Best Ina Garten Quotes
- You don't have to do everything from scratch. Nobody wants to make puff pastry! From
- I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful. Alton
- Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course… Course
- I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because… Background
- Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal. Cheese
- 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 flavors. Cooking
- The most overrated tool: a pasta maker. Why make it when you can buy it? It's a lot of work! Buy
- When I wrote 'Barefoot in Paris,' I wanted to make simple recipes that you could make at home that tasted like French classics. Barefoot
- I learned that the hardest party to pull off successfully is Saturday night dinner. This meal is expected to be elaborate: appetizers, first course, dinner,… All
- I always have music. I love it to be very upbeat. When you're having drinks, I like something like Cesaria Evora. During dinner, I like… Dinner
- I measure everything, because I always think that if I've spent so much time making sure this recipe was exactly the way I want it,… Always Think
- 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 I… Decide
- If it's a cocktail party, I generally make five or six different things, and I try to choose recipes that feel like a meal: a… Chicken
- Take one flower that you like and get lots of them. And don't try to 'arrange' them. It's surprisingly hard to do a flower arrangement… All
- The dirty little secret is that I grew up in a household where there were no carbohydrates allowed, ever. No cookies, no bread, no potatoes,… Ago
- The most important thing for having a party is that the hostess is having fun. I'm very organized. I make a plan for absolutely everything.… Absolutely
- My favorite fall or winter lunch is big steaming bowls of soup. I usually invite people for around 12:30 and have two hearty soups like… Ahead