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I am so not the outdoorsy type, so not even the presence of my five favorite foods could make being stranded on a deserted island any less terrifying!  The occasional walk on an unpaved road is about as intrepid as I get. That said, who am I to pass up a good meme.  Arlene from [...]

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Isn’t that photo a sight to behold?
I’m giving Melissa from Bitchincamero my One Tasty Sandwich award for her absolutely incredible Asian-inspired Pork Sandwich w/Spicy Mango Cucumber Slaw.  Not only is it a mouthwatering photo, but the flavor combination of savory pork tenderloins with sweet and spicy mangoes sounds just out of this world.
The pork is [...]

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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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If you’ve spent any length of time in Southern California, you’ve probably heeded the call of the giant yellow arrow pointing to the sign that makes mouths water: “In-N-Out Burger.” Mention the name near lunchtime at the office and before you can say “Not it!” you’ll have five or six co-workers jammed in your Jetta. [...]

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I never imagined how much fun I would have with making panini all the time! Coming up with new ideas and then trying them out is sort of like a research experiment and an art project at the same time - and those are two activities I’ve loved my whole life! So when I found [...]

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The journey continues! Continuing on from Part I of this fish story, the answer finally hit me as I was strolling at a local strip mall: mango salsa! This panini recipe was lacking vibrance and what says “vibrance” in culinary speak better than mango salsa? Now, of course, that addition does start to deviate from [...]

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Oh wow. If you thought the road to my Chicken, Apple & Raspberry Panini was long and circuitous you’re not gonna believe what it took to work out my fish sandwich recipe! I started out looking to pay tribute to my current hometown, San Diego, but somehow made my way thousands of miles east to [...]

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Is there anything better than chocolate to create a romantic mood with food on Valentine’s Day? I wanted to come up with a chocolate panini recipe that truly was a proper dessert - not just chocolate between two pieces of bread. It wasn’t easy - a chocolate sandwich is the kind of thing you dream [...]

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