Grilled Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons (+ Panini Press Giveaway from Sargento!)

We’ve got teeny tiny grilled cheese sandwiches floating in our soup today! And a Panini Press giveaway sponsored by Sargento!

I was first captivated by the idea of grilled cheese croutons on Pinterest and could not wait to make some of my own. Grilled cheese and tomato soup was my all-time favorite “special” lunch growing up (and probably still is today). It was a back-to-school lunch that I didn’t actually eat at school, as it was a challenge to keep a sandwich warm during the school day and forget about trying to wrangle a hot soup in a Thermos. It was a special treat for the weekends.

Now that my own kids are starting school this week (well, preschool, but they’re excited) I’m looking forward to continuing the grilled cheese and tomato soup weekend tradition. For my Grilled Tomato Soup, I first grilled the tomatoes and onions on the panini press to help bring out their sweetness. I’ve made this soup a number of times now – including for a group of San Diego food bloggers – and everyone has loved it. I made my Grilled Cheese Croutons with Sargento Colby-Jack cheese on sourdough bread with some fresh herb butter on the outside to make them extra-crisp and savory.

Read on for my Grilled Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons recipe and a chance to win a Breville Panini Press (like the one I use!), sponsored by Sargento.

Grilled Cheese Croutons

I just think these grilled cheese croutons are so cute. Obviously, they’re nothing more than a grilled cheese sandwich that’s been cut into small squares. Even though I grew up loving the yellow American slices, today I’m much more of a “natural cheese” kind of girl so the Sargento slices fit the bill. We all love to eat grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup…why not put them in the soup? My little kids thought these squares were pretty fun.

Grilled Tomato Soup

Everyone has their preferences when it comes to tomato soup. For me, it’s all about bright, fresh flavors – but I keep basil and oregano out of the mix to keep it from tasting like marinara. Instead, I go for red bell peppers, fresh parsley and thyme and a tiny bit of red pepper flakes for that lingering heat that makes you want another spoonful. Some people like to strain their soup so it’s perfectly smooth, but I like to keep the purée rustic and a little bit chunky.

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Find the Breville Panini Press at Williams-SonomaWin a Breville Panini Press! [THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED]

Thanks to the folks at Sargento, we’ve got a fabulous panini press giveaway today. This Breville Panini Press ($119.95 value) is similar to the one I’ve been using since I started this blog nearly 4 years ago. In addition, Sargento will also send the winner coupons to sample their cheese.

Here are five ways to enter, you can do any or all of them (please leave separate comments for each entry):

The giveaway will close on Monday, September 12, 2011 at noon PDT. [THE GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED] I will use random.org to select one winner to receive the Breville Panini Press and Sargento coupons and announce the winner in this post. Due to shipping costs, the prize can only be shipped to U.S. addresses.

**UPDATE 9/14/11: Congratulations to our winner – #190, Mrs. Mordecai!

Grilled Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

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Grilled Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

Prep time: 50 minutes | Cook time: 45 minutes | Total time: 1 hour 35 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS:

For the soup:

  • 2 pounds tomatoes, halved
  • 1-2 cups vegetable broth
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
  • Salt and black pepper
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme

For the grilled cheese croutons:

  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh basil*
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh chives*
  • 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme*
  • 4 slices sourdough bread
  • 6 slices Sargento Colby-Jack cheese, or other semi-firm cheese

* The herbs are optional, but they do add great flavor if you have them on hand.

DIRECTIONS:

Prepare the soup:

  1. Preheat the panini grill to high heat.
  2. Scoop out the pulp and seeds from the tomato halves into a small bowl. Place a strainer over a liquid measuring cup; pour the pulp and seeds through the strainer to collect tomato juice. Add enough vegetable broth to the measuring cup to bring the total amount of liquid to 2 cups. Set aside.
  3. Drizzle the cut sides of the tomato halves with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with sea salt and black pepper. Adjust your grill so that it is at a slight tilt (not completely flat), with drip tray in place to collect the juices that will run off. In batches, place the tomatoes, cut side down, on the grill. Close the lid, making light contact with the tomatoes without pressing them. Grill the tomatoes for 8-10 minutes until the outer skins are wrinkly and the tomatoes are soft.
  4. Slice the onion into 1/2-inch thick rounds (do not separate the rings). Drizzle the onions with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the onions on the grill. Close the lid, making light contact with the tomatoes without pressing them. Grill the onions for 4-6 minutes until they are tender.
  5. Transfer the onions to a cutting board, let them cool a bit and give them a rough chop.
  6. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a dutch oven or large saucepan over medium heat. Add the red bell pepper and stir for 4 to 5 minutes until it begins to soften. Add in the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for another minute. Stir in the grilled tomatoes, onions, sugar, parsley, thyme sprig and vegetable stock mixture. Bring the soup to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 40 minutes.
  7. Purée the soup either with an immersion blender or, in batches, in a blender or food processor. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot with grilled cheese croutons.

Prepare the grilled cheese croutons:

  1. Preheat the panini grill to medium-high heat.
  2. Mix the butter and herbs together in a small bowl. Spread herb butter on each slice of bread. Turn two of the bread slices over; add three slices of cheese to each slice of bread. Close each sandwich with another slice of bread, buttered side up.
  3. Grill the panini for 3 to 4 minutes until the cheese is melted and bread is toasted. Transfer the panini from the grill to a cutting board. Trim the crusts from the panini and cut up each sandwich into 1-inch square pieces.

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  1. My favorite childhood lunch was a ham and grilled cheese sandwich! Atill is one of my favorites!

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    I’d complain about a plain cheese sandwich unless there were dill pickle slices on it and Crunchy Cheetos on the side – that combo just did things to my taste buds back then haha

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    I follow with Google Reader with the same username in your comment box.

    PS: Never thought of using grilled cheese as croutons, but YUM!
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  11. Marla wrote:

    Oh Kathy does this soup & croutons get me so excited for fall or what!

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  20. my favorite childhood meal was my moms homemade spaghetti and cheese!

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    I don’t have a panini press but I know my kids would love these little grilled cheese croutons. When I was growing up, we would have Campbell’s tomato soup, but now I make my own tomato soup – yours sounds really good!

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    Ha, I remember you saying something on pinterest about how much you loved the grilled cheese croutons, loooove that you made them 🙂 It is a pretty stinken amazing idea! My favorite childhood lunch was simple spaghetti with butter and parmesan. That’s it.

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  55. My favorite childhood food was corndogs! Every time we went to WinDixie (a grocery store) my mom would get us a corndog from the deli section! It was such a special treat to us. To this day I still love them!

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    I was lucky enough to come home for lunch when I was in elementary school. My Mom always made homemade bread and I didn’t know how lucky I was for a long time. My favorite lunch was hot bread and butter if she had just made bread that morning, otherwise I had Peanut Butter sandwiches, still a favorite.

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  64. OOh this soup looks divine! My favorite lunch as a child was anything with peanut butter. PB sandwiches (NO jelly), stuffed with bananas and/ or pretzels on white. I was a bit of a picky eater.

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  71. Oh my goodness – those croutons are fantastic! I adore tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, too and this is such a fun way to combine them.

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  72. Annette | Bucket List Journey wrote:

    Now that looks like the ultimate in comfort food! Whe I was growing up my mom would make me pasta & peas, it was so simple yet delicious. Sometimes she still makes it for me and it’s a special treat.

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  73. Kristen wrote:

    My neighbor made the best PB&J Sandwiches which was one childhood lunch I loved. I also loved our schools Poor Boy Sandiwches. So yummy!

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    My favorite lunch was a hot pastrami sandwich with a big pickle on the side! There was a local deli in our town and they would build your sandwich for you– fresh pastrami from their meat market, with jack cheese and mustard, all heated up!

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    Hi Kathy! My favorite childhood lunches were either a tuna sandwich or a slice of Munster cheese on white bread with salt, pepper, and mayo.

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    My favorite lunch was grilled cheese! Had one almost every day for lunch.

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    This is such a cute idea! My favorite lunch as a kid (and now) was a BLT 🙂

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  95. leanne wrote:

    Ooh… if that’s the same soup you brought to the Roundtable, it was fantastic! Never thought of grilling the tomatoes before using them in soup before.

    I have to admit my favorite lunch when I was a kid was completely devoid of nutritional value – spaghetti with butter and Kraft grated Parmesan cheese (from the shaker can).

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  102. Great way to dress up tomato soup. Kind of sad but I don’t remember many lunches growing up besides school lunch which I hated. I did eat a lot of peanut butter though.

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    My favorite childhood lunch menu was Campbell’s tomato soup and buttery grilled cheese sandwiches on a cold rainy day

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  106. Loren M wrote:

    My favorite was actually chicken ramen noodles. My grandmother would make those every time we went to visit, so there are great memories attached to the flavor!

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    Believe it or not, it was fried bologna, with ketchup! Haven’t had it in years (ok, decades), but my mother said she made it almost every day for me.

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    Favorite lunch was grilled cheese at school.

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    My favorite childhood lunch was a tomato sandwich with cheddar cheese and mayo…..toasted made it even better!

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    Kathy, I loved grilled cheese sandwiches back then and now! I love your clever idea of grilled cheese croutons. I have wanted a panini maker forever! Crossing my fingers. 🙂

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  123. sharon wrote:

    Oh my…the thought of a combination of grilled cheese with tomato soup?!?!
    I love it !!!
    My favorite lunch as a kid was most likely PB&J,,,who didn’t love em as kids?

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  124. maureenS wrote:

    I would love fried bologna on Italian Bread.

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  125. I already follow you on twitter, but hadn’t found you on facebook until today! I remember the peanut butter rice krispie bars at the school lunch were SO good I could eat just that with a milk and be happy.

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  126. Shewanna wrote:

    I loved PB&J (grape jelly, crunchy peanut butter and crust on!) and scooped melon and cantaloupe balls as a snack!

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  127. This looks delicious! It feels like fall…

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  128. Jenni wrote:

    I grew up in Hawaii, so my favorite homemade lunch was teriyaki chicken and musubis 🙂

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  129. Valerie Norris wrote:

    I guess my favorite was cream of tomato soup, because Mom didn’t mind when we sang this stupid song and slurped our soup at the end of each line. “I’m a big ol’ meanie (slurp). I’m a big ol meanie. (slurp) I’m a big ol’ meanie, miney, mo (slurp slurp).” Must have been something we’d seen in a cartoon.

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  130. Without a doubt, my favorite childhood lunch was a simple bowl of Campbell’s Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup and saltine crackers. I’d dunk the saltines in the soup and make little, wet sandwiches out of them and the noodles. I used to eat those everyday. Amazingly, my blood pressure is perfectly normal!

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  134. Fav lunch was anything with my Grandma, but especially pierogis!

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    Great giveaway, Kathy. And love the soup and sandwich combo. My favourite childhood lunch was a pb and honey sandwich, with creamed (solid) honey. I especially loved it when the honey would have little lumps in it, they were so sweet!

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  139. I love your grilled cheese croutons! I’ve always had a love of pb&j!

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  141. JennK wrote:

    My best friend’s Mom used to make the BEST homemade mac and cheese. She would send leftovers in to elementary school for lunch for the two of us to share! I wish I could make it like she did. I can still remember the taste almost 30 years later!! So good!

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  144. Diane wrote:

    My favorite was fried bologna with lettuce, tomato, pickle and mayo.

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  145. How cute!
    My favorite childhood lunch was chicken noodle soup & a grilled cheese (made with white cheese only) 😉

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    Awesome giveaway-thanks! 🙂

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  149. MCPN wrote:

    I grew up on a farm in rural Nebraska (actually, I live on a different farm in rural Nebraska, now, too) and the lunch ladies were my peers’ grandmas so everything was homemade. Our favorite meal, hands-down, was chili and cinnamon rolls.

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  151. Heidi wrote:

    My favorite lunch was late Sunday afternoon at my best friends house, grilled cheese with bottled peaches and pears. Yum! To this day I can’t eat grilled cheese without thinking of my neighbors. Thanks for the memories!

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  152. Erin R. wrote:

    Oh, my goodness, the grilled cheese sandwich sounds wonderful. I used to really love sharing a bowl of those grody Ramen noodles with my mom for lunch. That was before we knew better, of course. But I loved trying to divide the long noodles evenly between two bowls so we’d each have an equal share and neither get stiffed. She always let me make them, and I felt very grown up boiling the water on the stove.

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  153. That is the best idea, I love the mini grilled cheeses floating in the soup! My lunches growing up were pretty boring I have to admit. I liked peanut butter (still love it) and I made peanut butter sandwiches. That’s it, no jelly just peanut butter, and I loved them.

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  154. Following you on Twitter.

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  155. And I like you on Facebook.

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  156. YUMMY! this looks so amazing, I love how you grill your onions and tomatoes on the panini press, genius!

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  157. Jacqui wrote:

    My favorite was always a classic peanut butter and jelly sandwich! I also went through a phase where I obsessed over peanut butter and fluff sandwiches!

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  158. Jacqui wrote:

    I already like Panini Happy on FB

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  159. Jacqui wrote:

    I now like Sargento on FB

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  160. Jacqui wrote:

    I am already subscribed to the Panini Happy RSS email feed

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  161. Jacqui wrote:

    And I already follow you on Twitter!

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  162. Bobbie wrote:

    P.B.J. and tomato soup was my favorite lunch when I was a youngster. Hey, it’s still a favorite. Guess one never out grows comfort food.

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  163. Cheryl wrote:

    My mom used to make pink and green sandwiches for us as kids. She’d cut the crust off and add food coloring to a tuna/cream cheese mixture she made. They were so fun that I didn’t mind the wheat bread (almost). That and nachos were probably my favorite lunch foods.

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  164. Amy S wrote:

    I loved pesto bagels with turkey!

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  165. Cheryl wrote:

    Oh! And tuna burgers! Diced onion + grated cheddar cheese + canned tuna + mayonnaise + chopped celery, put in hamburger buns, wrapped in foil and cooked in the oven = YUMMY! I guess I like tuna a lot. huh, I never realized…

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  166. Amy S wrote:

    I subscribe via email as well!

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  167. For me, it was Cream Cheese and Jelly sandwiches. My Mom used to trim the crusts and cut them into little triangles, sending me and my best friend off with those and other treats for little picnic lunches. 🙂

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  168. I “Like” Panini Happy on Facebook.

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  169. I “Like” Sargento on Facebook.

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  170. Megan J wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was chicken and grape salad in a pita!

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  171. I follow you on Twitter.

    Great idea by the way. I can’t wait to try these. We love grilled cheese sandwiches made on jalapeno bread. That would be great in the soup!

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  172. Megan J wrote:

    I like panini happy on facebook

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  173. This looks so good! My favorite childhood snack had to be grilled cheese – my way though! Sourdough bread, jack cheese, Flagship cheese (from Beecher’s in Seattle), heirloom tomato, and bacon. YUM! It’s heavenly.
    I can only imagine how good it would be made in the panini press.

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  174. I liked Panini Happy on FB!

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  175. I liked Sargento on FB!

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  176. I subscribed via e-mail

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  177. I already follow you on twitter! @rachbakes for confirmation 🙂

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  178. Shannon wrote:

    I loved Peanut Butter and Banana sandwiches growing up…with a cool glass of milk!

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  179. Shannon wrote:

    I follow you on Twitter…ILv2Travel

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  180. Shannon wrote:

    I “like” Sargento on FB…

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  181. Shannon wrote:

    I “like” Panini Happy on FB…

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  182. Shannon wrote:

    I am an email subscriber to your blog! Love it!

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  183. Shannon J. wrote:

    I like you on FB

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  184. Shannon J. wrote:

    I liked Sargento on FB

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  185. Shannon J. wrote:

    I subscribe to Panini Happy via email

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  186. Shannon J. wrote:

    I follow you on Twitter as well.

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  187. Sheilah wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch would have to be tomato soup and grill cheese. Always made on Wonderbread of course!

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  188. I’m not such a big fan anymore, but I had to have a tuna sandwich every single day in first grade. Your soup looks fabulous!

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  189. I like Panini Happy on Facebook.

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  190. I like Sargento on Facebook.

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  191. I subscribed to Panini Happy with RSS.

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  192. I followed you on Twitter!

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  193. Nancy Diaz wrote:

    I love a Grilled cheese sandwich with a thick slice of tomato!!! Yumm

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  194. Laura wrote:

    My favorite childhood meal was grilled cheese sandwiches

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  195. Kristen wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was grilled cheese with dill pickles and a hot chocolate at the Goldminer’s Ski Lodge Cafeteria. LOL!

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  196. Cindy B. wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was bologna and cheese sandwich, apple slices, and oatmeal cookies, the best!!!

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  197. Cindy B. wrote:

    I like Panini Happy on Facebook.

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  198. Cindy B. wrote:

    I like Sargento on Facebook.

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  199. Cindy B. wrote:

    I subscribe to free updates from Panini Happy via e-mail .

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  200. Jenny Mac wrote:

    I used to be picky about eating sandwiches for lunch because they would get soggy. So my mom used to take rice cakes, put peanut butter on top and added a smiley face with chocolate chips and raisins. Then she would put toothpicks on top and put it in a sandwich back so it wouldn’t stick. Yum 🙂

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  201. Cindy B. wrote:

    I follow you @paninikathy on Twitter.

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  202. jeannette wrote:

    oh that looks sooo delicious!! comfort food at its finest.

    my favorite meal growing up was the school cafeteria spagetti with cheese on top. i loved getting the corner pieces because of the slightly burned cheese!! yummmmmmm.

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  203. jeannette wrote:

    i like panini happy on facebook!!

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  204. jeannette wrote:

    i follow paninihappy on twitter!

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  205. jeannette wrote:

    just a note on my previous comment :: i meant paninikathy (lol) but i follow you on twitter either way,

    i like sargento on facebook

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  206. Susan Nohner wrote:

    I still remember skillet potatoes with ground beef. That was sure to be served at least once a week as I’ve found out now it’s easy to make and everyone loves it so it’s a perfect weeknight meal.

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  207. Kristina wrote:

    My favorite lunch was my grandfather’s creamed peas & new potatoes.

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  208. Holly H. wrote:

    Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches on horseback with my Dad. It still makes me smile 🙂

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  209. Babs wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch WAS tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich!

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  210. Brett wrote:

    Gotta be the classic grilled cheese. Always a favorite.

    Thanks for the giveaway. Fingers crossed.

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  211. Carly wrote:

    I lOVED spaghetti Os
    Dont judge me please haha

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  212. leah g wrote:

    Peanut Butter and Honey on Wheat

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  213. leah g wrote:

    following on twitter

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  214. leah g wrote:

    also RSS Feed.

    I used to LOVE lunchables. It was such a rare treat.

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  215. Renee wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was PB&J.

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  216. MaryBeth wrote:

    My favorite lunch growing up was macaroni and bean soup with lots of grated parmesan on top. Wish I had some right now!

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  217. MaryBeth wrote:

    Just liked Panini Happy onFB

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  218. Tatiyana wrote:

    I loved bologna and cheese with ketchup sandwiches an ugh, pb&j with American cheese. I loved me some cheese!

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  219. MaryBeth wrote:

    Liked Sargento on FB

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  220. MaryBeth wrote:

    Just now subscribed to your email…thanks!

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  221. MaryBeth wrote:

    And finally…following PaniniKathy on Twitter.

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  222. Amanda Martin wrote:

    I love love loved tomato basil soup (homemade or LaMadeline’s) and grilled cheese. It is the ultimate comfort food. As I sit at home sick, I wish I had some right now.

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  223. Marie wrote:

    We looked forward to having either P&J or Grilled Cheese with Campbell’s tomato soup. Both were delicious.

    Would love to win!!!!!!!

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  224. Mac n cheese!

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  225. Elizabeth wrote:

    My favorite lunches were when my mom made rice-a-roni and put chicken pieces in it! YUM!

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  226. Elizabeth wrote:

    I like Panini Happy over on Facebook!

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  227. Elizabeth wrote:

    I also like Sargento cheese on facebook 😀

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  228. Elizabeth wrote:

    And now I’m a follower of PaniniKathy on twitter!

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  229. Nancy L wrote:

    My dad would make me peanut butter and Karo syrup sandwiches when I was a kid…he’d mix the syrup and peanut butter together and spread between two pieces of white bread…what’s not to love?

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  230. Nancy L wrote:

    I follow you on Twitter!

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  231. Danielle wrote:

    I love this idea! Great recipe! I was sort of a weird kid…I didn’t like cheese and I *definitely* didn’t like PB&J. Instead, I brought along that thermos, usually full of some version of chicken noodle soup and little baggies of raw vegetables. And a fruit roll-up, of course!

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  232. Jennifer wrote:

    My favorite lunch was definitely Mcdonald’s Big Mac or Albertsons fried chicken…lol my parents did not like to cook for us so we ate that often. 🙂

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  233. Corinne Golash wrote:

    I subscribed to Panini Happy via e-mail!

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  234. Steph wrote:

    Liked Panini Happy on FB.

    For me, I think one of my favorite childhood lunches was when my mom packed me some bun mei (Vietnamese hoagies). I’ve always liked the pate and the sweet mayo on the baguette.

    Another favorite would be your good ol’ salami sandwich with tomatoes, lettuce, and a lil bit of mayo. I would stuff with some yellow potato chips before eating it to add an extra crunchy and salty texture 🙂

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  235. Emily C wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was my mom’s fried rice. Hot dogs sliced into little rounds with egg strips with rice. Plain and simple… I like to kick it up a notch these days using Chinese Sausage and chopped green onions as well as yellow onions. 🙂 Made many meals of that in college haha.

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  236. amy wrote:

    Liked Sargento on Facebook

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  237. Jennifer wrote:

    My favorite lunch was peanut butter and jelly!!

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  238. Jennifer wrote:

    I like Panini Happy on facebook

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  239. Carrie wrote:

    My favorite lunch as a kid was pigs in a blanket and mac-n-cheese!

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  240. Cher wrote:

    My favorite lunch was the one from my childhood friend’s mom – peanut butter and marshmallow fluff sandwiches. I had no idea they had a name until just a few years ago, Fluffernutters.

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  241. Mindy wrote:

    I used to love PB and pickle sandwiches! My mom would make them for treat lunches, and I just loved them!

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  242. Pam wrote:

    Liked on facebook!

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  243. Pam wrote:

    Liked Panini Happy on facebook!

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  244. Pam wrote:

    Liked Sargento on FB

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  245. Mindy wrote:

    I follow you on Twitter!

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  246. Pam wrote:

    Following @PaniniKathy

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  247. Mindy wrote:

    I subscribe to your RSS feed.

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  248. Mindy wrote:

    And finally, I “like” you on FB!

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  249. Pam wrote:

    Subscribed to free updates from Panini Happy via e-mail

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  250. Pam wrote:

    Tomato soup was definitely one of my favorite childhood lunches!

    Posted 9.8.11 Reply
  251. mim wrote:

    I “liked” panini happy on FB

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  252. mim wrote:

    I “liked” Sargento on FB

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  253. mim wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was vegetable beef soup with grilled cheese.

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  254. Following via google reader.

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  255. My favorite school lunch when I was little was a package of Grandma’s Double chocolate chip cookies and a Coke. I know it was not very well balanced, but I never liked school lunches and have a very big sweet tooth! 🙂

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  256. I loved vegetable soup and grilled cheese! And yes, I still do. I want this panini press so that I can make all your delicious sandwiches!!!!

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  257. I like your facebook page.

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  258. I love following you on Twitter!

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  259. What a great looking dish..I am first time on your site and love your vision of sandwich blog! Got to explore bit more though:)
    Thanks for hosting the giveaway…I already liked Panini Happy on facebook!
    Have a wonderful night!

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  260. Michelle wrote:

    I always loved the school lunch feistada! Those were delicious!

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  261. Marianne wrote:

    Honestly, my favorite lunch was cafeteria spaghetti. In the 3rd grade, I ate it for 21 consecutive days, and I have the weight to prove it!!!

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  262. Susan Audrey wrote:

    My favorite lunch as a child was the “steak fingers” from the school cafeteria. In quotation marks, because who really knows if they were steak, but they sure did taste yummy! 😛 I looked forward to them anytime I saw them on the calendar. Man, those were the good ol’ days.

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  263. Susan Audrey wrote:

    I like Panini Happy on FB (Susan O’Bryant)

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  264. Susan Audrey wrote:

    I like Sargento on FB (Susan O’Bryant)

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  265. Susan Audrey wrote:

    I subscribe to Panini Happy via RSS (Google Reader).

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  266. Susan Audrey wrote:

    And I follow you on Twitter! (@susanaudrey)

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  267. HopeF wrote:

    I loved macaroni and cheese with a side of peas. Delicious!

    Posted 9.8.11 Reply
  268. HopeF wrote:

    I subscribe to RSS updates from Panini Happy.

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  269. HopeF wrote:

    I “liked” Panini Happy on fb.

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  270. HopeF wrote:

    I “liked” Sargento on facebook.

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  271. HopeF wrote:

    I follow you on Twitter (@HDFlanagan)

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  272. Angela wrote:

    I like Sargento on FB.

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  273. As a kid, if I wasn’t feeling well or just having a bad day, my Mom would make me a poached egg on toast. To this day, it still is one of my faves!

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  274. Angela wrote:

    Like Panini Happy on FB

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  275. I liked Sargento on Facebook!! And would love to win a Breville Panini Press!!!! 🙂

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  276. Karen wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was pizza!

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  277. Amanda M. wrote:

    My favorite lunch growing up was PB&J (mainly because it’s the only thing my dad knew how to make). :o)

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  278. Angela wrote:

    Fave childhood lunch: my mom’s tomato soup w/grilled cheese sandwiches. (I love your idea of grilled cheese croutons.) This is still one of my favorite comfort meals!

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  279. Amanda M. wrote:

    I like panini happy on fb.

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  280. Karen wrote:

    I like Sargento Cheese on Facebook.

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  281. I have liked Panini Happy on Facebook!!! Come on Panini Press!!!! 🙂

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  282. Amanda M. wrote:

    I like sargento on fb.

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  283. Angela wrote:

    Follow you on Twitter (@mkmusicgal).

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  284. I liked Panini Happy o. Facebook!

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  285. Karen wrote:

    I like Panini Happy on Facebook.

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  286. Cambria Thompson wrote:

    I loved spaghetti when I was little and I still love it today

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  287. Amanda M. wrote:

    I subscribe to panini happy emails!

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  288. Already like Sargento on Facebook

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  289. I am following @PaniniKathy on Twitter!! Ready to Win that Breville Panini Press!!!!!!!!

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  290. My favorite childhood lunch was pb&j!!!!

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  291. Ashley wrote:

    This was actually one of my favorite childhood lunches… grilled cheese and tomato soup, we had this all the time, my dad loved it too.

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  292. Ashley wrote:

    I am already a fan of Sargento, hope this counts!!

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  293. Sharon Schwartz wrote:

    Sounds weird, but my fav childhood sandwich was cream cheese and green olives.

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  294. I am subscribed to Panini Happy’s RSS Feeds! Lets Go Panini Press!!! I am totally craving the Grilled Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons!!

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  295. Panini is my fave meal of the day

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  296. Ashley wrote:

    I liked Panini happy on FB!!!

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  297. Lisa wrote:

    my favorite lunch growing up as a kid, honestly was tomato soup with grilled cheese !!! melt in your mouth !

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  298. Mippy wrote:

    Hi!
    I have to say that either grilled cheese or pb& j were my faves. I loved grilled cheese but we hardly ever had that. Today grilled cheese sammies are a comfort food for me. 🙂
    Thanks so much for the chance!
    ~Mippy 🙂
    bunnysmip (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

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  299. My absolute favorite childhood lunch was memories from Middle School Cafeteria Lunch. I absolutely love the cafeteria Spaghetti and French Fries!! 🙂

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  300. Ashley wrote:

    I subscribed to email updates!!!!

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  301. Amber L wrote:

    Hi! Nice to meet you! Found you from my friend, Sargento on FB, which led me to liking panini happy as well! Those “croutons” look delicious! I think one of my favorite lunches when I was young was my nana’s homemade sopa, but a panini would have gone great with it! 🙂

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  302. Mippy wrote:

    Hi!
    I like Panini Happy on FB
    Thanks so much for the chance!
    ~Mippy 🙂
    bunnysmip (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

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  303. Lisa Z wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was the same as yours – grilled cheese and tomato soup 🙂

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  304. Lisa Z wrote:

    I liked panini happy on FB

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  305. Mippy wrote:

    Hi!
    I like Sargento on FB
    Thanks so much for the chance!
    ~Mippy 🙂
    bunnysmip (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

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  306. Lisa Z wrote:

    I already like Sargento on FB, that’s how I found this blog

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  307. Mark Gramaglia wrote:

    A steak hoagy(in Cincinnati the steak is like a oblong beef patty with Italian spices) the onions, pickles, prov cheese and heavy catsup,,,,yum yumm

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  308. Lisa Z wrote:

    I’ve requested to subscribe via email

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  309. Mippy wrote:

    Hi!
    I subscribe via email 🙂
    Thanks so much for the chance!
    ~Mippy 🙂
    bunnysmip (AT) yahoo (DOT) com

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  310. Peggy wrote:

    I did them all!!

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  311. Sharon wrote:

    I guess my favorite childhood lunch was grilled cheese. It didn’t happen very often. Maybe that’s what made it so special.

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  312. Sharon wrote:

    I already “Liked” Sargento on FB.

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  313. michelle kennedy wrote:

    I REMEMBER MY GRANDMA FIXIN ME CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP, MESSY, OOY, GOOY, GRILLED CHEESE AND ROOTBEER FLOATS WITH HOME MADE ICECREAM. IT WAS SO GOD AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES OF HER. I LOVE AND MISS YOU GRANDMA SO MUCH. WISH YOU WERE STILL HERE.

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  314. Patty Burns wrote:

    I hope I win the panini press so I can put this foil wrapped brick back in the foundation of the house 🙂

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  315. Patricia G wrote:

    Oy My Goodness I still love mac & cheese with a hotdog on the side, what a great lunch idea.

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  316. Angela S. wrote:

    I LOVED grilled cheese sandwiches for lunch when I was a young whippersnapper. 🙂

    My daughter LOVES tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, and these look great. I would love to make these for her, it’s an interesting twist on a easy lunch.

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  317. Katie wrote:

    I was a huge PB&J girl!! You can’t beat a classic 🙂

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  318. Eliza S wrote:

    I liked Panini Happy on Facebook

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  319. Eliza S wrote:

    I already like Sargento on Facebook

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  320. Cindy Taylor wrote:

    My favorite lunch in the winter was tomoto soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks.

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  321. Eliza S wrote:

    Love grilled cheese with cheddar as a child. And now my children love it too.

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  322. Eliza S wrote:

    I subscribed to updated from Panini Happy via email.

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  323. Andrea wrote:

    I liked Sargento on FB. A grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup lunch takes me back to my childhood. It’s one of my favorite lunches even today….especially with Sargento cheese!

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  324. Sheryl Gowen wrote:

    I am such a grilled cheese and tomato soup person so thank you for the great recipe. My fondest memories were of my dad and I making grilled cheese and ‘mater soup on Saturday evenings when I was growing up. My taste buds have matured since the processed cheese and canned soup of childhood but it remains my number 1 comfort food.

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  325. Robin wrote:

    scrambled eggs in the microwave. my grandma made them and they were always super fluffy and the best tasting egss i ever had!

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  326. Jennifer wrote:

    My favorite lunch as a kid was any kind of sandwich…and still is!

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  327. Jennifer wrote:

    I liked panini happy on facebook

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  328. Jennifer wrote:

    I like Sargento on facebook

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  329. Jennifer wrote:

    I subscribed to panini happy email

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  330. Aimee wrote:

    grilled cheese and tomato soup.. always my favorite lunch always will be!! Yummy

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  331. Aimee wrote:

    liked Panini Happy!

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  332. Aimee wrote:

    already liked Sargento.. 🙁

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  333. Aimee wrote:

    can’t wait for email updates!

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  334. Shirley Cochran wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was tomato soup and lime jello. I even carried that to school through high school.

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  335. Aimee wrote:

    following on twitter..aims_w!!

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  336. Michele Leavitt wrote:

    Leftovers from the last nights dinner….and grilled cheese sandwiches with sweet pickles.

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  337. Kay wrote:

    Grilled cheese, always yummy!

    Thanks for the contest!

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  338. Tamara wrote:

    I already like Sargento’s on FB which led me here! I like PaniniHappy too! My favorite lunch as a child was an ooey gooey tuna melt – sure would have been easy with your wonderful panini press! Bet I could make a favorite lunch every day!

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  339. kathy wrote:

    My fav. lunch was the pigs in a blanket that my mom use to make. we didnt get them very often cause they were a chore to make for 5 kids put they were a great treat when we did get them. Thanks for the give away. very excited

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  340. Terry Fuller wrote:

    I liked Sargento on facebook.

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  341. Terry Fuller wrote:

    I like Panini Happy on FB.

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  342. Terry Fuller wrote:

    I have signed up for your email.

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  343. Terry Fuller wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was (and still is) tomato soup and grilled cheese! With your recipe I might try to make the soup myself!
    Thanks for the contest.

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  344. Terry Fuller wrote:

    I am now a twitter follower! I am ready to win!!

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  345. Emily S wrote:

    I love grilled cheese, I’m super excited to make these croutons to put in my tomato soup!

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  346. Barbra wrote:

    I loved to have big bowl of tomato soup and a grilled American cheese sandwich. The absolute best!!!

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  347. Andrea wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was grilled ham &cheese croissant with tomato soup.
    Now I want it! 🙂

    Posted 9.9.11 Reply
  348. Amy C. wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch growing up was a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with Nacho Cheese Doritos inside! Yummmm! Sounds horrible, but don’t knock it until you’ve tried it! Delish!!!!!!! 😀

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  349. Shirley wrote:

    The little sandwiches are so cute!! And that soup looks just right as the days get colder.

    On a side note, I’ve made ice cream cones on pizzelle irons before, but I am impressed by your panini press cone!

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  350. Caroline wrote:

    I liked Panini Happy on FB!

    I would love a panini maker. My baby boy is finally eating solid foods and with a kitchenette, its hard to make him heathy delicious food. This would help!

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  351. Caroline wrote:

    I also liked Sargento on FB! Thanks!

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  352. News Junkie wrote:

    grilled cheese sandwiches
    Sourdough bread Lots of real salted butter & of course good cheese…
    Still my favorite sandwich & now I m 45 years old 😉

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  353. News Junkie wrote:

    i liked Panini happy on face book
    -My name is Njunkie Christine there-

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  354. News Junkie wrote:

    i liked Sargento cheese
    on face book

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  355. Tracy wrote:

    My favorite lunch was quesadillas…still love them!

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  356. Tracy wrote:

    I also liked Panini Happy on Facebook 🙂

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  357. Justin wrote:

    I love this idea! Great job with the blog!

    When I was a lad, I couldn’t resist salami roll-ups with cream cheese. Mom could always get my four brothers and I to sit down and stop acting crazy when she put out a plate of those things! I would also eat anything with fresh tomato and a pickle involved.

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  358. Leah Hovis wrote:

    I think my favorite food from childhood would have to be homemade vegetable soup with either homemade sour cream cornbread or grilled cheeses. Like someone else said, it was and still is comfort food. When dining on this simple, yet filling, meal, everything seems right with the world. Love the “crouton” idea! This should be a hit with my girls!

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  359. Yvonne wrote:

    My favorite is cream of tomato soup , grilled cheese with dill pickle slices inside

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  360. Celeste wrote:

    As a kid I loved grilled cheese my mom made, the old fashioned way….TONS of butter on both sides of the bread!! Now I hope I win this panini press so I can make them without so much butter!!

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  361. Celeste wrote:

    I subscribe to Panini Happy via email updates! Love getting them, too!! Cheers!!

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  362. Celeste wrote:

    Your newest Twitter follower!! Keep the recipes coming!
    XO

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  363. Celeste wrote:

    I “like” ya on Facebook…but I liked you anyways!!

    Posted 9.10.11 Reply
  364. Cocoj wrote:

    BLT lunch, supper, anytime

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  365. Steven Melhorn wrote:

    Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich has been a lunchtime favorite of mine since shildhood.

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  366. Christy Armstrong wrote:

    I wasa creature of habit as a child- mostly PB & J, yogurt, banana, etc. But I remember my mom making me a Reuben sandwich for the first time and I loved it! Who knew?

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  367. susitravl wrote:

    My favorite lunch was a lunchmeat sandwich with mayo, lettuce, tomato and potato chips.
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  368. susitravl wrote:

    Like you on FB (SusanB)
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  369. susitravl wrote:

    Like Sargento on FB (SusanB)
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  370. susitravl wrote:

    Follow you on Twitter – susitravl
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  371. Amanda Thompson wrote:

    I loved having grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for lunch or dinner as a child ~ still do! 🙂

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  372. Amanda Thompson wrote:

    I follow Panini Happy via email!

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  373. Melissa wrote:

    I’m following you on Twitter! @mrjackson09

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  374. Melissa wrote:

    I liked you on Facebook! Melissa Jackson

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  375. Melissa wrote:

    I liked Sargento on Facebook. Melissa Jackson

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  376. Melissa wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch definitely involved a peanut butter and marshmallow sandwich! And most likely a Capri Sun.

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  377. Melissa wrote:

    I subscribed to your updates via email!

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  378. Celina wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch was the grilled cheese sandwiches my grandma used to make me. 🙂

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  379. Celina wrote:

    I am now following you on Twitter. 🙂

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  380. Celina wrote:

    I Like your page on Facebook. 🙂

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  381. Celina wrote:

    I Like Sargento On Facebook. 🙂

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  382. Celina wrote:

    I am now following you via RSS. 🙂

    Posted 9.11.11 Reply
  383. KT wrote:

    I subscribe to Panini Happy’s RSS feed.

    Posted 9.12.11 Reply
  384. J Gola wrote:

    Just recently found your blog and LOVE it! We try to have Panini Night once a week, so we will be trying all of your wonderful recipes. I used to love my mom’s baked mac n cheese for lunch. Now following you on FB!

    Posted 9.12.11 Reply
  385. I loved BLT in my lunch when I was a kid

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  386. KT wrote:

    My favorite lunch as a kid was a grilled ham and cheese sandwich (I liked panini-style food even then!).

    Posted 9.12.11 Reply
  387. Amy wrote:

    My favorite childhood lunch is definitely a turkey sandwich – gotta love it! Made on a panini press…even better! 🙂

    Posted 9.12.11 Reply
  388. Susan wrote:

    My mom used to buy Pepperidge Farm hoagie rolls and bake them, and fried Polish sausage so we could make sandwiches – they were wonderful! Something about the soft, warm bread with the toasted cornmeal on the crust, and the sausage with the lovely mustard seeds inside. Perfect on a fall day! Wonder if you could do that with a pannini press? Since I don’t have one . . . (hint, hint!) . . .would be fun to find out!

    Posted 9.12.11 Reply
  389. Katie wrote:

    Grilled cheese was always my favorite lunchtime food. Still is…especially on chilly days!! The best is on sourdough bread with cheddar cheese!!

    Posted 9.14.11 Reply
  390. Marla wrote:

    Your whole blog ties in perfectly to my current Happy Post. The theme is Grilled Cheese. Please link up a few of your favorites 🙂 http://su.pr/1R06Od

    Posted 10.9.11 Reply
  391. Teresa Organ wrote:

    I love grilled cheese. I also liked peanut butter and crackers for a snack when I was younger. And I still do.

    Posted 9.25.12 Reply