I want to do something different for the food post this week since there has not been a whole lot of cooking going on around here. We have been patiently waiting for our little girl's arrival, so we've been eating out a lot and ordering in so that we can save up our reserves for when we are too tired and busy with baby to cook. Instead of looking at the food that I did not cook this week, let's talk about one of my favorite chef personalities; Ina Garten from Barefoot Contessa. I love everything about her; her show, her books, her humble sweetness and especially her food. She prepares elegant but completely accessible meals that you actually want to eat and that you believe that you can pull off. A kind of casual sophistication, I'd say. I love the format of her show too because she is always cooking meals for the special people in her life; a romantic dinner with her husband, lunch for her staff, or brunch with old college roommates. Sometimes on her show, she will zip around the Hamptons to the produce market or bakery to pick up special ingredients, I love that she brings you in to her world. I have three of her books; The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Barefoot in Paris, and Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics. They are all beautiful books with full color photography and the recipes are well written and easy to follow. She has many other books that I would love to have to round out my collection. So enough of my gushing, she is just really great and seems genuine in what she is doing and I like that, a lot.
This week I made a simple, but tasty roasted chicken sandwich, with chicken patties I got from Trader Joe's. I sauteed onions and red peppers in olive oil until they were mild and sweet, and added sliced tomatoes, butter lettuce, mozzarella in between toasted italian rolls.
For me, it all about the roll on this one, it looks really delicious. Where did you pick those up, Kalli?
Hello! I'm Liz Scott - mama to two little ones, maker, and all around curiosity chaser. I live with my family in Los Angeles, where we seek to fill each day with adventure, joy and creativity. I write about it all here on the blog. Thank you for visiting.
