Author: Barry

To be honest I’d never had a panini sandwich until recently, but fortunately for me, we were gifted with a Panini maker which has put me firmly on the bandwagon. I don’t know if I’m the last one to discover these great tasting sandwiches, but just in case there are some people out there who’d like to give them a try here’s the recipe that we’ve been using. I think it came from the Weight Watchers website. It’s quite tasty, and considering the recipe’s source it must not be too bad for your waist line either.

1 tomato

1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar

1/2 tsp olive oil

1/4 tsp dried oregano

1/8 tsp table salt

1/8 tsp pepper

Italian bread (Went with garlic sourdough last time, and it was quite excellent)

mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced

1 clove of garlic

1 cup arugula or basil leaves

Instructions

1. preheat panini pan to medium high heat
2. in cup, stir vinegar, oil, oregano, salt and pepper
3. brush mixture on each slice of bread
4. layer 1/4 cheese, sliced tomato, and arugula or basil leaves
5. add layered sandwich to panini pan and cook until golden brown. You will need to flip the sandwich half way through to toast both sides.
6. Repeat until stomach cannot take any more.

We’ve been anticipating the arrival of summer for some time now, and it seems that it’s finally showing itself. Why not celebrate with a little BBQ you ask? What a great idea! That’s exactly what we did last Saturday evening. Hannah had a tea party at Sue’s in the afternoon and we BBQ’d later that day. I saw limes at Costco earlier that day, so fresh squeezed Margaritas were the signature drink for the night.

Joe worked the barbecue while the rest of us worked on critiquing his technique. I think he got it mostly right, because by the end of the night all of the chicken was gone, and it looked like Kurt had put on a little weight.