OK folks, I know I’ve been a way for quite some time. Over the last few months, we had a lot going on in the H. household! We *FINALLY* moved into our new home (with my awesome new kitchen)! I’ll be sure to post some new photos — as soon as I finish unpacking all of the boxes! Between the packing, moving and the holidays it’s been a zoo around here. For the past 2 months or so we’ve been eating out almost every night. And, not only is that expensive, but it gets old…really quick! I missed my stove. I would actually lay in bed at night thinking about all of the dishes I wanted to cook when my kitchen was ready.
One thing I noticed as I unpacked my pantry items was that I had waaaay too much pasta! So, that meant spaghetti and meatballs! And, I knew right where to look to find a new recipe to try….Ina Garten’s (the Barefoot Contessa) newest cookbook, How Easy is That? I had that amazing opportunity to meet Ina in person at a book signing (you can read about it here)! I absolutely adore her! What I wouldn’t give to watch a living taping of her show! This recipe is the first recipe I’m testing from her newest book!
I thought it would be fun to host a cookbook review on It’s a Keeper (IAK). Some of my readers and Facebook/Twitter follwers who wanted to participate don’t have blogs of their own to share their recipes on, so I offered up a guest post on IAK to give all of my readers the opportunity to share their reviews. This one is from my good friend, Jill. She made this recipe (and two other Ina Garten recipes) for our weekly play date. While the kids dined on mummy dogs and mac-n-cheese, we were treated with Roasted Shrimp Cocktail, Mâche with Warm Brie and Apples and Truffled Fillet of Beef Sandwiches. Yum, right?!? Jill’s recipe is below and my commentary is underneath.
Having been a faithful follower of “It’s a Keeper” for about a year now, when Christina mentioned a group cookbook review, it sounded like fun. But…. my husband and I are following a Low-Carbohydrate diet, at least until Lent is over, so I had to really look for a recipe or two that we could eat and enjoy without feeling guilty. So I paged through Ina Garten’s cookbook and found Parmesan-Roasted Broccoli – I love broccoli and I love cheese, and better still, both are relatively low in carbohydrates – perfect.
Having been a faithful follower of “It’s a Keeper” for about a year now, when Christina mentioned a group cookbook review, it sounded like fun. But…. my husband and I are following a Low-Carbohydrate diet, at least until Lent is over, so I had to really look for a recipe or two that we could eat and enjoy without feeling guilty. So I paged through Ina Garten’s cookbook and found Parmesan-Roasted Broccoli – I love broccoli and I love cheese, and better still, both are relatively low in carbohydrates – perfect.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great discussions on Facebook about doing a cookbook review. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We’ve decided to review both The Pioneer Woman Cooks and The Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics! I’m inviting all of my readers to participate!
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great discussions on Facebook about doing a cookbook review. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We’ve decided to review both The Pioneer Woman Cooks and The Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics! I’m inviting all of my readers to participate!
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great discussions on Facebook about doing a cookbook review. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We’ve decided to review both The Pioneer Woman Cooks and The Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics! I’m inviting all of my readers to participate!
Over the past few weeks, we’ve had some great discussions on Facebook about doing a cookbook review. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive! We’ve decided to review both The Pioneer Woman Cooks and The Barefoot Contessa’s Back to Basics! I’m inviting all of my readers to participate!
Chive Risotto CakesI was watching the Barefoot Contessa the other day and she was making Chive Risotto Cakes. I remembered flagging this recipe a while back. It was in Ina Garten’s Back to Basics cookbook. They sounded great and looked even better!
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