The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

For more than twenty years, Barefoot Contessa, the acclaimed specialty food store, has been cooking and baking extraordinary dishes for enthusiastic customers in the Hamptons. For many of those years, people have tried to get the exuberant owner, Ina Garten, to share the secrets of her store. Finally, the energy and style that make Barefoot Contessa such a special place are shown here, with dozens of recipes and more than 160 breathtaking photographs, in The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook.

Ina Garten teaches us how to entertain with style, simplicity, and a relaxed sense of fun. There are notes throughout The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook for giving cocktail parties, lunches, and dinner parties where everything is done before the guests arrive. And there are easy instructions for creating gorgeous party platters that don’t even require you to cook! With Ina Garten and The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, you have the perfect recipe for hosting parties that are easy and fun for everyone including the cook.

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook Review

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook is a great cookbook with some really good recipes that may be prepared in a reasonable amount of time. The filet of beef bourguignon is a must try recipe! I did go with way less than 3lbs for two people, I purchased 1.25lbs and there was plenty leftover for another full meal.

And about the photos, I know the color photos add to the cost and bulk of a cookbook, but when they are beautifully done, as is the case with this book, it makes you want to try the recipes. On the other hand, I’ve got some gorgeous cookbooks with some stinker recipes in them. That’s another reason why I love The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. You get beautiful photos and really good recipes.

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook is plain and simple to understand and is a great starter book for new cooks or people just starting to cook at home. She has great, cheap recipes in here and they are healthy options. I recommend The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook to anyone who wants to learn how to cook simple, healthy, cheap meals.

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Clarkson Potter; 1 edition (April 6, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609602195
• ISBN-13: 978-0609602195
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 0.8 x 10.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (285 customer reviews)

See larger image The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (Hardcover) By (author) Ina Garten, Martha Stewart List Price: $35.00 USD New From: $15.19 In Stock Used from: $7.95 In Stock Release date April 6, 1999.