Book: — Episode: Holiday Surprise Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: Easy Store Bought Is Fine: Hazelnut liqueur Pricey Ingredients: Frangelico Hard-to-find: — Recipe on FoodNetwork.com View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trent (@storeboughtisfine)
Book: Barefoot Contessa Parties! Episode: Supper in a Box Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: Easy Store Bought Is Fine: Buttermilk and Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips Pricey Ingredients: — Hard-to-find: — Note: The recipe calls for a 10-cup bundt pan, but I used my heritage bundt pan that held a little less — […]
Book: Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook Episode: — Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: Easy Store Bought Is Fine: Mascarpone cheese, Chicken stock Pricey Ingredients: — Hard-to-find: — Note: If you don’t have a 8 x 11 x 2 inch baking dish, you can use the more common 9 x […]
Book: Barefoot Contessa Family Style Episode: — Rating: 5/5 How Easy Is That: Easy Store Bought Is Fine: Raspberry jam Pricey Ingredients: — Hard-to-find: — Recipe on Food Network online. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Trent (@storeboughtisfine)
After 4 days eating out in Miami, I was ready for a home-cooked meal but was too tired to go all out. Ina’s Chicken Sausage with Sauteed Onion & Peppers was the quick, simple and satisfying answer! (I was also too tired to write a blog […]
Ina has an undeserved reputation for calorie-rich, fatty recipes. While there are plenty of those, she also has a ton of healthy fare — on the whole, it’s fairly balanced. That being said, two years into my Ina-only diet I feel like I’ve begun running […]
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! 🎃 After talking about it for years, Ina, Jeffrey and I finally dressed up as the cast from our favorite movie: Death Becomes Her! Ina won rock, paper, scissors, so she got to play Meryl’s role 🙄
After more than 8 years living in the city, I finally made the 2.5 hour pilgrimage to the land of our treasured Barefoot Contessa: East Hampton, NY. It all started a couple of months ago when my friend Stephanie asked if I’d be interested in […]