Fresh summer peaches! Oh how I love em :) And combined with blueberries then covered with a brown sugar crumble topping… you can’t tell me that doesn’t sound fantastic! Sure I’ve had lots of peaches in my lifetime… and blueberries are always yummy… but I’ve never eaten them together in the same dessert. Now thanks to Ina Garten I have – she came up with a real winner when she created this recipe!
The Independence Day holiday weekend is officially over… and most people are back to their usual summer routine. I’m busier than usual taking the fondant cake course on top of my usual day job (which seriously gets in the way of me having a real life!). I was very glad to not have to think about dinner last night and rely on Ina Garten instead. The first Barefoot Bloggers recipe for July was chosen by Cat of the blog Delta Whiskey. Her choice was Ina’s recipe for Pasta with Sundried Tomatoes. Really it’s more of a pasta salad since it’s served cold but it came together quickly and easily… something for which I was very grateful indeed!
This week’s host of Barefoot Bloggers was Eva of the blog I’m Boring and she chose Ina’s recipe for Outrageous Brownies. If I’ve been blessed to have you as a reader of my blog for more than oh, uhm, five minutes, you will know that I’m not a big fan of chocolate. As I’ve said, I don’t dislike it, it just doesn’t float my boat the way, say, lemon does. Only on rare occasions does a chocolate dessert really do it for me. One example is the Black Magic Cake that, in a single bite, changed my mind about chocolate cake. But scoot over Black Magic Cake because Ina’s Outrageous Brownies are deservedly taking a seat next to you on that vaunted pedestal because they are JUST. THAT. GOOD!!!
This week’s Barefoot Bloggers recipe was Ina Garten’s Tuna Salad. Now definitely I love tuna salad but to be honest this recipe absolutely did not float my boat. That’s okay though… I mean not every recipe is for every body and this one just wasn’t for me. I decided to participate in something new for the Barefoot Bloggers and that’s the Barefoot Backtracking. It will be offered on occasion and allows you to make an old recipe and swap it for a required recipe. The old recipe can be one that you’ve made and want to revamp or one that you’ve missed… and the recipe is of your own choice! This was perfect for me this week and I took them up on the offer. The recipe of my choice? Ina’s Easy Sticky Buns :)
I’m really enjoying being a part of the Barefoot Bloggers. The Chinese Chicken Salad we made two weeks ago was a definite winner and the leftover dressing made a very tasty baking sauce for another dish I made this past weekend. This week’s recipe selection was a Croque Monsieur sandwich… something I can honestly say I never in a million years would’ve made on my own. In the spirit of the MasterCard commercials, let me break it down for you…
Gruyere Cheese… $9.49
Parmesan Cheese… $3.79
Black Forest Ham… $6.99
French Bread… $3.49
Honey Dijon Mustard… $3.19
The end result… PRICELESS!!!
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