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Grilled Peach Salad with Toasted Pecans, Blue Cheese and Honey Balsamic Syrup

August 14, 2011
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I’m starting to come around on salads. Historically, I haven’t been much of a salad person but this summer we’ve been enjoying them for dinner at least once a week. Salads, I’ve finally realized, hold more possibilities than just convenient leafy receptacles for all the items I’m looking to clear from the refrigerator crisper. I [...]

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Caesar Shrimp & Arugula Panini (+ Panini Express Cookbook Giveaway!)

December 17, 2009
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I was doing a little holiday shopping in Williams-Sonoma last week and couldn’t help but take a looksie over at their panini-related offerings (got to keep up with what’s out there!). They were promoting a cookbook called Panini Express: 70 Delicious Recipes Hot Off the Press. I picked it up, and as I leafed through [...]

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Burger Mini-Panini Slider Bonanza!

July 7, 2008

If you come to dinner at my house, there’s a really good chance you’ll encounter a “dress-your-own” component in at least one of the courses.  The main reason is that I firmly believe that dinner guests are entitled to be served something they’d like to eat!  How many times have you been invited to someone’s [...]

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Red Dragon, Roast Beef & Arugula Panini Recipe

June 30, 2008

Red Dragon, with its robust cheddar, mustard and ale flavors, would make a fantastic grilled cheese sandwich on its own (read my “review” of this great cheese!).  In fact, I broiled a few open-faced ones for breakfast last week!  But since the point of my Cheese, Please! series is not only to find great cheeses [...]

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Croque-Monsieur Panini Recipe

March 15, 2008

At its core, a croque-monsieur is a grilled ham and cheese sandwich. Here, I’ve kept that basic combination intact using Black Forest ham and smoked Gruyère cheese, adding whole-grain mustard and roasted garlic aioli as condiments in lieu of béchamel sauce and some arugula for a touch of peppery-tasting color. Grilled on ciabatta, it’s not [...]

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