Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The Food Network star and dearest home cook shares her mysteries for pulling off profoundly fulfilling suppers that have the "amazing!" factor we as a whole hunger for

Start with scrumptious Dukes Cosmopolitans made with newly pressed lemon juice, in addition to Jalapeño Cheddar Crackers that everybody will eat up. Snacks incorporate Hot Smoked Salmon, Lobster and Potato Salad, and Easy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons, all including antiquated flavors with the volume turned up. Rich Slow-Roasted Filet of Beef with Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise and show-halting Seared Scallops and Potato Celery Root Purée are only two of the numerous awesome supper plans. Also, your visitors will consistently recall the sweets, from Sticky Toffee Date Cake with Bourbon Glaze to Salted Caramel Brownies.

For Ina, "idiot proof" signifies something other than making one dish effectively; it's additionally about arranging a menu, including organizing everything so everything gets to the table simultaneously. In Barefoot Contessa Foolproof, Ina tells you the best way to make a game arrangement so everything is served hot while you keep your cool. There are notes all through specifying where a formula can turn out badly to keep you on target, in addition to tips for making plans ahead of time. It's like Ina is there in the kitchen with you controlling you at all times.

With 150 ravishing shading photos and Ina's priceless tips, Barefoot Contessa Foolproof is a staggering yet limitlessly useful cookbook that home cooks will go to over and over.

About the Author
INA GARTEN is the host of the Emmy Award-winning Barefoot Contessa television show on Food Network. She lives in East Hampton, New York, with her husband, Jeffrey. This is her eighth cookbook. Visit Ina at www.BarefootContessa.com.

Ina is awesome! I collect all of her books and recipes. She is so much like me. Who wants to spend all that long time in the kitchen anymore and miss out on enjoying your friends and company you have over to eat, sit down and enjoy yourself! Get some of her others, any, you choose, I love them all! --Laurie

Clear, straightforward instructions make these recipes foolproof. Ina double checks the ingredients and methods to ensure each cook is successful in recreating her delicious dishes. I recommend her cookbooks to everyone who enjoys good food. --Corsair174

My wife has been watching more and more of the Contessa on TV. I'm no fool, I ordered this for her for Christmas. She is still nose deep in it many times when she gets time to sit down. I compared this to other books by her, but this seemed more accessible to a normal homemaker. I got many points for this. --D. Swanson

Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust