Panini Dinner

The Panini maker has to be the best kitchen appliance I own. I had the George Forman grill and it was ok but very difficult to clean. I had the quesadilla maker, and we had a lot of fun with that but everything you made really wasn't that good for you. Well this Christmas I recieved the Cuisinart Panini maker as a gift. It is the best. My family is hardly ever eating dinner at the same time let alone lunch so I just have all kinds of ingredients ready and the Panini Grill on the counter and everyone can help themselves.

Let me give you some examples. Buy your favorite lean deli meats and cheeses. I also use a store bought pesto and I also use my homemade Italian Salsa, which you can also find the recipe for on this website. Pastene roasted peppers if you like them, a nice italian or french bread and spray oil and you are good to go!

If your family needs things simplified like mine does, just slice up the bread ahead of time and put it back in the bag to stay fresh. I like to make turkey and swiss with pesto sauce and sliced tomato, or the italian salsa with roast beef and provolone. Make whatever sounds good to you and just spray oil on the grill and then right on the top of the sandwich. What I like about it is that your really not adding any fattening butter to do the grilling. The bread comes out toasted just right and the cheese is all melty inside. A nice Kosher dill on the side and its like you have your own deli! Best of all everyone is not eating fast food but still eating fast!!

If you don't have a Panini grill....Get one! I think you can also make them in some grill pans with the grill lines.