Ina Garten

FYI there was an interesting piece on 60 Minutes yesterday on the 'Barefoot Contessa'. It should be available if you missed it.

[Jenise]

I saw it last night. I came away from it liking her a lot more than I expected to.

I've always liked Ina, a down-to-earth working gal, who loves her Jeffrey and other people's kids, since she had none of her own. She has a good approach to her methods of cooking. I used to watch here all the time, loved seeing her garden, and how much she loved being there.

I heard an interview with her on NPR a few years ago. I had no idea that she worked for OMB or that the name of the store that she bought wasn't her own idea (which definitely improved my impression of her), and I also came away more kindly inclined toward her.

A friend of Ina's daughter loved to cook with her. After the girl went away to college, Ina would have her on the show when she came home, and they cooked together. I often wondered if they were still in touch with each other.

[Jenise]

Karen, Ina's daughter? You just said she had none of her own. Oh wait, you mean it was a friend's daughter not a friend of HER daughter.

YES

We've made a few of her recipes over the years. I think her history as a caterer shows- her biggest strengths are (1) things where you want to do most of the heavy lifting in advance (day before!) and (2) things where you need to transport - think picnics.
One recipe I'd rec is her cacio e pepe gougeres

[Jenise]

One recipe I'd rec is her cacio e pepe gougeres

Going to look that up--I'm instantly smitten with the idea.

One recipe I'd rec is her cacio e pepe gougeres

Going to look that up--I'm instantly smitten with the idea.

Looks good - just added it to my collection.

See:

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina ... 1-11621587