world's best panini.

On Saturday, T and I decided it was time for Bella to have an afternoon out of the storage cabinet.  Bella is my panini maker, by the way. She is great but doesn't get used enough.  This needs to change.

Meet Bella!

Ever since I had a turkey, pear panani at my favorite coffee shop, Allister Deacon's (in Wausau), I have been dying to recreate it.  After a quick stop at the CoOp, we threw together these killer pear, turkey, cheese,almond, cranberry paninis.  Whew, that's a mouthful.  If I had to make a list of my favorite sandwiches, this would be at the very top of the list.  Holy heaven, they were out of this world.

I forgot to take a picture before sampling mine.
Truth: I didn't forget, I couldn't wait to try it. 

Turkey, Pear, Muenster Panini
Small amount of butter to coat the sides of the bread that will touch the griddle
Whole Wheat bread
Sliced Turkey Breast
Light Mayonnaise
Dijon Mustard
Handful of spinach or arugula
1 bosc pear, thinly sliced
Sliver almonds
Dried cranberries
Muenster cheese

I'm not going to write out directions for how to make this sandwich.  It's pretty obvious. If you don't have a panini maker, you can use a panini grill pan.  If you don't have one of those, use the pan you usually make grilled cheese in :)

T devouring his