Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family
by Ina Garten
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Author: Ina GartenEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-10-29
ISBN: 060961066X
Number of pages: 240
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
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- ISBN13: 9780609610664
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family
Book Review: A Go-To Book Time After Time
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw Ina on the Food Network and was immediately drawn by her cheerful smile and giggle along with her carefree entertaining style. I am an avid collector of cookbooks and am know among my family and friends to be an excellent cook. I own all of Ina's books and use all of them several times a month to change up menus.
This book is an excellent choice for experienced cooks and those who are just exploring cooking at home for small gatherings and families. Recipes in this book are easy to make, primarily with fresh ingredients, and take little prep time.
Ina's approach to entertaining is one many people will adapt to. Serve good food to your guests and be able to spend time with them while you are entertaining--not slaving in the kitchen over the stove. Some advice to those of you who are not familiar with Ina's style---this is unpretentious cooking. Her approach is to celebrate everyday ingredients with a homey, practical approach. Boss coming to dinner---serve fried chicken or meatloaf with mashed potatoes!
Some of my favorite things:
* Potential menus in the back of the book with main courses, sides and desserts also drinks by type of meal. These are really handy when you want to have a few friends over on Friday night and are looking for a menu. As you collect all her books the menus combine to add other variations.
Example:
Breakfasts: Winter breakfast, sunday breakfast, New Years breakfast.
Dinners: Winter Dinner, last Minute Summer Supper.
* Some of the items, when possible, can be made ahead and reheated. This is a great timesaver and encourages you to invite people over on Thursday night after work when you just reheat what you cooked Wed. Or even cook ahead for your Saturday dinner or Sunday dinner.
* Easy to get ingredients, which in today's supermarkets are pretty much available year-round.
* Not alot of food prep and marinating stuff. Chop and go.
This book, along with all of Ina's books, should be in everyone's kitchen.
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Summary of Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family
Ina Garten, who shared her gift for casual entertaining in the bestselling Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and Barefoot Contessa Parties!, is back with her most enticing recipes yet?a collection of her favorite dishes for everyday cooking. In Barefoot Contessa Family Style, Ina explains that sharing our lives and tables with those we love is too essential to be saved just for special occasions?and it?s easy to do if you know how to cook irresistible meals with a minimum of fuss.For Ina, the best way to make guests feel at home is to serve them food that?s as unpretentious as it is delicious. So in her new book, she?s collected the recipes that please her friends and family most?dishes like East Hampton Clam Chowder, Parmesan Roasted Asparagus, and Linguine with Shrimp Scampi. It?s the kind of fresh, accessible food that?s meant to be passed around the table in big bowls or platters and enjoyed with warm conversation and laughter.
In Ina?s hands tried-and-true dishes are even more delicious than you remember them: Her arugula salad is bright with the flavors of lemon and Parmesan, the Oven-Fried Chicken is crispy without excess fat, and her Deep-Dish Apple Pie has the perfect balance of fruit and spice. Barefoot Contessa Family Style also includes enticing recipes that are memorable and distinctive, like Lobster Cobb Salad, Tequila Lime Chicken, and Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash.
With vivid photographs of Ina cooking and serving food in her beautiful Hamptons home, as well as menu suggestions, practical wisdom on what to do when disaster strikes in the kitchen, and tips on creating an inviting ambience with music, Barefoot Contessa Family Style is the must-have guide to the joy of everyday entertaining.
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