Ina Garten’s Fresh Berry & Mascarpone Tart from “Go-To Dinners” is an absolute crowd-pleaser. It features a pressed-in shortbread crust topped with a luscious mascarpone cream infused with Grand Marnier, Cognac, and vanilla. Fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries crown this easy-to-make dessert
Spicy Arrabbiata sauce combined with tender shrimp cooked in onions, white wine, and garlic is tossed with al dente linguine and topped with a crunchy sautéed panko and parsley mixture, it’s a meal that always makes my mouth happy.
Ina Garten’s fried chicken sandwich recipe, inspired by Shake Shack, is a homemade comfort food masterpiece. Featuring crispy, spicy breading, juicy chicken, and herbed buttermilk mayo, it’s served on potato buns with lettuce and pickles.
Ina has 1,353 recipes, and if I had to choose only one to make for the rest of my life, it’d be Rigatoni with Sausage & Fennel – or as someone once called it: Adult Hamburger Helper. Don’t be put off by the idea of fennel; once cooked, its anise flavor is subtle and hardly noticeable. Instead, it adds a delightful depth to the dish without overwhelming the other flavors.
Ina’s Baked Farro and Butternut Squash was one of the very first Ina recipes I made (#22 to be exact) and a dish that’s made it to many “Best of Ina” lists. It’s such a simple recipe that’s hearty enough to be the dinner main but also works well as a side.
I tackled this recipe only six months into my project, naively unaware of how much veal shanks would cost. I might have been cursing Ina under my breath as I walked out of the butcher’s with just two tiny veal shanks—all I could afford instead of the eight large shanks the recipe called for. But one taste, and I was sold.
I couldn’t compile a favorite recipe list without including at least one roast chicken recipe (I don’t want to upset Jeffrey), and Jeffrey’s Roast Chicken, also known as Engagement Chicken, may be Ina’s most famous version—it did play a role in bringing Prince Harry and Meghan together after all.
This recipe elevates classic vichyssoise by roasting ingredients, adding arugula, and incorporating crème fraîche and Parmesan. The star of the dish? Homemade crispy fried shallots that are irresistibly delicious.