Ina Garten orange yogurt starts with an easy step most people skip: draining plain yogurt until it thickens. She stirs in raisins, walnuts, honey, and fresh orange zest for a simple breakfast idea you can prep ahead. No cooking, just eight ingredients and good fruit. Drain the yogurt for at least three hours, or the …
Ina Garten easy sesame noodles skip the stovetop sauce entirely, because every ingredient goes straight into a blender. The prep-ahead peanut dressing coats hot spaghetti in under 20 minutes, and it works as a quick side dish or weeknight dinner. Toss the sauce with hot pasta right before you plan to eat, because the soy …
Ina Garten vanilla pound cake, a make ahead batch dessert, gets its depth from an unexpected trio: Cognac, vanilla bean seeds, and lemon zest. She treated this recipe like a science project, and the combination of brandy and citrus is what finally cracked it. The turbinado sugar lining the pans creates a crackly crust that …
Ina Garten Oven-Roasted Southern Shrimp Boil skips the big pot of water because everything roasts on one pan at 425 degrees. She adds potatoes, corn, kielbasa, and shrimp in stages with Old Bay, so nothing overcooks. It’s an easy family dinner that feels like a cookout. The key move is adding ingredients in three rounds: …
Ina Garten overnight mac & cheese skips the roux, because you pour cream straight over undercooked pasta. The noodles soak in Gruyère and Cheddar for 24 hours, giving you a simple, prep ahead family dinner. Just top with buttery breadcrumbs and bake for 25 minutes. Cook the cavatappi for just 4 minutes, because the noodles …
Ina Garten giant crinkled chocolate chip cookies started with baker Sarah Kieffer’s pan-banging trick, which Ina adapted with extra chocolate and sea salt. She swaps in chopped bittersweet chunks and finishes this easy dessert with a sprinkle of fleur de sel. Freeze the dough balls for exactly 15 minutes before baking, no longer. That precise …
Ina Garten bourbon chocolate pecan pie, an easy no-fuss dessert, skips the homemade crust entirely. Store-bought pastry works because the bourbon and chocolate filling is that rich. Mix everything in one bowl for a dinner party dessert that takes ten minutes. The filling needs to be as firm in the center as it is at …
Ina Garten Chocolate Cake with Mocha Frosting, easy make ahead dessert for dinner parties, bakes in one 9×13 pan. The cake freezes for two months, so you can bake it long before the party. Espresso in both the batter and frosting gives it a deep coffee flavor. The frosting decides whether this cake works or …
Ina Garten’s mushroom bolognese is a make ahead weeknight dinner born when her assistant Kristina replaced ground sirloin with cremini mushrooms. The red wine and San Marzano sauce gets better overnight, so this family dinner is worth cooking a day early. Sauté the mushrooms until they brown before adding liquid, because that’s where the meaty …
Ina Garten Cauliflower & Celery Root Soup, easy to make ahead, gets its velvety richness from just two tablespoons of cream. Celery root and fennel build the depth, so you skip the heavy cream most soups need. It’s a cozy family bowl that freezes for three months. Blend in small batches with the blender no …