It is a bit ironic that I found many of the items at stands where some of the high-caloric foods get top billing. A perfect example of that was at Baja Blues. One of the few sit-down restaurants has a menu that has items such as fried chicken tenders, boneless chicken wings and monster nachos.
But I found a Catalina style panini that wasn’t too bad with a bit of modification. The grilled chicken sandwich comes with tomatoes, green chili, pepper jack cheese and chipotle sauce served in between two thick slices of sourdough bread.
The sauce could be problematic, but there really isn’t a lot of it so I wasn’t that concerned. The bread is the killer, obviously. I took one of the slices off and was able to avoid some calories.
It is a tasty sandwich. I liked the spice of both the sauce and the cheese. It gave the sandwich a little kick. I am not a fan of green chili, but it enhanced the sandwich’s flavor.
Across the way is one of numerous stands that sell chicken fajitas and chicken-and-beef kabobs. I sampled the chicken fajitas, and I bypassed the large flour tortilla and just ate the seasoned chicken, bell peppers, tomatoes and onions.
It was quite good, and the Lawry’s seasoning salt with ground black pepper stays with the meat after it is grilled.
As I walked off my lunch, I visited the petting zoo and fended off a goat who wanted to nibble on the bottom of my polo shirt. I did a loop around the fairgrounds and killed a couple of hours.
I was meeting friends for dinner so wanted to hold off but was getting a little hungry and decided to look for a snack.
