Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family

Ina's recipes are very easy to follow and turn out perfect. She is probably the best chef I have found.

A friend of mine had this book and after paging thru it, I knew I wanted it. Ina Garten makes her recipes so easy to follow and there are some really great ones in this cookbook. Enjoy!

This is my 5th Barefoot Contessa cookbook and this one is every bit as wonderful as the other four books. The recipes are versatile, easy to follow and they are fail safe. I can easily prepare a new recipes from Family Style for my family or friends with the confidence that it will turn out delicious and the results are as if I had been making these recipes for years. I am very happy that I purchased this cookbook.

I absolutely LOVE this cookbook! I first got it out of the library and renewed it three times. I am a novice cook but every recipe I tried out of this book made me feel like a five star chef. My husband commented repeatedly how much he enjoyed the meals I made. I made the linguine with shrimp and my guests were very impressed- I didn't tell them how incredibly easy it was! It is my firm belief that using natural ingredients (even butter!) is a lot healthier than using processed mixes and/or processed diet foods. I have tweaked a few of these recipes a bit to fit in better with the tastes my family and I have- for example using raw spinach rather than mixed greens for the parmesan chicken, reducing the amount of butter in some recipes, and using low- sodium salt rather than kosher salt but in my opinion it hasn't altered the recipes flavor in any way. I look forward to collecting all of the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks!

I love this book & have made nearly every recipe. My copy is covered in spattered oil & sticky fingers. I have given this as gifts to most of my friends & am now buying it for my sister's 40th birthday. Hands down favorite is the fish & chips. Chicken soup not so much. Enjoy.