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Hey, I agree with Paula Deen of the Food Network "you can never have too much butter" -- seems like something Julia Childs would also say!

I'm going to eat this and enjoy the rich, buttery taste with each bite. As for serving 32 people -- I'm not sure I will share this one.

Thanks to "bwellborn" for the mentioning the animal mistreatment issues surronding veal. I completely agree and never use veal. So, now I have alternatives to veal, such as dark meat turkey or even lamb, thanks to all of you reviewers' for your comments and suggestions!

I'm making meatballs tonight!

I believe that the bread you select is the key to making a Great Panini Sandwich whether it is flattened, sliced, stuffed, folded, or wrapped. I follow these simple, but basic rules about the bread I choose and have success with my paninis everytime - and yes, I always us a panini press (as opposed to the fry pay with the foil-wrapped-brick-as-weight method).

Be sure that the bread is:
1) strong enough to hold the other ingrediants inside;
2) dense enough to hold a sauce or oil;
3) large enough to accomodate the ingrediants;
4) of a flavor that complements the inner ingrediants.

I have 3 favorite Panini sandwiches. Please let me know if you want the them, I would be glad to e-mail them to you. My favs are:
1) Honey-baked Ham w/ Shaved Apple Salad - add cole slaw if you wish.
2) Bacon Cheddar on Raisin Bread - savory and sweet at the same time!
3) Roasted Asparague and Sweet Onion w/ Gruyere - absolutely divine.

I can't wait to read these new Panini book!

I never learned to cook and thus, never had cooked a chicken. A friend of mine, Stanley, lives on a farm in Northern Minnesota and said he would teach me to make the best fried chicken in the country. He always has chickens on the farm and said that one rooster was acting up and that was the one we were going to cook. Upon visiting him, we went out to catch Ralph the rooster, as Stanley had named him. However, Ralph intuitivly knew something was up and started to chase me around the yard, jumping up at my legs with his spirs. Needless to say, this city girl had never seen anything like this before and in attempting to get away from Ralph was running around in circles - just like a ...well, I won't say the rest of this similie, but I am sure you know it. Ralph continued to chase me behind rainbarrels, under fences, and around tractors until Stanley successfully threw a gunney sack over old Ralph. The rest is my first fried chicken expereince. True story