Luckily , you do n’t have to go to the hospital to enjoy her top pick for post - delivery repast .
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Joanna Gaines has many orbit of expertness , just one of which is being a mom . With five nestling — Drake , 19 ; Ella , 17 ; Duke , 16 ; Emmie , 14 ; and Crew , 6 — whom she partake in with her equally - talented hubby Chip , Joanna could believably give a masterclass in maternity right after a tutorial on choosing rouge colors or installing shiplap .
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Another of her skills is cooking , which she does on her show Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines . Regarding taste grade , few can matchJoanna ’s palettes — or palate .
And apparently her experience with solid food overlaps with raising kids in quite a niche way : concord to a post on her Instagram ( where she ’s pile up 13.8 million followers ) , one of Joanna ’s preferent parting of giving birth is the meal she gets to eat when she ’s in the hospital .
Yes , you read that correctly , the hospital food .
" I know it ’s not a serious thing when you ’re in the hospital , but any time I have to or had to have hold up to the hospital , there are two things I look forward to : chicken cordon bleuand anesthesia , " she articulate , promptly contribute " Oh , andthe baby ! I get it on meeting the baby ! "
Since this is Joanna Gaines , connoisseur of effective foodand gorgeous design , we have to take her Word of God for it , correct ? evidently , the hospital where she ’s given birth to all five of her kids makes a meanspirited wimp cordon blue cheese that she crave after each manner of speaking . Fans of her Insta account were a bit taken aback , to say the least .
" Where the heck do you get chicken cordon blue cheese at a hospital ? " one person comment . " That ’s awesome . I suppose I got a sandwich box after my third : submarine sandwich , chips , brownie , and some apple juice , " another follower wrote .
Thankfully , Joanna tell this story to introduce anepisode of her show , Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines . Along with kick in a recipe andstep - by - step chicken cordon bleututorial , the meal includes Gruyère potato casserole , arugula and dried cherry salad , andpeanut butter piewith chocolate impudence .
While we ca n’t be 100 % sure , it ’s a right bet that the hospital ’s side and dessert ( not to bring up the chicken cordon bleu formula ) were not as pleasant-tasting or meticulously made as Joanna ’s dishes . But when you ’re really , really hungry — like you get after giving birth to a babe — pretty much everything tastes amazing .
