Giada's Mini Italian Club Sandwiches... The Best! :)

Mini Italian Club Sandwiches


Cook Time: 18 min
Level: Easy
Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients
3 large eggs
2 tablespoons whipping cream
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon (about) unsalted butter
10 slices bacon
2 (8-ounce) round loaves focaccia bread (7-inch diameter)
1 cup purchased pesto
8 ounces thinly sliced turkey OR Herb Deli Chicken (so Good!)
4 ounces thinly sliced provolone cheese
Directions
Whisk the eggs, cream, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl until well
blended. Heat a 6-inch-diameter nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
Brush the skillet with some butter. Pour 1/4 cup of the egg mixture
into the pan, swirling to coat the bottom of the pan evenly. Cover and
cook until the egg crepe is just set, about 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Invert the skillet over a plate, and allow the egg crepe to drop onto
the plate. Repeat to make 4 crepes total, brushing the skillet with
melted butter as needed and stacking crepes on the plate.

Cook the bacon in a heavy large frying pan until crisp. Transfer the
bacon to paper towels to drain. (OR worth the wait... Bake the Bacon at 400 degrees for
25-30 minutes on a broiler pan over a foil ined cookie sheet! So tasty!)
Do this first if baking so is ready and cooled and crispy! :)

Preheat a griddle or grill pan over medium-high heat. Cut the focaccia
horizontally in half. Place the focaccia cut side down on the griddle
and cook until the focaccia is heated through and golden brown on the
bottom, about 2 minutes. OR turn oven on to HIGH Broil and Broil in preheated oven for 2 1/2-3 minutes.
Spread the pesto over the toasted sides of
each halved focaccia. Cover the bottom halves of the focaccia with the
egg crepes, turkey, provolone and bacon, dividing equally. Cover with
the top halves of focaccia, pesto side down. Cut the sandwich into
bite-size wedges. Arrange the sandwiches on a platter and serve.

Giada's Cookbook Signing....

February 20th | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Giada De Laurentiis Book Signing

Giada De Laurentiis, celebrity chef and author, will be in our store autographing copies of her popular cookbooks, Everyday Pasta, Everyday Italian, and Giada’s Family Dinners. South Coast Plaza neighbors are invited to meet Giada and shop at Crate and Barrel. Guests will sample tastings made with Giada’s new Everyday Italian Gourmet specialty foods created in collaboration with Academia Barilla. Space is limited; please contact the store for more information.

Plan on going and wish her a big congrats on her first new little baby, a girl due in April!

ALSO - live in the Bay area?

February 19th 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Union Square will be hopping! Wonder if nearby William Sonoma has a plan?
San Francisco Crate and Barrel book signing and sampling!

SEX and Baking!

GOT YOUR ATTENTION, RIGHT?? Well if my "You TUBE" videos don't show the latest Paula Deen exclusive, or Giadi on the beach - make sure to search "YOU TUBE" yourself. Paula incorporates many sexy innuendos into her baking lessons - she is hilarious. If you have never seen her in action, catch the new "Paula's Party," on the food network. Giadi de Laurentiis also likes to take her cooking out on location and show experiences, ie - jet skiing in South Beach, or showing the historical side of an area she involves in the cooking. With a family background in film it's no wonder, not only is she real pretty, she knows how to bring film creativity to her cooking style! GO GIRLS!!! Now we need the men to step up and bring a bit more sex-appeal to their cooking, huh? HOW about it TYLER, Bobby, and MR. Dinner Impossible, or ??? any new cooks waiting in the wings for the challenge? I know - maybe the Deen brothers?