Ina Garten's New Cookbook -- Cook Like a Pro
7 years ago
It came yesterday and today I made these:
Morning Glory Muffins
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Comments (23)My cooking show tastes have changed significantly over the past few years. I used to prefer shows that displayed cooking a meal start to finish, but now those are relegated to background noise at best. If there's meaningful discussion about ingredient choices or cooking methods I'm all ears, but beyond that the recipes are a google search away and I no longer feel I gain anything from watching someone dice an onion or throw a chicken cutlet on a grill pan. Sorry Giada, Ina, and especially Ree, but while you've each got excellent recipes which I almost consider T&T before even trying, your shows have become painful for me to watch. Unlike others who have commented above, I now actually prefer some of the competition shows. Chopped, Iron Chef... what can be more inspirational than watching accomplished chefs pull creativity out of their @sses under the pressure of competition and time constraint, and see what works and what doesn't? Much more interesting to me than watching someone execute a recipe. If you were to judge by my DVR or dinner table you'd see that I take the most inspiration from shows that "observe food" and at most give a few minute Cliff's note of the preparation. They give me an idea from which I can google and/or improvise on my own. To that end, while the goofy catch phrases and grease-dripping-down-the beard are a major turn-off, Guy's DD&D has influenced my kitchen most in recent memory. It's typically nothing gourmet (heck, look at the name of the show) but it's got some good looking food. I'm also a growing fan of Anthony Bourdain's Parts Unknown because it's so not boring....See MoreI want to live with Ina Garten
Comments (14)I agree with Alice's husband. I find her voice and manner annoying. I've never tried her recipes but the few episodes I've watched, she reminds me of the other obese female chef (forgot the name) who also seemed to throw excessive amounts of butter and cream into everything. One look at the chef tells you it might be better to try other sources to find more healthy (or less unhealthy) options....See MoreDoing The Chicken Soup Like Ina
Comments (37)A bit boring but i've done the same method for years. A roasted chicken dinner, very comforting. I roast two organic chickens using the oven roasting heat. Cut some onions in half, cut side down in the roasting pan for 'feet' under the chickens....add some big carrots cut in large chunks and a few celery ribs. Garlic. Add a cup of water and roast. Another 1/2 sheet pan of mixed veg and root veggies go on the lower rack half way through the chicken roasting. Kale or collards as a side dish. I also have a mixed sprouted grain side and/or a bean, usually white beans. Sometimes black beans. A Saturday or Sunday no brainer dinner but comfort food. Pan juices and veg make a nice gravy. Stock pot is already simmering with veg cuttings and h2o when we sit down for a nice meal. That roast chicken is then picked of meat, usually more than half left over, then the bones, the carcass back, is cracked and broken then into the stock pot. I always have chicken feet, (great pup snacks), in the freezer. And duck paws frozen in packs with duck necks for stock. The other chicken i cut into parts and give it a spice rub and marinade for a bbq style roasted chicken dinner. Pick more of the meat and fridge it. I end up with a dozen or more meals that are not at all left-overs. Chicken salad, a few qrts of soup...add some of the picked chicken to each qrt, then some of the finely sliced greens uncooked i set aside, some rice or some of the beans, fridge those container, then top with the stock/broth once it is chilled, then freeze. A few smaller pints i fill with beans and rice, then top with stock as well for the freezer. Gives me quick options later for soups. I often food saver some picked chicken with a spice rub that can be pulled out of the freezer for tacos or a filling for arepas...easy small sauce pan heat-up with some miropoix and chili sauce. Still have a few pints of just stock i freeze. Produce is expensive. My garden produce is special enough that canned or purchased stock/broth is not worthy. Making our own stock is practically free. Just the stovetop heat cost. And maybe i just enjoy it. I'm making my own choices and using basic cooking skills. I never salt it. Enough sodium in the veg. Celery and carrots and greens have plenty of salt. Fresh greens i may add later when i make soups and stews from the stock/broth have sodium as well. I may add some parm to a soup later. I adjust for salt to the table. A spicy garlic yogurt salsa as a topping for a stew or soup is huge in flavor and i may not want an extra salty. We made sea salt last spring and find a finishing salt much better added when needed, a pinch, at the table, is a better flavor enhancer as a last minute ingredient....See MoreIna Garten is my Spirit Animal
Comments (11)The island sound super crazy, but in essence it creates an open concept galley kitchen. In addition to the sink, she has a baking station and an extra cooktop on the island. The extra cooktop on the island has to be for filming purposes only I would think due to the optimal camera angles. Not that I've thought about this a lot or anything... Lol. Probably not the most practical for everyone's homes, but I think it works quite well in the divine Ms. Garten's home/tv set. @pippabean Ina is a cookbook author and has a few cooking shows, most notably The Barefoot Contessa on Food Network. She's a bit like Martha Stewart, but way more down to earth and personable. Or so it looks like on tv. Heck if I know!...See More
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