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Chocolate + Raspberries = Valentine’s Day!

February 7, 2008

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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Eggplant to the rescue!

February 4, 2008

I decided to “go healthy” this time around. It didn’t really dawn on me that I tend to gravitate toward the comfort end of the dining spectrum until my friend Karen let me know about her blog, Test Drive Kitchen in which she tests out healthy recipes. Now, I’m not apologetic for my apple turnover, [...]

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Eggs and Cheese and Bacon – Oh My!

January 27, 2008

Don’t tell your cardiologist! Egg…cheese…bacon…biscuits…your arteries may not thank you, but your mouth sure will! In a continued effort to explore the different types of breads a panini grill can support, I decided to venture into refrigerated dough. Want to skip ahead? Click here for the final recipe.Egg, Cheese & Bacon Biscuit Panini – Attempt [...]

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Yes, More Puff Pastry – Spinach & Ricotta

January 25, 2008

I promise not all of these recipes will involve puff pastry! Since I had a sheet of puff pastry left over from the Apple Turnover Panini effort, I thought I’d try one more variation – a savory, calzone type. Now that I know that puff pastry will work on the panini grill, I decided to [...]

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Apple Turnover Panini – It Worked!

January 20, 2008

It worked! It’s not only possible to make an apple turnover on a panini press, it’s actually quick and easy and in some ways comes out better than if you’d baked it in the oven. Putting the puff pastry directly on the grates ensures crispiness on the outside as well as creates ridges that cradle [...]

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Move Over, Grilled Cheese

January 19, 2008

Okay, I was boring even myself with talk of writing a panini recipe for grilled cheese. Who doesn’t know how to make that already? I think we’re all well aware of most of the common panini – if not, there are a bunch of great cookbooks to guide us. What would really be more fun [...]

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More O-spiration

January 16, 2008

I swear I don’t do everything just because Oprah recommends it – but you’ve got to admit the woman and her staffers often have great taste! On the show yesterday, Oprah’s best friend Gayle King visited celebrity chef Govind Armstrong at his L.A. restaurant, Table 8. The reason? His grilled cheese with pulled shortrib sandwich, [...]

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The Inaugural Experiment

January 15, 2008

For my initial foray into panini-making, I thought I’d “play it safe” and try something Italian-inspired (these things were invented around Italian flavors, weren’t they?). I’d give this first sandwich a B+. Chicken, Prosciutto & Asiago – Attempt #1 Bread: Focaccia Condiment: Pesto Cheese: Asiago Meat: Chicken breast “Goodies”: Prosciutto, Roasted red bell peppers THE [...]

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A Moratorium on the Appliance Wasteland

January 14, 2008

Truth be told, I did ask for the panini press. It’s always so enticing to leaf through the latest catalog from Williams-Sonoma or Sur La Table and ogle all the new cooking gadgets. You daydream about how wonderful the house will smell with fresh bread baking in the breadmaker (it’s been on the fritz for [...]

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