Throughout the years that she has lived and worked in East Hampton, Ina Garten
has catered and attended countless parties and dinners. She will be the first to
tell you, though, that nothing beats a cozy dinner, surrounded by the people you
love most, in the comfort that only your own home can provide. In Barefoot
Contessa at Home, Ina shares her life in East Hampton, the recipes she loves,
and her secrets to making guests feel welcome and comfortable.
For Ina, it’s friends and family–gathered around the dinner table or cooking
with her in the kitchen -- that really make her house feel like home. Here Ina
offers the tried-and-true recipes that she makes over and over again because
they’re easy, they work, and they’re universally loved. For a leisurely Sunday
breakfast, she has Easy Cheese Danishes or Breakfast Fruit Crunch to serve with
the perfect Spicy Bloody Mary. For lunch, she has classics with a twist, such as
Tomato, Mozzarella, and Pesto Paninis and Old-Fashioned Potato Salad, which are
simply delicious. Then there are Ina’s homey dinners -- from her own version of
loin of pork stuffed with sautéed fennel to the exotic flavors of Eli’s Asian
Salmon. And since Ina knows no one ever forgets what you serve for dessert, she
includes recipes for outrageously luscious sweets like Peach and Blueberry
Crumble, Pumpkin Mousse Parfait, and Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter
Icing.
Ina also lets readers in on her time-tested secrets for cooking and
entertaining. Get the inside scoop on everything from what Ina considers when
she’s designing a kitchen to menu-planning basics and how to make a dinner party
fun (here’s a hint: it doesn’t involve making complicated food!).
Along with beautiful photographs of Ina’s dishes, her home, and the East
Hampton she loves, this book is filled with signature recipes that strike the
perfect balance between elegance and casual comfort. With her most indispensable
collection yet, Ina Garten proves beyond a shadow of doubt that there truly is
no place like home. Hardcover, 256 pages.
