I’ve FINALLY successfully made scones! Third time’s a charm I guess, and I think my mom might be a lucky charm. While she was in town, we decided to make scones for breakfast. I warned her that my track record wasn’t great — I’d previously […]
While my mom was in town, I had her browse the Barefoot Contessa’s cookbooks for anything that she had to have while visiting. Her #1 choice was this Make-Ahead Zabaglione with Amaretti. It’s a recipe that I’d never given a second glance — possibly because […]
A couple of months back, I decided to expand the list of Ina recipes to include ones on her show but not in any book. In her books, she doesn’t have a ton of broccoli recipes so I was excited to find this one. The […]
After falling in love with the Barefoot Contessa show in 2011 (I knnnnooooww, I was very late to the game), Baked Shrimp Scampi was the first Ina dish I ever attempted. And 360 recipes later it’s still one of my favorites. This recipe shares many of […]
I made Ina’s Sunrise Smoothies in preparation for having an impacted wisdom tooth extracted this past Friday. Figuring it would be the perfect thing to improve my mood while I couldn’t have any solid food. Well, it turns out that you should avoid anything with […]
If you’ve been following along on Instagram, you know I’ve been addicted to tomatoes in all forms this summer — I just can’t get enough! My go-to snack has been toasted country bread, a smear of good mayonnaise*, thick slices of tomato and a sprinkling […]
These muffins are to die for!!! I’ve never been a huge bran muffin fan — wheat bran always reminds me of sawdust. And who really wants a healthy muffin?!?! It my excuse to eat dessert for breakfast. But with Ina’s promise of a moist and […]
When I’m hosting a dinner at my apartment, I try to make as much as possible ahead of time or select recipes that don’t require me spending the entire time in the kitchen. Ina’s Arugula Salad with lemon vinaigrette has been my go-to for a simple […]
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