The Best of the Best Panini Press Cookbook 100 Surefire Recipes for Making Panini--and Many Other Things--on Your Panini Press or Other Countertop Grill

by Strahs, Kathy

• ISBN13: 9781558329614
• ISBN10: 1558329617
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2019-03-12
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press

Summary

Your panini press will become your most versatile friend in the kitchen with The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook, a compendium of Kathy Strahs's best 100 panini press recipes, beautifully illustrated with new color photos.

Who knew this simple and easy-to-use kitchen appliance could do so much?

Kathy Strahs, for one, did. Creator of the multiple-award-winning food blog Panini Happy, the web's go-to destination for panini-press wisdom, Strahs does wonderful things with a panini press, from crafting perfect Italian-style panini to building scrumptious and creative grilled cheese sandwiches to making things you never thought you could make on a countertop grill or griddle.

Dig into these recipes to discover your panini press's impressive range—including breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners, for the weekday whirl and for relaxing times on weekends. About half the recipes in this book—a collection of the 100 best recipes from Strahs's earlier book, The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook—are for panini, such as a robust Cheddar, Apple, and Whole-Grain Mustard Panini or a zesty Chimichurri Steak Panini. The remaining recipes are for dishes you will be amazed to learn you can make on a countertop grill, including quesadillas, croques monsieurs, brats, burgers, salads topped with crisply grilled meats, and even grilled desserts.

This beautiful volume will inspire great cooking and fun meals, without the fuss or effort.

Author Biography

Kathy Strahs is the creator of the popular blog Panini Happy (paninihappy.com), which Babble.com has named as one of the Top 100 Mom Food Blogs for the past four years. A former marketer with a Stanford MBA, Kathy traded in her corporate career to pursue her passion for cooking in 2008. Her innovative recipes and mouthwatering food photography have since been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Pillsbury Magazine, San Diego Family Magazine, and the Associated Press, and on the New York Times, PBS, The Huffington Post, Saveur, and TLC websites. She is also a frequent cooking contest judge, including for the Grilled Cheese Invitational in Los Angeles and the World Food Championships in Las Vegas. She has written The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook, The 8X8 Cookbook, and The Lemonade Stand Cookbook. She lives in in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their two children.

Table of Contents

Preface 7
Panini and Panini Presses: The Basics 8
Poultry Perfection: Chicken, Turkey, and Duck on the Panini Press 23
High on the Hog: Pork on the Panini Press 50
The Butcher’s Best: Beef and Lamb on the Panini Press 74
Gifts from the Sea: Seafood on the Panini Press 95
Nature’s Bounty: Fruits, Vegetables, and Beans on the Panini Press 116
Gooey Goodness: Grilled Cheese on the Panini Press 132
On the Morning Menu: Breakfast and Brunch on the Panini Press 145
A Little Something Sweet: Dessert on the Panini Press 158
Acknowledgments 172
About the Author, Photographer, and Food Stylist 172
Index 173