The Cookbook Ina Garten Recommends Beginners Start With
Manny Carabel/Getty Images By Karen Hart/May 22, 2021 10:59 am EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ina Garten really is just like us. No, seriously. Garten is everyone’s favorite celebrity home cook who creates such incredible dishes and ingredients — did anyone say DIY vanilla extract as a holiday gift? You would never guess that the one-time White House administration worker is a self-taught cook. Per Eating Well, the host of Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa” taught herself to cook by working her way through Julia Child’s cookbooks. On an episode of “Radio Cherry Bombe,” Garten shared that her mom didn’t really let her cook at home. So Garten did the next best thing when she was older: “I got Julia Child’s ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’ and really started working my way through those two volumes. I was ‘Julie & Julia.’ … It’s funny. Some people have told me that I’m their Julia Child for ‘Julie & Julia,’ which is really flattering.”
Since then, Garten has become a cookbook author herself, sharing how she whips up mashed potatoes with lemon zest or uses booze as her secret weapon for desserts. Garten has a lot of wisdom, tips, and tricks to impart to us. If you are a fan of the “store bought is fine” chef, then you might wonder which of Garten’s cookbooks is best for the newly-minted cook. You are not alone, and fortunately, a fan from Lincoln, Nebraska asked Ina this very question on Garten’s “Ask Ina” website forum.
The Cookbook Ina Garten Recommends Beginners Start With
Manny Carabel/Getty Images
By Karen Hart/May 22, 2021 10:59 am EST
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Ina Garten really is just like us. No, seriously. Garten is everyone’s favorite celebrity home cook who creates such incredible dishes and ingredients — did anyone say DIY vanilla extract as a holiday gift? You would never guess that the one-time White House administration worker is a self-taught cook. Per Eating Well, the host of Food Network’s “Barefoot Contessa” taught herself to cook by working her way through Julia Child’s cookbooks. On an episode of “Radio Cherry Bombe,” Garten shared that her mom didn’t really let her cook at home. So Garten did the next best thing when she was older: “I got Julia Child’s ‘Mastering the Art of French Cooking’ and really started working my way through those two volumes. I was ‘Julie & Julia.’ … It’s funny. Some people have told me that I’m their Julia Child for ‘Julie & Julia,’ which is really flattering.”
Since then, Garten has become a cookbook author herself, sharing how she whips up mashed potatoes with lemon zest or uses booze as her secret weapon for desserts. Garten has a lot of wisdom, tips, and tricks to impart to us. If you are a fan of the “store bought is fine” chef, then you might wonder which of Garten’s cookbooks is best for the newly-minted cook. You are not alone, and fortunately, a fan from Lincoln, Nebraska asked Ina this very question on Garten’s “Ask Ina” website forum.
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.
Since then, Garten has become a cookbook author herself, sharing how she whips up mashed potatoes with lemon zest or uses booze as her secret weapon for desserts. Garten has a lot of wisdom, tips, and tricks to impart to us. If you are a fan of the “store bought is fine” chef, then you might wonder which of Garten’s cookbooks is best for the newly-minted cook. You are not alone, and fortunately, a fan from Lincoln, Nebraska asked Ina this very question on Garten’s “Ask Ina” website forum.
