Ina is Back to Basics by FN Dish Editor in View All Posts, View Video Only, October 22nd, 2008
The FN Dish takes you inside Ina‘s new barn, new show, and new book, Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics.
To win an autographed copy of Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics, enter your favorite, “basic” cooking technique in the comments below. Thanks to all who submitted cooking techniques — CONTEST ENDED on 10/27 — winner will be contacted via email!
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Ina I love that you are hosting a new show! My favorite basic is to make a wonderful shrimp stock out of the shells that most cooks simply throw away…help me educate people!
Ina, I’m soooo glad and relieved that you are finally back on FN with new shows! My favorite tip (and where do I start) has to be making pastry dough. Using ice cold butter cut into small pieces, then not handling the dough too long, has made my scones a whole lot more tender and delicious! I also find that your cooking/baking directions in both your recipes frrom FN and your cookbooks work perfectly if I take my time and read them through carefully.
, I’m soooo glad and relieved that you are finally back on FN with new shows! My favorite tip (and where do I start) has to be making pastry dough. Using ice cold butter cut into small pieces, then not handling the dough too long, has made my scones a whole lot more tender and delicious!
Couldn’t be simpler than this.The fresher the better! I prefer to use carrots with the tops on. Definitely sweeter than bagged carrots.
I have been watching your show for years, if I’m planning my Saturday or after work I make sure I’m home. I now have our 4 & 5 year old grandchildren watching w/ me
Ina, I loved your new ‘Back to Basics’ episode! My favorite ‘basics’ are letting meat come to room temperature before cooking and letting meat ‘rest’ for 10 minutes after cooking. My husband did not believe me until he tried it. He said he’s now a believer in both basics. We have definitely noticed a positive result in our cooking/grilling. Thank you!
I love all of Ina’s recipes, but if I had to pick one “basic” technique I have learned from her it is this: roasting bone in, skin on chicken breasts to use in recipes, such as her delicious chicken chili!
I am always bragging about Ina Garten’s cookbooks. They are so easy to follow (I like the way the ingredients are aligned-easier to read) and I like the pictures (so I know what to expect). Since I do not have any good knives, the basic tool for me is my steak knife. Thanks again for your show and cookbooks. PS I like the way you involve your husband in the show. You can tell you guys are truly soul mates.
I love your recipes and I so happy you are hosting a new show.
Good luck and blessings from Costa Rica.
Hi Ina, I can’t to read your new book! My husband and I recently visted Long Island for the 1st time and bought many bottles of wine. Our suggestion, stop by Loaves and Fishes and invest in an expensive wine opener. We did! We will have it forever! I love to pair a good wine with one of your receipes! It brings Long Island to our dinner table.
Thanks for inspiring us! Kathy and Jim Bessette, Cumberland, R.I.