring (have you entered yet?)! You’ll be amazed to see how something as simple as the humble grilled cheese sandwich can be interpreted into so many different delicious incarnations. In keeping with this theme, I’ve decided to make exclusively grilled cheese panini this month [...]

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Brie & Dried Apricot Panini on Walnut Bread

March 30, 2009

If any of you remember The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones from the ’80s the idea of bringing my two blogging worlds together for this post will be familiar to you. Here’s how it all transpired.
I was enticed by my sister’s suggestion to add walnuts to the Brie & Dried Apricot Panini I was conjuring up. [...]

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Homemade Peanut Butter & Caramelized Banana Panini

March 14, 2009

What is the “ultimate” peanut butter sandwich? I’ve been pondering this question ever since I found out that “Sandwich” was the theme for The Peanut Butter Boy’s next Great Peanut Butter Exhibition. As a panini blogger, I ought to have a point of view on this, right? Well, here it is: heaps of homemade peanut [...]

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Mediterranean Vegetable Grilled Wrap

January 8, 2009

For those of use whose culinary affinities lean strongly toward the…um… “comfort” variety, the month of January can make us feel a little conflicted. Weight-loss companies urge us to make a New Year’s resolution to go on a diet and to eat healthier but what we like to eat most isn’t usually what one might [...]

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