I have joined a great new blogosphere! Not that food blogs are new to me, but I stumbled yesterday upon the Holy Mecca- all things Ina-- a tribute to Herself-- a blogging group that makes and reviews Barefoot Contessa recipes twice a month. I have never been disappointed by anything Ina makes, so it seemed a perfect way to try to make more of the things I have been wanting to try and to lift myself out of the mid-summer cooking slump.
THIS WEEK:
Sun-Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
Ina Garten, The Barefoot Contessa
(can be found at www.foodnetwork.com)
Made the salad last night, for lunch at the office today. The recipe said that it "sits well" but that the basil and the parm should be a last minute addition, so that's how I proceeded. I had only 8 oz of fresh mozz, and only canned black olives (pathetic) but went ahead with what I had.
Overall, I thought it was quite tasty. I did think that it would have been tastier made closer to meal time-- a bit dry when it sat overnight. Still, good. I liked the dressing. I was originally worried that it was lacking in ingredients (though Ina always nails it and Must Be Trusted). My friends liked it, too- one suggested that spinach or pepperoni might be good additions....hmmmmm, not sure about that one. Not my favorite Ina recipe, but I will for sure make this one again.
Very excited to be stretching myself into making more recipes that I have always wanted to make, but didn't have an excuse for.
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