“Food is about nurturing: not only physical but also emotional nurturing.” — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
The planning is everything. Deciding which dishes you're going to prepare can turn into the make-or-break decision five days later, when you… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
I worked for the Office of Management and Budget in the White House, on nuclear energy policy. But I decided it would… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
I think there are two ways of eating, or cooking. One is restaurant food and one is home food. I believe that… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
My mother would never let me in the kitchen. I always wanted to cook, but I was never allowed to. Her view… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
Food is not about impressing people. It's about making them feel comfortable. — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful. — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
The thing about all my food is that everything is a remembered flavor. Maybe it's something I had as a child or… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
If it's a cocktail party, I generally make five or six different things, and I try to choose recipes that feel like… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
With more and more fast food available, it takes an extra effort to cook delicious, healthy meals. I have always been a… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
When I first started writing cookbooks, I remember thinking to myself, what makes me think I can write a cookbook? There are… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
“Food is about nurturing: not only physical but also emotional nurturing.” — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
When I thought my professional career was over, it hadn't even started yet. — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
It's so important that you don't put the stuffing in the bird, where in order for the stuffing to get cooked you have to… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
Every once in a while, a cookbook comes along that simply knocks me out. — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
I'm really a scientist. I follow recipes exactly - until I decide not to. And then I'll follow something else exactly. I may decide… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
I've taught myself how to use good, fresh ingredients and to prepare them as simply as possible by cooking only to enhance their intrinsic… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
I don't like sitting at a table that's too large, where everyone is too far apart. That's a party killer. — Ina Garten Copy Share Image
I think the best shortcut is to choose really simple recipes. Because I think you can make simple recipes that are as delicious as… — Ina Garten Copy Share Image