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Panini

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40 Recipe collection of the Panini craze that lots of us are caught up in. This excellent little on size but big on originality and flavor recipe collection provides us with inspirational array of new ones to try.

It begins with writeup on what panini is, how to shop for bread, fillings, drinks to serve with, equipment to use, etc. Then the recipes. They are organized into 5 categories, mainly centered around the main star, i.e. veggie, poultry, seafood, meat and finally desserts.

There is some truly fun and exciting ones to try here, e.g. Rustic Turkey with Brie & Apples; Turkey Meatloaf with Spicy Tomato Sauce; Grilled Salmon with Chipotle Aoli; Eggs & Bacon Breakfast Sandwich.

The most exciting for me, however, are the dessert entrees, which basically have one pressing the bread, then serving with fruit, ice cream, sauce, etc. The bread here is creative, e.g. Sweet Challah bread with Chocolate and Hazelnut and bananas and Frangelico, or the likes of Peach Melba with pound cake and traditional melba stars.

This is excellently produced cookbook, with gorgeous color, full-page photos and clear ingredient lists, instructions and hints. There is also an accompaniment "companion recipe" section for homemade potato chips, sweet potato wedges, aioli, etc, as well as a nice glossary and index.

Nice additon for the beginning or into-it panini'er.

There are some great recipes in here, but some of them are ones I would never make. For example, the chapter on seafood. I don't really want a fish panini! The classic recipes are in here and still good, but there are a lot of fancy ones!

This book provides everything you need to create a delicious panini. The recipes are gourmet-basic and DELICIOUS. Author makes it convenient and simple to make paninis. I will be buying the rest of this series!

Bought this book for my sisted for Christmas last year and she loved it. I had no idea how many great ideas there were!!

Bought my husband a panini press for Christmas and he now wants a panini sandwich almost everyday. Needed more recipes so I bought a couple of panini books and love them. Some recipes are a little fancy but overall we love the books.

I actually bought this for my niece. She and her family love it, she loves the variety, many choices for picky eaters, the kids love the PB&J's!! I bought a 2nd copy to send to her sister & her family too!!! Highly recommended!!

This cookbook is too complicated. Some of the recipes, like the stuffed apple pancakes, only use the panini maker to score the pancakes with grill marks after you cook everything else in other pans. Then, in describing the process, it says cook for 2 mins, then cook for another 3 minutes. Why not save steps and just say cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally?
You can adopt a lot of these recipes for use elsewhere, or re-write them to simplify for a weeknight meal. If I were the editor, I'd have red-lined page after page!!!