Fallen Souffle

I received 3 new cookbooks for Christmas, all of which I love and each cover a different aspect of cooking. One that I was really happy to unwrap was the new Ina Garten cookbook, Barefoot Contessa at Home. I have read this book cover to cover a few times already because I love her take on creating a warm and inviting home environment. I am in a bit of re-decorating mode right now and I think it is because of this book. Ina provides once again simple and elegant recipes that are so classic but so good! One of my new years resolutions is to make one new recipe a week and I am trying to make each of the recipes in her new book.

So the first recipe tested is the classic Chicken Picatta. I have made this before so I was familiar with the process and the flavors. I cut her recipe in half so that we wouldn’t have too many leftovers (or overeat- which is probably more likely!). I think because I halfed it the recipe didn’t create as much sauce as I would have liked. Yet Evan was ok with that because the chicken itself was like a schnitzel so he was happy. This chicken was so moist, I was really surprised. Ina instructs that the chicken should be pan fried quickly to get some color and finish it in the oven. I love this method because it provides a nice crust yet it doesn’t burn and the chicken doesn’t dry out.

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