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My name is Alexia. I have lived in NE Oregon for most of my life, and love it here because it's where my family is. I have 3 younger sisters, 3 younger brothers, and a million cousins. I live with my husband and our three boys, and our dog Norman. My family is Greek/ Cajun/ Mexican, so food is very important to us;-) I love cooking and creating new recipes, my kids, my family, wine, painting, and everything retro! I am a dialysis technician. I love my job and my patients. I am currently studying to be a nurse. I love school, and so far it has been good to me... Dean's List or Honor Roll each term! Between work, school, my husband, our kids and all of their activities and adventures, I don't have a ton of time to blog. I love sharing recipes, so I make time for it when I can. You can follow me on Pinterest for more ideas and inspiration (thanks to those of you that have pinned my recipes!): pinterest.com/lexisamom .

Saturday, June 15, 2013

Margerita Panini

I love grilling season. Unfortunatley, we can't grill every night in the summer. Sometimes we have to cook inside. Its a bummer because it makes the house hot, but oh well.

Tonight I'm going to make paninis. My step son calls them "bikinis" or "zuccinis" and my three year old insists they're "bananas". I don't know why:-)

This is a light, no meat panini recipe you can make with- or without- a panini press.

I use:
Foccacia bread
Fresh mozzarella slices
Fresh tomato slices
Red onion slices
Spinach or arugula
Pesto
Balsamic vinaigrette (or equal parts basamic and evoo)

The pesto and vinaigrette are for the bread. You can pile everything else on. Then cook it on medium in the press for about 5 minutes. If you don't have a press, you can wrap a brick in tin foil and press it in a pan on the stove (Thanks Rachel Ray... you are good for some things... lol) or you can broil them, open faced in the oven.

Enjoy your "bikinis" :-)

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