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| The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook | 
 enlarge | Authors: Ina Garten, Martha Stewart
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
Buy New: $18.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  240 reviews
Sales Rank: 781
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 10.2 x 7.5 x 1
ISBN: 0609602195
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5
EAN: 9780609602195
ASIN: 0609602195
Publication Date: April 6, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 A VERY STUNNING, LOVELY BOOK April 16, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Clearly the best cookbook in a very long time. I tried several recipes (baked ham, grilled lemon chicken, coconut cupcakes, scones, and spinach pie)...and they all came out perfect. I hope the author Ina Garten is working on the second book because the only drawback is the very limited amount of recipes in the current book. The book is truly a blessing to have in your own kitchen. Have fun!
 Ok April 13, 1999
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I love the layout of this book but I have made three recipes out of this book already and had problems with two. The pan-fried onion dip was delicious but extremely heavy. The coconut cupcakes were good but cut the frosting recipe in half and the sun dried tomato dip does not need the extra salt. I also feel the this book was too expensive for the amount of recipes you get. Visually stunning, but wait until it goes on sale to buy it.
Money well spent on this book. April 11, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The corn chowder, the banana crunch muffins, the orange yogurt-they are the best I have ever tasted. The recipes are not complicated,and the pictures are always good to have in a cookbook. I have slowly been giving away the many cookbooks I have because I did not use them very much, but this book is a definite keeper.
enticing entertaining and simple April 9, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook was entertaining to read cover to cover. It was easy to read in an hour, and I often caught myself mentally planning to use several recipes and ideas. The side notes are very helpful in making the recipes successful and simple. Most recipes were ones that I would use for special family events and for entertaining. The best cookbook that I've read that includes detailed descriptions in parenthesis with the ingredients listed in the recipe. I enjoyed the forward by Martha Stewart and the intro from Ina Garten. The photos were vivid and personable. The sources are listed for specialty foods also. If you like to cook simple specialty dishes for family or friends, this is a cookbook to read and use. Ina Garten's book is not just your ordinary cookbook.
Beautiful photos and appealing, simple recipes! April 8, 1999
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I just got The Barefoot Contessa from Amazon two days ago. The first thing I did was flip through and look at the photos and recipes. There are pictures at the beginning of the book showing exactly what Ina means when she says "small dice" or "chop", narratives that set the mood for each chapter, and margins on each page to make your own notes about the recipes. These recipes are generally pretty simple: the list of ingredients is short, and cooking instruction is clear and basic. Each recipe is written on no more than two pages. I've only had time to make one recipe--Banana Crunch Muffins, which are delicious. I'm off to a good start. This is the first cookbook I've bought where at least 75% of the recipes really appealed to me. That says a lot!
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