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How Easy Is That?. Ina Garten (2011)

by Ina Garten(Favorite Author)

4.21 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0593067339 (ISBN13: 9780593067338)

languge

English

genre

Food & Cookbooks

publisher

Bantam

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 I began thumbing through the recipes. I don't know about you, but my market doesn't stock figs and prosciutto. I've never stumbled across white truffle butter. I barely recognize the word chipotle. I've certainly never heard of caponata. I only just barely recognize the ingredient "salmon roe" because of the photograph and from watching some old Julia Child television episodes. What is stilton? Haven't a clue about crostini and tapenade. I DO know what arugula is, having been given some fro... morem my daughter from the CSA (community supported agriculture) she worked at and then having had to google for recipes to use it. My market does not stock mussels, or if they do they are out of my price range. Sigh. Panzanella? Frittata? Fontina? Pancetta?There's still hope. I have yet to get to the dessert section. Mocha chocolate icebox cake sounds promising. I'm reading the ingredients, the second one being "mascarpone cheese". For some reason "mascarpone cheese" has never before appeared in any recipe I've ever read nor in any conversation I've ever had, nor in any dairy section I've ever browsed. She recommends Pernigotti chocolate powder. What?! Forget the Chocolate icebox cake. Okay, let's flip back to the VERY FIRST recipe she shares (page 18). French toast bread pudding. The VERY FIRST ingredient is 1 challah loaf. I have no idea what a challah loaf is. I have visited bakeries and never stumbled across a challah loaf.I can see there is more than one universe of food enjoyment and I have never stepped into hers. Would that I could. It would be a full time job for me, I fear. Even Martha Stewart is approachable, compared to this.I love watching Barefoot Contessa episodes which I can check out from my local library. THOSE recipes seem doable. But her lovely book, if I were to own a copy, would no doubt be relagated to the coffee table at best, to the never-open-again shelf at worst.Paging through her book was akin to touring the parade of homes.
review 2: I thought I would add a couple of cookbooks, that I have recently acquired, to my list . I still like to read them--even with the ease of getting recipes from the internet. I have every one of Ina Garten's books and this one didn't disappoint. Her recipes are EASY and every one that I have tried (about 6 or 7) in this latest was a big success. Her recipes are simple and delicious; I usually have all the ingredients I need at home with no need to run to the store after work. Highly recommended. less

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