panini

[mommyof1]

Here are some of my favorite panini combinations. For all, brush the side of the bread that will face the griddle with olive oil. Grill in a panini press or on a grill pan or griddle. If you are using a grill pan or griddle, weight the sandwiches with a grill press or a can food inside a frying pan.

Turkey, shredded jack cheese, tomato slices, and 1000 Island dressing on sourdough
Turkey, shredded gruyere, and cranberry sauce on sourdough
Turkey, brie, basil leaves, thin slices of apple, and dijon on sourdough
Pear and taleggio panini from Giada de Laurentiis
Grilled goat cheese sandwich with fig and honey from Cooking Light
Turkey, arugula, and goat cheese panini from Fitness magazine (I don't bother to precook the arugula)

 

[Iwannabemargo]

I know that there is a big push on white meat in the states, but proper, grass-fed beef has loads of iron and vitamins, plus a most turkey is reared in horrific conditions (large sheds, overcrowding prophylactic antibiotics), Not implying you buy that @mommyof1 , just pointing out that other meats can be healthier. We raise our own chickens and ducks so eat a lot of chicken, ducks and eggs, some of those would be great with some free-range chicken

 

[mommyof1]

I use antibiotic-free turkey from Trader Joe's.

 

[All Chalked Up]

Goat cheese, roasted veg, and homemade marinara sauce (trust me on this one) on multigrain is AMAZING.

 

[Faith]

Oh ok, I've just had to google marinara sauce

It is not what I thought it was (seafood or fish based).

This Anglo American recipe sharing could get interesting..

 

[Iwannabemargo]

what is it @Faith ?

 

[Faith]

It's your basic tomato/garlic/onion/herb sauce, apparently.

 

[gymdog]

In the US, marinara sauce means a tomato based pasta sauce without meat. I just learned from this same confusion on another message board that in actual Italian it should be a sauce with seafood (mariner's sauce) which makes sense but I had never thought about before some Europeans explained it. In the US, usually marinara is distinguished from tomato sauce because tomato sauce might just be puréed canned tomatoes, but marinara has spices, onions, herbs.

 

[Faith]

But gymdog, "tomato sauce" is Heinz that you put on chips.

Sorry, "French fries"

I think you lot call it "ketchup".

Who would use puréed canned tomatoes as a sauce on its own?

This can only get worse )

 

[Dr Maleficent]

Hooray! <<sings>> yoooou say potaaaaaayyto, I say potaaaahhhhto>>

 

[gymdog]

But gymdog, "tomato sauce" is Heinz that you put on chips.

Sorry, "French fries"

I think you lot call it "ketchup".

Who would use puréed canned tomatoes as a sauce on its own?

This can only get worse )

Hopefully no one, but sadly I have seen it before. I assume that is why in fancier places and recipes and restaurants and such, "marinara" is usually specified because it connotes something made with spices, olive oil, maybe wine etc.

You are right this could get tricky

 

[kandkfunk]

Tricky but definitely interesting. I love learning about all the little differences we have in language and customs.

 

[Iwannabemargo]

two nations divided by a common language

 

[Vivianflips]

I must say I'm learning a lot from this thread about our two cultures!

 

[auswi]

In Aussie we too say cheeps and tomato sauce generally although Maccas apparently have a different food referred to as 'fries'... LOL if someone says they had fries the implication in Vic is that it came from Maccas'

 

[marie83]

But gymdog, "tomato sauce" is Heinz that you put on chips.

Sorry, "French fries"

I think you lot call it "ketchup".

Who would use puréed canned tomatoes as a sauce on its own?

This can only get worse )

Went to a Chinese buffet a while back. One of the dessert options was fruit salad. Next to the fruit salad was a pot of cream. My friend had the poor fortune to discover it was actually salad cream! Doh!

 

[gymdog]

In Aussie we too say cheeps and tomato sauce generally although Maccas apparently have a different food referred to as 'fries'... LOL if someone says they had fries the implication in Vic is that it came from Maccas'

And Maccas, I've learned from my other board, is what we Americans call McDonalds.

 

[htimcj]

Marinara sauce here is a lot like spaghetti sauce minus the meat. It is really easy to make yourself.

 

[mariposa]

Fun thread!

 

[sce]

It's your basic tomato/garlic/onion/herb sauce, apparently.

To complicate the conversation, Italian Americans never call it marinara, they call it gravy.