Ina Garten warm vegetable & grain bowl is an easy lunch she borrowed from Le Pain Quotidien, the Belgian café chain. Roasted butternut squash, carrots and red onion go on hot, so the goat cheese melts into the greens. Prep the parts ahead and it feeds four. Timing is the whole thing here: dress the …
Ina Garten pomegranate spritzers are easy because you skip the alcohol entirely, and fresh lime does the work instead. Four ingredients, one pitcher, and a party drink that tastes like a real cocktail. Serve them in chilled martini glasses to friends. The glasses go in the freezer for at least 30 minutes, and that step …
Ina Garten easy chocolate mousse chills overnight, so the make ahead work is done long before friends arrive. Espresso and Kahlúa keep the two chocolates from tipping too sweet, which is what carries it as a dinner party dessert. One batch serves four to five. The 15 minute cooling step matters more than it looks, …
Ina Garten marble potatoes with garlic & herbs, easy enough for a weeknight side dish and quick enough for a family dinner tonight. You skip the peeling step entirely because marble potatoes are tiny, so they brown in butter in about 15 minutes. The lid has to stay on tight the whole 10 to 15 …
Ina Garten pink grapefruit palomas use an easy salt and sugar rim instead of straight salt, which fixes the biggest problem with this cocktail. She mixes the two on a small plate, so this summer party drink comes out balanced instead of too salty. Shake the cocktail mixture with ice for a full 30 seconds, …
Ina Garten ravioli in brodo is the make ahead soup you want on a cold night. The broth holds five days in the fridge, so it doubles as an easy lunch or a fast family dinner. Cook the ravioli fresh the night you serve, then ladle the hot broth over them. The Parmesan rind is …
Ina Garten steamed basmati rice takes 10 minutes and 3 ingredients, no package directions needed. She simmers it covered, then rests it off the heat so the grains stay al dente. That bite makes it an easy side for a weeknight dinner or family dinner. The 10 minute simmer is the whole trick, so set …
Ina Garten easy eggs in purgatory takes after a Missy Robbins recipe, but with one shortcut. She skips homemade arrabbiata and uses a jar of Rao’s instead, so this breakfast idea turns into dinner for two in one pan. Toasted country bread goes on the side for scooping. Press a dent into the sauce with …
Ina Garten watermelon cosmopolitans are an easy make ahead cocktail from her friends Rob Marshall and John DeLuca. She purées fresh watermelon, then stirs in vodka, Cointreau and lime juice. It became her go-to summer party drink for entertaining friends. The martini glasses need at least 30 minutes in the freezer, and skipping that step …
Ina Garten bourbon Arnold Palmers are an easy make ahead drink she got from LA caterer Jennifer Naylor. Since Naylor poured them at a party, I brew the tea early, then stir in bourbon before guests arrive. And one pitcher covers a dinner party of six, so nobody waits. Mix it early in the day …