Ina Garten Marinated Herbed Feta skips the oil bath that turns most feta greasy. She slices the cheese thick and tops it with thyme, fennel seeds, and red pepper flakes. This make ahead dinner party appetizer needs a drizzle of oil and four hours in the fridge. Serve the feta at room temperature, not straight …
Ina Garten cacio e pepe cheese puffs are an easy party appetizer she built after eating at Lilia in Brooklyn. Missy Robbins served oversized Pecorino and pepper puffs there, and Ina went home to make her own batch recipe from just 8 ingredients. Scald the milk before adding flour, because that burst of heat is …
Ina Garten Crunchy Iceberg Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese is an easy make ahead lunch you can fully prep the night before. She slices a whole iceberg into thick rounds, then tops each one with a tangy Roquefort dressing, crunchy celery, radishes, and scallions. The key step is microwaving the Roquefort for 15 seconds so …
Ina Garten melon & prosciutto takes no cooking and just five ingredients to pull together. She skips the usual wrapping, arranges ripe cantaloupe flat on plates, and ripples prosciutto di Parma down the center. A squeeze of lemon brings the whole family dinner together. The cantaloupe needs to be ripe enough to smell from across …
Ina Garten ultimate tuna melts are an easy comfort food she made after polling friends about their favorite sandwich. She mixes oil-packed tuna with fresh dill, scallions, and mayo, then broils it under nutty Swiss for a quick family lunch. Make sure the tuna covers every edge of the bread, then blanket it completely with …
Ina Garten’s Provençal orange salad, a no cook stunner, pairs blood oranges with shaved fennel and fresh herbs. She soaks red onion in ice water to tame the bite, so the citrus stays sweet. Olives, mint, and basil turn it into an easy salad for a family dinner. The ice water bath for the onion …
Ina Garten Beatty’s chocolate cupcakes are an easy make ahead dessert born on a Pennsylvania Dutch milk route. A friend’s grandmother baked cakes to deliver with the morning bottles, and Garten adapted that family recipe into a batch of 24 for any party. Hot coffee is the ingredient that makes these cupcakes work, so don’t …
Ina Garten Lemon Poppy Seed Cake, a make ahead Bundt soaked in lemon syrup, stays moist for days after baking. Poppy seeds soak in buttermilk for two hours first, so each slice has real crunch and tang. It’s an easy dessert you can bake days before you need it. The two-hour buttermilk soak lets poppy …
Ina Garten chocolate buttercream hides an easy trick most frostings skip: instant coffee that makes the chocolate taste richer without any mocha flavor. This simple recipe needs six ingredients and a stand mixer, then frosts a full batch of 24 cupcakes. Melt the chocolate and let it cool completely before folding it in, because warm …
Ina Garten spotted a coffee shakerato in Bon Appétit magazine and gave it her own spin. Six ingredients, no cooking, and five minutes is all it takes. Sweetened condensed milk, a splash of Kahlua, and vanilla pull this icy drink together into something special. This shakerato is one of those simple recipes that feels far …
