Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again

We have loved every recipe we have tried from this book. The food is fabulous and easy to prepare. We have bought the book for several friends we have liked it so much.

This is one for Real Cooking! Every recipe I've tried works just as it should AND looks like the pictures...Great for beginner or expert.

I love watching INA GARTEN on the Food channel, and so I wanted to own at the very least one of her cookbooks. I previewed most of Ina's books and noticed that this one seemed to come the closest to replicating her well explained recipes from her TV show. Therefore, if you've ever seen INA on the FOOD Channel, you will notice that this book is just like having INA re-explaining her recipes via written communication.
I just LOVE Ina's soft and friendly voice, and the way that she explains each step on her show, thus, this book is almost exactly the same. I believe that as of January 2008, this is INA's latest cookbook (copyright 2006), so the recipes are very up-to-date.
The photos are extremely helpful because they show the end-product.

I only wish that for the price, INA had added just a few more recipes, because this book only comes in hardback form and therefore will cost you at the very least, over $24.00. (By the way, I paid full price of $35.00---ouch!).

I bought this for my mother as a gift - she is a huge fan of the Barefoot Contessa and she absolutely devoured this book. We are all experiencing the delights of the tasty treats in this book. If you are an Ina fan buy this immediately if not buy it anyway because you will soon be a fan.

Excellent! Ina has done it again! Her recipes in this book are, as always, fresh,delicious tasting, AND family friendly. I find her tips and advice on her cooking and entertaining experiences very useful and insightful. It's a cookbook I keep on my counter and "at the ready" for daily home cooking.