2024 the best cookbooks of all time review

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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • America’s favorite home cook presents delicious, crowd-pleasing, go-to recipes that you’ll want to make over and over again!

Even Ina Garten, America's most-trusted and beloved home cook, sometimes finds cooking stressful. To make life easy she relies on a repertoire of recipes that she knows will turn out perfectly every time. Cooking night after night during the pandemic inspired her to re-think the way she approached dinner, and the result is this collection of comforting and delicious recipes that you’ll love preparing and serving. You’ll find lots of freeze-ahead, make-ahead, prep-ahead, and simply assembled recipes so you, too, can make dinner a breeze.

In Go-To Dinners, Ina shares her strategies for making her most satisfying and uncomplicated dinners. Many, like Overnight Mac & Cheese, you can make ahead and throw in the oven right before dinner. Light dinners like Tuscan White Bean Soup can be prepped ahead and assembled at the last minute. Go-to family meals like Chicken in a Pot with Orzo and Hasselback Kielbasa will feed a crowd with very little effort. And who doesn’t want to eat Breakfast For Dinner? You’ll find recipes for Scrambled Eggs Cacio e Pepe and Roasted Vegetables with Jammy Eggs that are a snap to make and so satisfying. Ina’s “Two-Fers” guide you on how to turn leftovers from one dinner into something different and delicious the second night.

And sometimes the best dinner is one you don’t even have to cook! You’ll find Ina’s favorite boards to serve with store-bought ingredients, like an Antipasto Board and Breakfast-for-Dinner Board that are fun to assemble and so impressive to serve. Finally, because no meal can be considered dinner without dessert, there are plenty of prep-ahead and easy sweets like a Bourbon Chocolate Pecan Pie and Beatty’s Chocolate Cupcakes that everyone will rave about.

For Ina, “I love you, come for dinner” is more than just an invitation to share a meal, it’s a way to create a community of friends and family who love and take care of each other, and we all need that now more than ever. These go-to recipes will give you the confidence to create dinners that will bring everyone to your table.

From the Publisher

Avocado & Fried Egg Tartines

Ploughman’s Lunch

Pink Grapefruit Palomas

Overnight Mac & Cheese

Chicken in a Pot with Orzo

Dark Chocolate Tart

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarkson Potter (October 25, 2022)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1984822780
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1984822789
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.3 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.81 x 0.87 x 10.33 inches
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Effortless Elegance in Every Meal
Review: As a long-time fan of the Barefoot Contessa, I was thrilled to dive into her latest offering, "Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook." Ina Garten once again brings her signature style of simple elegance and undeniable flavor to every page, making this cookbook a delightful addition to any kitchen.**Content and Recipes:** The book is brimming with a variety of recipes, each embodying Ina's philosophy of using good quality, easily accessible ingredients to create delicious meals. The focus is on dinners that are both easy to prepare and impressive enough for entertaining. From cozy weeknight meals to more elaborate dishes for special occasions, there's something for every type of cook and occasion.**Ease of Use:** True to her style, Ina Garten ensures that the recipes are straightforward and easy to follow. The instructions are clear, and the ingredients are mostly staple items that can be found in an average kitchen or local grocery store. This accessibility makes the book a great choice for both novice cooks and seasoned chefs.**Photography and Layout:** The cookbook is beautifully presented, with stunning photography that not only showcases the dishes but also serves as inspiration for plating and presentation. The layout is clean and user-friendly, with each recipe accompanied by tips or personal notes from Ina, adding a lovely personal touch.**Variety and Innovation:** What stands out in "Go-To Dinners" is the variety of cuisines and the innovative twists on classic recipes. Ina Garten skillfully balances traditional cooking with contemporary flavors, ensuring that each dish feels both timeless and modern.**Practical Tips and Techniques:** Beyond recipes, the book offers valuable tips and techniques for cooking and entertaining, reflecting Ina’s wealth of experience. These insights are particularly helpful for home cooks looking to elevate their culinary skills.**Health and Nutrition:** While the book isn't focused on health food, many recipes are adaptable to various dietary preferences and restrictions, making it versatile and inclusive.**Conclusion:** "Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook" is a testament to Ina Garten's ability to make elegant dining achievable and enjoyable. It’s a treasure trove of culinary delights that strikes a perfect balance between simplicity and sophistication. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the Barefoot Contessa’s charm, this cookbook is a must-have, promising to transform your dinners into memorable meals.

Reviewer: Elizabeth
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Ina as she's always been - buy this for more classic Ina, but don't expect her to be different
Review: I received my first Ina Garten cookbook, which coincidentally was her first, at a wedding shower for my first marriage - that's a lot of firsts! She was instrumental in teaching me how to cook food like these recipes - interesting, easy, delicious.Now, it's 23 years later and I am a much more confident cook, thanks in large part to the 20+ years I have spent reading her books and watching her shows. Will I get as much out of this book as I did some of her earlier ones? Candidly, no. Many if not most of these recipes I could now cook without a recipe at all (although I am actually very eager to try her "recipe" - really cooking tips - for basmati rice, as I have always struggled with rice).For Ina fans, as other reviewers have mentioned, there isn't that much "new" here - although the flavors and visualization of these recipes reflect the evolution in cooking that has happened since she began (particularly the vegetables) and there are certainly some interesting combinations presented, as well as plenty of eye-catching, of-the-moment trends in food presentation and styling, such as the boards that are included in each section.A select few recipes do seem to push things a little too far towards out and out recycling - for example a recipe that appeared in a previous book is here again, except this time it's cupcakes with no other changes. And I have always had a problem with the waste in her stock recipes - three chickens that are cooked only for stock?? Ina, tell us to pull them out after 40 minutes to save the meat and then put the bones back in for four hours - no one needs to waste upwards of 30 dollars of chicken!But, if this was my first Ina Garten cookbook, I'd love it. And, if I were newer to cooking and new to Ina, she'd be a revelation. I realized as I read this that I had been hoping for a slighter different Ina. Perhaps an "intermediate" Ina. But that's on me - right on the cover of this book it says - "easy dinners." So, if you love Ina, and you want to see what she's up to right now, I would definitely recommend this book. But just don't expect a different Ina - this is the same Ina we've all fallen in love with - and for good reason

Reviewer: rosemarie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Why the bad reviews?
Review: I love Ina Garten. When I cook her recipes, I have 100% confidence that they will turn out fantastic every time. I own every book of hers and I’m an avid home cook and entertainer. I’m not a chef, but I owned my own successful restaurant for 10 years, so I know my way around a kitchen and enjoy quality homemade meals. HOWEVER, I also have a husband and children and a full time job, and I need delicious meals fast most nights. I literally had every ingredient on hand for weeknight spaghetti today, so I managed to make it after work/before kid pickup. And it was amazing. Restaurant quality. Minimal ingredients. Top notch techniques that we all love and expect from Ina.So that being said, what’s with the bad reviews? Sure. It’s not gourmet/fussy plated meals with tons of ingredients needed. But let me tell you. Me and all my friends and family want delicious, easy to make dinners for quick weeknight dinners that can feed the family. Or quickly impress anyone who drops by. This is by far Inas greatest book and I am so excited to cook (and entertain) my way through it. Highly recommended. Don’t listen to the bad reviews. Buy this and celebrate all these recipes

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great for Beginners
Review: I have all of Ina's other cookbooks. I was skeptical about purchasing this book due to some negative reviews. While I agree the book may contain fewer actual recipes than past books, I think it is a great book for a novice cook. The book provides ideas for entertaining that are easy to pull together a great gathering.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great books
Review: You will always know what to make

Reviewer: Audra Williams
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Another great book from my favourite home chef. Her recipes always work out and never disappoint. They are easy and I love the pictures with each recipe.

Reviewer: Clarice Ledur
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Os livros são ótimos. Todos da Ina Garten.A entrega é automática, excelente serviço e atendimento.

Reviewer: Markus
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Es war ein Geschenk und die beschenkte hat sich Mega gefreut und schon ein paar Sachen umgesetzt . Voll zufrieden

Reviewer: EileenB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: As a child I wondered what Mrs Beeton was like? Was she a real person? What would her home feel like? With Ina Garden’s books you get a slice of her life. My mouth watered even at the date of this new book’s delivery. Arrived yesterday and I’m writing this in anticipation of what’s inside. Ina Garten is more than a Cookery Writer. She shares her tacit knowledge, it’s as if she’s a tutor at your table. Who else does that? I discovered Ina Garten 20 years ago and her recipes hoicked my attitude to cooking up several notches. These recipes may start a quiet revolution in the kitchen. Breakfast for dinner? Perfect Gruyere omelette? I’ve just made that. I’m British but these recipes are not from another culture. They’re everyman’s ideal eating. Absolute gems. My friend’s are getting Beatty’s chocolate cupcakes this week.

Reviewer: Tony Simmons
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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