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Whistle Stopper - Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family
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Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9780609610664
ISBN: 060961066X
Label: Clarkson Potter
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 240
Publication Date: 2002-10-29
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Release Date: 2002-10-29
Studio: Clarkson Potter
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Summary: Best Gift Ever
Comment: I love this book & have made nearly every recipe. My copy is covered in spattered oil & sticky fingers. I have given this as gifts to most of my friends & am now buying it for my sister's 40th birthday. Hands down favorite is the fish & chips. Chicken soup not so much. Enjoy.
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Summary: A big help
Comment: I am the quintessential "ambitious but inexperienced" cook to whom Ina Garten's book are supposed to cater. Prior to using this book, my lasagnas would make messes, rather than good dinners. Where other recipes fail to deliver, EVERYTHING I have tried from this book has succeeded. Speaking of the turkey sausage lasagna... I made endless substitutions, right down to using vegan Tofurky sausage and pureed cottage cheese instead of ricotta. It turned out wonderfully, and my non-vegetarian "please don't put meat sustitute in my food" husband loved it. Following the recipes exactly might be important in some cases, but the cooking process seems to be the magical element in many others. In fact, my spouse doesn't really care for sauce-less veggies but loved the roasted asparagus recipe when I used baby broccoli instead.
I appreciate the footnotes that help me when I want to stray from the original recipe, or make something ahead of time. This really increases the utility of the recipes.
While the ingredients might be expensive at times, at least they end up producing "mmm's" at the table rather than ending up in the trash or dog bowl.
And yes, there is a lot of butter used throughout, but the food turns out so elegant and rich it takes only a portion to be satisfied, and this calorie watcher has not gained weight despite eating the mashed potatoes.
If you combine the ideas in this book with those from the t.v. show- make one main dish, a salad/veg & dessert- you will have a complete lovely dinner without needing 2 ovens and 2 hours. This book has made me feel inspired and successful, despite being quite average in the kitchen. If I can now make good tiramisu, so can anyone.
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Summary: Ina & her playmates
Comment: Ina is like the only real cook on the Food Network. She's totally the only person on this MTV-like, bastardized, asinine network that has a modicum of understanding of the culinary arts. BTW, have you ever noticed that on every single show she loves to entertain her little playmates? All of her girlfriends always have that fugly spikey haircut and all of her little boyfriends are each as g-a-y as a Christmas goose. I suppose it's that whole Fire Island, Suffolk Co. thing. Anyway, I enjoy Ina's recipes very much because they're always simple and come out pretty well. Incidentally, you'd think with all her artsy friends she could clean up her act a little? Ina's in serious need of a makeover. And I thought it was so hilarious when the Food Network forced her to do that ludicrous Christmas Show a couple of years ago. Even a blind and deaf person can tell that Ina is not a gentile. Why is American TV so afraid of showing Jews in a realistic setting? You know, just because Ina's a big-mama doesn't mean she has to look like a slob. I love how she says on her shows "oh I have to go make myself look beautiful for the party." Someone needs to tell her that slapping on a layer of fire-engine red lipstick and tucking in her monochromatic turtleneck is not a "good thing." I have a great idea, maybe that little hog Rach can give Ina some beauty tips and Ina can give her some cooking lessons? That would be an even-steven trade-off, wouldn't it?
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Summary: Recipes for empty nesters!
Comment: Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Family Style
Easy Meals
This book is ideal for the "empty nester" home.
Have fun! I bought one for my sister and one for me.
Thank you,
Carol
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Summary: The tequila lime chicken was the best grilled chicken I've ever had!
Comment: I had never heard of Ina Garten before I bought this book, and so had no idea about Barefoot Contessa or anything, but the tequila lime chicken was the most tasty grilled chicken I've ever tried. I am really excited to try more of these recipes. Some of them seem a little simplistic to me and are things that I already know how to make (like mashed potatoes) but the dessert section looks great and I am considering buying one or two of the other BC books. Very impressive and the photographs inside the book are gorgeous. I would recommend adding this to any cookbook collection.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Ina Garten, who shared her gift for casual entertaining in the bestselling Barefoot Contessa Cookbook and Barefoot Contessa Parties!, is back with her most enticing recipes yet—a collection of her favorite dishes for everyday cooking. In Barefoot Contessa Family Style, Ina explains that sharing our lives and tables with those we love is too essential to be saved just for special occasions—and it’s easy to do if you know how to cook irresistible meals with a minimum of fuss.
For Ina, the best way to make guests feel at home is to serve them food that’s as unpretentious as it is delicious. So in her new book, she’s collected the recipes that please her friends and family most—dishes like East Hampton Clam Chowder, Parmesan Roasted Asparagus, and Linguine with Shrimp Scampi. It’s the kind of fresh, accessible food that’s meant to be passed around the table in big bowls or platters and enjoyed with warm conversation and laughter.
In Ina’s hands tried-and-true dishes are even more delicious than you remember them: Her arugula salad is bright with the flavors of lemon and Parmesan, the Oven-Fried Chicken is crispy without excess fat, and her Deep-Dish Apple Pie has the perfect balance of fruit and spice. Barefoot Contessa Family Style also includes enticing recipes that are memorable and distinctive, like Lobster Cobb Salad, Tequila Lime Chicken, and Saffron Risotto with Butternut Squash.
With vivid photographs of Ina cooking and serving food in her beautiful Hamptons home, as well as menu suggestions, practical wisdom on what to do when disaster strikes in the kitchen, and tips on creating an inviting ambience with music, Barefoot Contessa Family Style is the must-have guide to the joy of everyday entertaining.
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