| Title | : | Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients: A Cookbook |
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| ISBN | : | 1400054354 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 978-1400054350 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle, Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 pages |
| Publication | : | Clarkson Potter |
Ina Gartens bestselling cookbooks have consistently provided accessible, subtly sophisticated recipes ranging from French classics made easy to delicious, simple home cooking. In Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina truly breaks down her ideas on flavor, examining the ingredients and techniques that are the foundation of her easy, refined style.
Here Ina covers the essentials, from ten ways to boost the flavors of your ingredients to ten things not to serve at a party, as well as professional tips that make successful baking, cooking, and entertaining a breeze. The recipescrowd pleasers like Lobster Corn Chowder, Tuscan Lemon Chicken, and Easy Sticky Bunsdemonstrate Inas talent for transforming fresh, easy to find ingredients into elegant meals you can make without stress.
For longtime fans, Ina delivers new insights into her simple techniques; for newcomers she provides a thorough master class on the basics of Barefoot Contessa cooking plus a QA section with answers to the questions people ask her all the time. With full color photographs and invaluable cooking tips, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics is an essential addition to the cherished library of Barefoot Contessa cookbooks.
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients: A Cookbook Reviews
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I gave this book five stars, because Ina Garten simplified home cooking and entertaining to the point where she made it elegant. In addition to this, if you purchase the Kindle edition, you can take it to your vacation home and cook delicious meals that rival those
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I was looking for a basic cook book with recipes for easy to fix tasty daily meals. This book did not give me that.
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One of the things that I enjoy most about Ina's books is the beginning of each section. She does not jump into the recipes; she prepares you likened to a good orchestra conductor preparing before a recital; making sure she has gotten everything in order before presenting
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I was looking for a cookbook with recipes for basic foods with a little panache. This book is storytelling than cookbook and has very few basic recipes.
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Good quality recipes and bright pictures. This is good for a beginner cook. Easy to follow.
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As soon as I started reading Ina's introduction, I was hooked. I almost like her cookbooks for her narration than the recipes! Not to say the recipes aren't excellent most of them are. Not everything in the book is to my taste, and that's fine. She has a
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Great recipe book for the price! Beautiful displays of Ina’s recipe’s to enjoy for years…
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So many great recipes, easy to follow
