Easy Mode Ham and Cheese Panini

I had a lot of game time in 2009 and the Ham and Cheese Panini was the easiest recipe that I used quite often. Most people don't think that making things like sandwiches is considered cooking. I would like to tell you my friend that is just not true. Cooking is all about making your meal an experience and, it is that, that will make your food memorable.

You may be asking yourself, "Why should you care about the food and how it looks?" Well let's take a normal scenario that I have run into:
I am sitting playing video games and I forget that my dad said that he was coming over to hangout and maybe watch a movie. My doorbell rings and my first thought is "Doh!" Because of all the game playing, I haven't eaten and I am just now realizing how hungry I am. So I let him in and start talking but quickly let him know that I gotta make something to eat and I offer something to him as well, after all if I didn't offer him anything that would be rude right?

Now I could just make a simple ham and cheese sandwich which he would eat and he probably would be satisfied with it. However, what if I took a few extra steps to make it more interesting and enjoyable to eat? His opinion of me might change some... He might think I am a little more grown up and maybe think that I have matured.. well I don't know about you but my dad thinking that I have grown up a little even though I haven't is a good thing in my book.





I mean after all wouldn't you love to eat this?







Ingredients:
Honey Wheat Bread
Ham
Cheese
Romaine Lettuce
Dill Pickles
Butter or Pam spray

Directions
Stage 1:
Take sandwich ingredients and place them together as you normally would on a typical sandwich.
Stage 2:
Butter the grill or use Pam spray to grease the George Foreman Grill.
Stage 3:
Place sandwich on the grill until it is nicely browned.
Stage 4:
Take off grill, cut in half, and add chips to plate

That's all there is to it. This is a quick and easy meal that takes a normal sandwich and ramps it up to a new level. Take your meals to the next level as you would your gaming and have fun with it.

That's it for today! Happy Gaming and Cooking,
The Gamer Chef