The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook: More Than 200 Perfect-Every-Time Recipes for Making Panini - and Lots of Other Things - on Your Panini Press or Other Countertop Grill - Softcover

Strahs, Kathy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558327924 ISBN 13: 9781558327924

Publisher: Harvard Common Press, 2013

Synopsis

“Here’s another cookbook I’m very, very, very, very excited about. Kathy Strahs has tackled the subject of panini in the most delicious way. I couldn’t believe the incredibly delectable panini variations she came up with - and I couldn’t believe how ravenous I was when I finished flipping through the pages.”
—Ree Drummond, award-winning creator of The Pioneer Woman website, and bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks

Kathy Strahs’s The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook is the first and last word on making the most of a home panini press or countertop grill.

In over 200 recipes and with 100 color photographs, Kathy shows you how to use this versatile kitchen appliance to make more than just sandwiches and panini (although there is ample recipe inspiration for both), but also dozens of main-course, easy-to-prepare meals that are great for busy home cooks and families. Explore and enjoy:

• Classics like Croque Monsieur and Reuben panini
• Imaginative creations like a Grilled Asparagus and Prosciutto panini and Chipotle Chicken Quesadillas
• Smaller appetizer panini, such as Fig, Smoked Gouda, and Prosciutto Panini Stackers and Sunflower Butter, Banana, and Honey Panini Sliders
• Breakfast and brunch sandwiches, including Bacon, Egg, and Cheddar English Muffin Panini and Caramel Apple–Stuffed French Toast
• Beyond the panini, Kathy shows off the creativity of the panini press to make such things as chicken satay, jerk pork tenderloin, and even grilled fish tacos
• Desserts, including an amazing way to make homemade ice-cream cones in a panini machine, along with creative after-dinner options such as Grilled Pears with Honey-Whipped Greek Yogurt and Toasted Almonds

Whether you just received your first panini press or you’re looking to get more from your old one, you’ll find the information and inspiration you need. With Kathy’s clear recipe instructions and ample tips and advice included throughout the book, The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook is an essential kitchen companion for making the most of the panini press.

About this title

About the Author

Kathy Strahs is the founder of the popular blog, 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 Pillsbury Magazine, San Diego Family Magazine and the Associated Press, on the New York Times, PBS, The Huffington Post, Saveur and TLC websites and highlighted in The Wall Street Journal. 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. Kathy lives in San Diego with her husband and their two preschoolers.

Reviews

It is startling to realize that a somewhat obscure specialty-kitchen appliance—the panini press—has gained such popularity among American cooks. Then again, as blogger and first-time author Strahs points out, it’s the closest thing to an indoor grill and well suited (depending on its features) to turn out a brined turkey thigh as well as a turkey Rachel panini (think California Reuben with turkey and coleslaw as the mainstays). Those unfamiliar with the press and its relatives (the George Foreman grill, among others) will need to pore over the first chapter, covering such basics as appliance features and functions, ingredients, tools, and how-to-use recommendations. Dividing her 205 recipes by protein categories, she borrows from almost every cuisine to fashion paninis (and other grilled foodstuffs) that accommodate a wide variety of kids’ and adults’ tastes. A chatty introduction to each recipe, along with gracious acknowledgments to inspirational chefs, gives this collection a personal warmth. --Barbara Jacobs

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"Here’s another cookbook I’m very, very, very, very excited about. Kathy Strahs has tackled the subject of panini in the most delicious way. I had the pleasure of getting an advanced peek at her book, and I absolutely died at every page. I couldn’t believe the incredibly delectable panini variations she came up with…and I couldn’t believe how ravenous I was when I finished flipping through the pages.”

 

-Ree Drummond, award-winning creator of The Pioneer Woman website, and bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks.

 

"This book gives you idea after idea after idea, combining ingredients in new ways that make a simple pressed sandwich feel extra-special, like combining apple butter and mustard on a ham sandwich or giving a grilled cheese sandwich a Green Goddess spin. But even with the pages filled with recipes and tips, this book doesn't feel overwhelming. It feels like the kind of book you take down when your dinner plans fall though and you want something quick, easy, and delicious for dinner.

 

What took this book from a nice collection of panini recipes to something that made me want to break out the panini press were the number of recipes that actually aren't panini. I had never thought of using a panini press to, say, grill chicken for a salad or caramelize the outsides of peaches. Brilliant. Even better are the recipes that take these grilled components and puts them inside of actual panini — it's like panini world's version of inception."

 

-Emma Christiansen, recipe editor for TheKitchn.com

Edition details

• Publisher: Harvard Common Press
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558327924
• ISBN 13: 9781558327924
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352