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Quick Tip: Grilled Brie with Honey and Toasted Pecans

November 29, 2012

‘Tis the season for potlucks and other get-togethers so here’s another Quick Tip: an incredibly easy, crowd-pleasing appetizer you can toss together in 10 minutes flat – Grilled Brie with Honey and Toasted Pecans. Simply grill a 1/2 pound wheel of Brie right on the panini press until it’s melted and oozy, then serve it [...]

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Brie, Basil, Bacon & Blue Panini…and a Breville Panini Press Giveaway!

April 16, 2012

Brie, basil, bacon and blue…can you tell I’ve been reading more than my fair share of Dr. Seuss lately? Well, it’s just a happy coincidence that all of these great ingredients start with “B” (as does Breville, which is sponsoring a fantastic panini press giveaway today!). They happen to combine into a pretty amazing grilled [...]

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Grilled Duck Breast Club Panini

March 19, 2012

If you overheard a triumphant yelp coming from my kitchen yesterday afternoon that was me, elated over the fact that I finally figured out how to grill duck breast on the panini maker with crispy skin! It practically became a mission. I grilled duck breast after duck breast – skin side up, skin side down, high [...]

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Chicken, Brie, Fig & Arugula Panini

March 5, 2012

It wasn’t quite the family bonding experience I usually look forward to. Ten days of the flu…our entire household. There is a very good reason they give shots for this (and, yes, we had ours) – it’s no fun at all if you get it. I can’t remember if I’d ever had the flu before [...]

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Turkey, Strawberries & Brie Panini

March 21, 2011

Last weekend as we arrived at the movie theater to finally see The King’s Speech (all those Academy Awards were well-deserved!), I noticed a big banner announcing “FARMER’S MARKET ~ SATURDAYS 8 AM – 12 PM”. I was elated – at last, a local farmer’s market that takes place on a day and time I [...]

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Brie & Basil Grilled Cheese on Chocolate Bread

May 12, 2010

As I mentioned yesterday, it’s Chocolate Bread Panini Week on Panini Happy – one amazing homemade chocolate yeast bread plus three different panini made with it. Believe it or not, this Brie and basil grilled cheese was actually the very first panini idea that popped into my head to make with the chocolate bread. It’s [...]

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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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Brie & Dried Apricot Panini on Walnut Bread

March 30, 2009

If any of you remember The Jetsons Meet the Flintstones from the ’80s the idea of bringing my two blogging worlds together for this post will be familiar to you. Here’s how it all transpired. I was enticed by my sister’s suggestion to add walnuts to the Brie & Dried Apricot Panini I was conjuring [...]

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Go Team USA! Open-Face Panini

August 15, 2008

Are you as sleep-deprived as I am this week from all of this late-night Olympics viewing? But, man, it’s been worth it. As someone who has never been mistaken for athletic (does varsity cheerleading count??), I am in absolute awe of our real-life superheroes. Especially the gymnasts – these girls and guys can fly. It [...]

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