Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics
Get Great Flavors From Simple Ingredients
by Ina Garten
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Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics
No one entertains like the Barefoot Contessa—unless it’s cooks who’ve gathered at the feet of the contessa herself to soak up the secrets to her easy, elegant gatherings. Now, in her companion cookbook to her new Food Network® series of the same name, she gives home cooks everywhere plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Whether it’s a big event or a more intimate affair, Ina Garten’s more than 75 new recipes will most certainly delight your guests. To delight the cook, however, Ina offers ten no-cook things to serve with drinks and to serve as dessert, four ways to zest a lemon and grate parmesan cheese, among other hard-earned cook’s tips, plus her own top ten flavor boosters. “Many dishes that I make rely on one or two ingredients to really amp up the flavor at the end, and it’s almost always an ingredient that’s already in the dish,” she says. She shows you how to ensure that you “serve your guests something absolutely delicious” every time, simply by adding a last-minute pinch of this or splash of that.
Ina even helps you arrange the flowers to look their freshest, set the table like a pro and consider all the other little touches that make an ordinary affair extraordinary. Color photos.
Hardcover : 272 pages
Publisher: Crown Publishers Inc./Random House ( October 28, 2008 )
Item #: 12-601531
ISBN: 9781400054350
Product Dimensions: 7.437 x 10.0 inches
Product Weight: 39.0 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Excellent Book 
March 07, 2012
She has managed to make what I would think complicated, easy. Awesome book. I have made several recipes already and it is a "turn to" book when I'm thinking of menu planning for my husband and I. Love it! Buy it, you won't be sorry.
Reviewer: Peggy H
February 28, 2012
Took copied pages of the book with me to Paris to cook for my family and friends...everyone loved it! Thanks for another great book Ina! Some ingredients may be difficult to find. Paper quality excellent, could have a few more pictures. Buy it:-)
Reviewer: Alexa
A Favorite
February 10, 2012
This book is great. One of my favorite go to cook books.
Reviewer: Marciap
Love it!
January 18, 2012
Collecting cookbooks is one of my hobbies and Ina's are my "Go To's". I love that this one is exactly what the title says...the recipes are very do-able, delicious and basic. Every time I try one I am impressed again. The pictures are beautiful. I page thru this cookbook again and again.
Reviewer: Charlene
September 21, 2010
Always like Ina and her cooking style. This book gives you a lot of basic information - great for beginner cook!
Reviewer: Cc
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