Ina Garten panettone bread pudding, easy to prep ahead, swaps plain bread for rich Italian holiday panettone. Candied fruit baked into the bread adds sweetness regular versions can’t match. The custard soaks in for hours while you handle the rest of dinner. Toast the panettone slices before assembling, because dried bread absorbs more custard without …
Ina Garten english cream scones are a freezer friendly batch you can mix once, freeze raw, and bake fresh any morning. She built this make ahead breakfast on the English cream tea tradition, and each scone comes out tall, buttery, and packed with currants. Cold butter is the whole game here, because pea-sized chunks melt …
Ina Garten maple-roasted honeynut squash is an easy 5-ingredient side, creamier than any butternut version. She fills each half with brown sugar, butter, and maple syrup, then roasts them in their skins. Prep it ahead for a family dinner and reheat. The trick is cutting each squash in half so the cavity holds the filling. …
Ina Garten fresh pea salad with mint & manchego swaps Parmesan for shaved Spanish cheese. She blanches green peas crisp-tender, then tosses them with raw snap peas, fresh mint, and lemon vinaigrette. This easy spring salad comes together in 20 minutes. The trick is blanching the green peas just until crisp-tender, then shocking them in …
Ina Garten bacon, egg & cheddar sandwich, an easy breakfast for two, skips the skillet for the microwave. Sharp Cheddar gets beaten into the eggs, so they come out puffy and cheesy in 30-second bursts. Pile it on a toasted English muffin with bacon and avocado. The microwave is the whole trick, but it only …
Ina Garten Caesar Salad with Blue Cheese & Bacon: easy make ahead salad you prep days before a dinner party. She replaces Parmesan with Roquefort and tops each plate with soft-boiled eggs and crisp applewood bacon. Garlic-rubbed baguette toasts finish each plate. Soft-boil the eggs for exactly 4 minutes, because a runny yolk is what …
Ina Garten one-pot oven risotto skips the 30 minutes of constant stirring. She tosses Arborio rice with saffron and chicken stock into a Dutch oven at 350 degrees for 35 hands-off minutes. Asparagus and Parmesan finish this easy family dinner. Stir the wine and extra stock in vigorously after baking, because that step pulls starch …
Ina Garten hasselback kielbasa, an easy prep ahead dinner, traces back to Sam Sifton’s New York Times recipe and her friend Peter Wallace’s version. She topped roasted peppers, fennel, and onions with scored sausage, then brushed it with honey mustard. Cut the sausage two thirds through so the slices fan open and crisp without falling …
Ina Garten French onion soup, an easy cozy classic, came from cook Paul Hodges at her original Barefoot Contessa store. Beef and veal stocks with sherry and brandy make this a family dinner soup that tastes deeper and richer than most recipes. Most people rush the 20-minute onion caramelize, but that slow browning builds the …
Ina Garten roasted pineapple with coconut gelato, easy and just 4 ingredients, came from her friend Elsa Walsh. Elsa riffed on a Ferran Adrià recipe from The Family Meal. Roasting at 400 degrees makes this easy dessert a real standout for any dinner party. Use a golden pineapple if you can find one, because it’s …
