Books by Ina Garten
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review 1: I do appreciate the simplicity of the Barefoot Contessa books. This book seems designed to create company-worthy food with a minimum of fuss and muss, and provides great entertaining tips, from cocktails to appetizers to the table setting and flower arranging. Unlike some books ...
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review 1: This is my first Ina Garten cookbook and I'm excited to own it and cannot wait to try some of her recipes. I love the way the book is organized and the photos are great. She puts ease into organizing a dinner party, removes the stress, and makes you want to send out the invitat...
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review 1: There should be a point to a cookbook and this one has one: entertaining.The Contessa waxes a little poetic on cooking, but not for too long. Her dishes are designed for dinner parties and are well balanced between ones that need to be made on the day, and ones that can be prepa...
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review 1: Ugh, this is nowhere near the Barefoot Contessa standards. It's a shame that Ina would even write this book. I'm a big Barefoot fan and was really disappointed in this one. Normally I rate all of her books 5 stars without a word. I don't know how the recipes taste because I only ...
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review 1: I loved the introductory material where she explains how she creates her recipes and makes them simple and uses amounts of ingredients that match the container sizes they come in. She talks about her ingredients being readily available at the market.I knew I was in trouble when ...