It’s Barefoot Blogger Thursday again. Wow, the weeks are really flying by. I fear the end of summer is coming soon. Not that I love the hot weather, but this summer has really been great, not the typical hot and humid. As I wrote in the last post, we are being treated to fall like temps in the 70’s. Last night we ate on the patio in front of the burning chimnea. So this year it will be sad to see the summer end.
We have a few great recipes to make this month. As you may know, the
Barefoot Bloggers are a group dedicated to recreating the recipes of Ina Garten twice a month. If you are curious as to what lies ahead or would like to read over the musings of the BB’s, check out the site. This week’s recipe, Panzanella, was chosen by Melissa of It’s Melissa’s Kitchen, from the book…
This week’s Barefoot Bloggers recipe was chosen by Ashley of Spicy Skillet. I was happy to make Ina’s Salmon Spread. I knew it would be a quick savory spread, perfect for a light summer meal.
To accompany the spread I put out water crackers and sliced English cucumbers. I was hoping to get by hands on some baby pattypan squash. The plan was to slice the tops off, scoop a small bit out, lightly roast in the oven with oo, s&p and then fill with the salmon spread. Unfortunately I was not successful with my search, so we will leave that for another day. If you have any other suggestions, please leave a comment!
We had the spread, crackers and cucs as a starter while the grill heated up and the corn was steaming. I had some asparagus wrapped with prosciutto, which we then grilled.
As for the corn, today was the first day Hahn’s Farm began selling their sweet corn. Let me tell y…
It’s the second Thursday of June, Good Morning and time for another Barefoot Bloggers post! This weeks recipe was chosen by fellow BB, Megan, at My Baking Adventures. Her choice was Ina’s Parmesan Chicken. Now, those who know me know that I rarely cook with meat, but I have made this before and was happy to do so again. The key to this recipe is buying the best chicken and parm that you can. I believe that in this episode of Barefoot Contessa, Ina goes to a local chicken farm to pick up the breasts she will be preparing. I have no source for chicken that fresh, but the local grocer does carry a free range, organic product. However, I did serve fresh picked greens from my garden. In the show she is also preparing the dish for a “mystery guest” who turns out to be Mel Brooks. Well, in my case Mel failed t…