First post!Posted: April 1, 2012 Category: Non-recipe Welcome to The Cooking Notebook, a blog for lovers of computers, the earth, and fine living. Are you bothered by the excess heat emanating from your laptop computer? And, by bothered, I don't mean only physically, but psychologically -somewhere there's a fossil fuel plant blowing out CO2 just to send a processor screaming at 2+ GHz to do nothing. If you're like me, you have to ask yourself: "Isn't there something I can use this waste heat for other than, obviously, a cheap form of male contraception?" That's what this blog is all about: using your high tech notebook computer for not just looking at cute kitties, but for preparing a gourmet meal at the same time. You can conserve the planet while living in style. Each month I'll post a new illustrated recipe to make a satisfying meal with your laptop. Torino Cheese PaninisPosted: April 1, 2012 Category: Sandwiches Perfect comfort food for cold rainy Spring days, these kick grilled cheese sandwiches to a whole new level. IngredientsTo yield four sandwiches:
DirectionsBrush each face of each bread slice with olive oil. Compose two sandwiches with one layer of basil leaves between the cheese and tomatoes. Cover a trivet with aluminum foil (remember to rinse and re-use or re-cycle the aluminum when you're done!). Lay the sandwiches on the trivet. Place your laptop on the sandwiches, and execute applications with High CPU Usage. High-definition kitty videos work, but this may also be good time to run your anti-virus scan. Look for the cheese to begin to melt and be squeezed out from the bread, usually 4 to 7 minutes, depending on the laptop and the apps. Flip the sandwiches and cook the other side for about half the time as the first. Serve with garnish of basil leaves and tomato. BeveragesRecommended wine: Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Recommended beer: Irish Stout Next Month's PreviewKeyboard Belgian waffles. DisclaimerNot responsible for impatient dinner guests, computer damage, house fires, unwanted
pregnancies, or anything else. I mean,
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