The 51 Best Ina Garten Recipes of All Time (2024)

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What is Ina Garten's favorite dinner? ›

The one meal Ina simply couldn't live without is roast chicken. She even cites it as one of the reasons her husband, Jeffrey, proposed marriage in 1968.

Not just any old oatmeal will do when it comes to the Barefoot Contessa. "I've had the same thing for breakfast every single day for ten years: coffee and McCann's quick-cooking Irish oatmeal," Garten told Bon Appétit in a 2017 article. And her love of the stuff is well-documented.

Easy Tomato Soup

Another Ina original that withstood the test of time at Myo's is Ina's easy tomato soup recipe. “True to Ina fashion, this is a delicious soup that's easy to make and calls [only] for pantry staples.

Ina Garten announced that her latest book, “Be Ready When the Luck Happens,” won't be filled with recipes, but rather her life story.

The self-taught culinary genius, colloquially known as the Barefoot Contessa, is a fan of a particular fast food chain. Unlikely as it sounds for a celeb chef who founded a store known for specialty and gourmet foods, Ina Garten stands firmly by her love for the West Coast's famed In-N-Out Burger.

When it comes to two cooking legends, Ina Garten and Julia Child, their minds agree on a strong distaste for one ingredient: cilantro. It seems that both chefs have a particularly strong distaste for the herb, also known as coriander.

It's called beurre de baratte with flaked sea salt, and it's just so delicious.” If you want to start your day the way Ina Garten starts hers — and who doesn't? — this magical butter is produced in Normandy by acclaimed French cheese-and-butter maker Rodolphe Le Meunier.

Garten is Jewish by birth and heritage, as is her husband, but rarely refers to her religion and ethnicity, though they are showcased through the inclusion of classic Jewish cooking in her television show and cookbooks, when she makes such dishes as rugelach, challah, and brisket.

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Baking is an exact science. Ina uses this Oxo food scale to keep everything precise — and delicious.

What ethnicity is Ina Garten? ›

Early life. Ina Rosenberg was born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York City. Her grandparents immigrated to the United States from Russia.

He also served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1972, during the Vietnam War, holding the rank of Lieutenant in the 82nd Airborne Division and Captain and aide-de camp to the commanding general of the US Special Forces.

Before publishing several successful cookbooks and hosting a show on Food Network, Ina Garten worked in the White House for Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter. She started as an aide but was a budget analyst for the Office of Budget & Management when she left the government.

After 18 years of serving customers in the Hamptons, Garten sold the shop in 1996 to try her hand at writing a cookbook. Her first cookbook, The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, came out in 1999 and by 2002 she had already published two more cookbooks and started filming her Food Network show, Barefoot Contessa.

According to Celebrity Net Worth, Ina Garten's net worth in 2024 is estimated at $60 million. When combined with that of her husband Jeffrey, that amount is estimated at a whopping $120 million.

Vichyssoise. Well-known as one of Julia Child's favorite dishes, this chilled leek and potato soup is startling in its simplicity. Aside from the leek, potato, and water, Child's version of the soup calls for barely any additional ingredients.

Currently, Jeffrey serves as the Dean Emeritus at the Yale School of Management and teaches courses on the global economy. According to his faculty page, prior to joining Yale, he worked for multiple White House administrations, served in the U.S. Army Special Forces and was a managing director on Wall Street.

Personal life

Garten has been married to the former Ina Rosenberg since 1968. Ina Garten hosts Food Network's Barefoot Contessa, for which she has won six Emmy Awards. She has also written thirteen best-selling cookbooks, including Cooking for Jeffrey in 2016. Garten and his wife live in East Hampton, New York.