Welcome!

Welcome to the Barefoot Kitchen!

To kick off the inaugural post, I decided to do an in-depth, journalistic interview with the author of the blog.

PB: So, why are you doing this?

P.Bunny: Dunno. I like to cook sometimes.

PB: But to attempt to make all the recipes from the Barefoot Contessa book-

P.Bunny: Books. I have five of them.

PB: Alright, books then. Anyhow, attempting to make all the recipes in the Barefoot Contessa books seems rather...ridiculous.

P.Bunny: And quite tasty, I expect.

PB: Right. It seems like a rather large undertaking.

P.Bunny: I haven't got a whole going on, you know.

PB: Hmm. Quite sad actually.

P.Bunny: Ah, yes.

PB: Can you tell me a little more about the project?

P.Bunny: Sure! Well, I've really only got time to cook on the weekends, so I'll be making something and posting weekly. I'll be following the directions and ingredients from the cookbook as closely as I can. Since Ina Garten is a frequent party-giver, many of her dishes serve large numbers I people. I'll occasionally halve the recipe since most of the time there will only be two people sampling.
PB: Very good. And what is the plan with the actual blog itself. Videoclips? Food porn? What's going on with that?

P.Bunny: Eh, I'm pretty low-tech. No videoclips or demos. Just some photos and such. And, my delightful, clever writing, of course.

PB: Of course.

P.Bunny: You don't have to roll your eyes like that.

PB: But I'm very good at it. Moving on. You have a disclaimer saying that you won't be posting the recipes. Why not?

P.Bunny: There are ample places to find the recipes. Food Network carries them occasionally and you can find them online. If readers really wanted to make something, I suggest that they invest in the books. They're very good and contain lovely photography.

PB: Let's wrap it up. Any last words?

P.Bunny: I'll do my best to update the blog on Mondays with the weekend's latest recipe. As I'm very lazy, this is harder than it sounds. Consistency, what's that?

PB: Thanks very much. I can see this interview will garner me a spot in the New Yorker.

P.Bunny: Good luck with that.