Panini Happy: Recipes, Tips and Tales from the Grill

Gingerbread Blondie S’mores Panini

December 8, 2009

It started with thoughts of gingerbread…
Could I make dessert panini with gingerbread?

Nice, semi-thick, cake-like gingerbread might really work on the grill. It would get all crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
I should do blondies. Is there a recipe for gingerbread blondies? Oh, thank God – Martha’s got one. Perfect.
Now I’m thinking s’mores. [...]

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10 Gift Ideas for Cooks & Other Food Lovers

November 29, 2009

My favorite part about the holidays, aside from spending time with family and friends, is gift giving. I’ve been keeping my eye out lately for potential gifts for cooks and other food lovers, clipping items from magazines, catalogs and websites, and I’ve compiled a list of what I believe to be 10 excellent gift ideas. [...]

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey Jalapeno Melt Panini

November 27, 2009

By now, you’re probably getting to the point where you’re ready to wrap up your turkey consumption for the foreseeable future. But there’s still about a pound of it left in the fridge! Well, my third and final leftover turkey panini recipe of the season – Turkey Jalapeño Melt Panini – is a bit of [...]

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey Cuban Panini

November 26, 2009

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
My second of three panini ideas to use up that leftover turkey – Turkey Cuban Panini - was actually inspired by Bobby Flay, my off-and-on chef crush. I had the chance to meet him about seven years ago on a visit to Mesa Grill in New York City. When [...]

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Leftover Turkey Panini: Turkey-Apple Salad Melt Panini

November 24, 2009

As promised, I’ve got three more leftover Thanksgiving turkey panini ideas for you! I say “three more” because they are in addition to the three I brought you last year:

Pulled Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sliders
Prosciutto-Wrapped Turkey, Avocado & Swiss Panini
Turkey, Cranberry & Havarti Panini

It was a bit of a challenge to come up with new ideas, [...]

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I’m Featured on TLC.com!

November 18, 2009

Li’l ol’ Panini Happy made it onto TLC.com!
As you may know, Jaden Hair from Steamy Kitchen recently launched a new blog on the TLC website – Steamy Kitchen on TLC. Between this and the launch of her fabulous new cookbook last month, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook, she’s quite the busy lady these days! Jaden’s new [...]

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Sausage, Peppers & Smoked Mozzarella Panini

November 3, 2009

It’s not that I don’t like football – it’s just that I have a hard time getting really into it. My mom always ribs me for routinely mixing up offense and defense when I was the JV cheerleading captain in high school. Details! I do enjoy the excitement of the game, though. They use some [...]

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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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Pumpkin French Toast

October 12, 2009

As much as I enjoyed the summer, for some reason I couldn’t be happier for the arrival of autumn. The seasons don’t really change here in San Diego but the temperature does slip below 75°, the locals return to the tourist attractions without long lines and folks switch out their white shorts for khaki. It’s [...]

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