SubscribePanini martinis
Have you checked out the panini yet? They were all the rage in 2009 and I call them the perfect meal.
If you are still running around looking for that last-minute gift, get a panini maker, and you’ll be loved forever. It’s the gift-of-the-century and can change the way you look at food. You don’t have to spend hours in the kitchen putting together five different food groups. You can put them all together in a sandwich, grill it and end up with an entire meal. 
Paninis are great because they are fast and can be very healthy, depending on what you fill them with. Making them requires only your imagination.
I like paninis with a good cheese and thick grained bread, surrounded by peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes and arugula.But they are just as good with smoked turkey, roast beef or any other filling that you’d put in a sandwich.
Also popular are food martinis, and blending the two is hotter than hot. I call it the panini-martini, a smart, efficient way to serve food. Let’s face it, on a daily basis most folks do not want to put a whole lot of time into making a dish. In fact, the faster to cook and eat, the better. Once the fillings have been prepped, paninis take less than 10 minutes to make from start to finish. The only downside is they are best served fresh, so for parties they should be made-to-order.
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As the mother of five and a journalist, I've always encouraged people to empower themselves with information on healthy foods and lifestyles. Nurturing our children with healthy food is one of the most important jobs we have, yet as families have become busier or drifted apart, meal times have been sacrificed.
