Ina Garten chocolate banana crumb cake: make ahead, better the next day, and loaded with bittersweet chocolate streusel. She folds ripe banana and sour cream into the batter so it stays moist for days. Bake it Saturday, and breakfast is covered for Sunday brunch. The streusel has to stay chunky, so pinch it with your …
Ina Garten Overnight Belgian Waffles use a make ahead yeast batter that rises on the counter all night. She spent years trying to recreate thick Belgian waffles before this recipe cracked it. The batch feeds a brunch crowd with almost no morning work. The yeast does all the work overnight, so you skip the baking …
Ina Garten cheddar-dill scones are an easy batch breakfast recipe born from a bluff. A New York Times food writer called her store, and she claimed they already made them. She hadn’t, so she created the recipe on the spot, and it became a Barefoot Contessa staple. Cold butter is the single most important part …
Ina Garten’s Indonesian ginger chicken, an easy 5 ingredient family dinner, started at Loaves and Fishes in Sagaponack. Her friends Devon Fredericks and Susan Costner created it for their specialty food store, and Lauren Bacall got cranky whenever they sold out. Marinate the chicken overnight so the honey, soy, garlic, and ginger soak all the …
Ina Garten’s creamy tomato bisque, an easy cozy soup, gets its color and warmth from a pinch of saffron. She sautés onions, shallots, and leeks until soft, then simmers them with San Marzano tomatoes, milk, and cream. It serves eight, so it works for a dinner party. The saffron gives this bisque a golden tint …
Ina Garten’s whole-grain breakfast bowl adds easy, chewy barley to regular oatmeal, and that one swap changes everything. She tops it with dates, raspberries, and toasted hazelnuts for a simple breakfast idea with four textures in every bite. Cook the barley for 30 minutes before adding the oats, because they need different amounts of time …
Ina Garten fingerling potatoes need just 4 ingredients, a recipe she picked up from Hamptons farmer Jim Pike, who sells sweet little fingerlings every fall. Boil them, steam them dry, then toss with salt, pepper, and good olive oil for the easiest side dish of the week. Cover the drained potatoes with a kitchen towel …
Ina Garten black & white cookies are easy because sour cream keeps the batter soft like cake. She glazes the flat bottoms, not the tops, so both frostings set smooth. Instant coffee in the chocolate glaze makes this easy dessert taste like a NYC bakery classic. Pull these from the oven when the edges are …
Ina Garten salmon with fennel is her easy, make ahead answer to dinner party stress. She fills a butterflied fish with sautéed fennel, onions, and orange zest, then bakes at 500 degrees for 30 minutes. Prep the filling early and refrigerate until you’re ready to bake. The oven must hit a true 500 degrees, so …
Ina Garten chicken pot pie soup is an easy, cozy soup she dreamed up after spotting the idea on an airport restaurant menu. After a few tries that tasted like plain filling, she nailed this family dinner with roasted chicken, good stock, and puff pastry croutons. Wondra flour thickens the broth without making it pasty, …
