You've gotta love Ina Garten. After years of watching her demonstrate her expertise on Food Network and after making any number of her foolproof recipes, you start to notice a few things about the true goddess of the culinary world. Ina has established herself as someone who does not tolerate shortcuts (sometimes store-bought is fine), who uses only the best ingredients, and who finds joy in cooking for others, especially her husband — and we couldn't love her more for it. These are the telltale signs it's an Ina Garten recipe (and no one else's), and any true fan of the beloved food icon will nod in agreement at every single one.
Is it even an Ina recipe if it doesn't end with "Jeffrey's gonna love this"?
Ina doesn't tolerate just any olive oil: you'll notice that almost all of her recipes call for "good" olive oil, meaning real extra-virgin olive oil.
But if you don't have a garden, store-bought is fine.
Have you ever seen Ina serve a meal without setting a gorgeous tablescape? Me either.
For Jeffrey, of course.
But Ina won't know your secrets.
Seriously, Ina has so. many. recipes with chicken and herbs.
Ina Garten is queen of hosting dinner parties — her friends are probably on the way right now.
But if you don't have your own cows, store-bought is fine.
Ina is obsessed with Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract because it's so high in quality.
It's like you're doing the recipe writer a disservice.
But it's easy, remember?