Anonymous wrote:She always seems pretty self-congratulatory. I can’t stand watching her, but I do like most of her recipes!

+1. The Make a Wish thing is true though. Twice. I hold that against her.

I have several of her cookbooks.

Her recipes are excellent because they are tasty, very reliable and relatively easy to make. The fare is family friendly and I think of it as high quality everyday cooking. If you want ambitious or bold recipes you won’t find them in her books as she’s no Ottolenghi. But if you want relatively simple yet well prepared and tasty food for everyday cooking you cannot do better than her.

I find her online personality a bit stiff but then I remind myself if I were on TV I’d be even worse!

Anonymous wrote:Ina Garten is now trying to take credit for the actual chicken recipe that Megan Markle used on her engagement night. Seriously!

If Ina Garten is speaking to the press it should be to explain why she denied a meet and greet with a “Make a Wish” child who wanted so badly to meet and cook with her. She bought the Barefoot Contessa store from another person. Her level of success astounds me. She seems so pretentious and condescending. Sorry for the rant.

Does alot go over your head? Or just this?

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Anonymous wrote: I understand the sheep mentality attached to her

If you think liking her (or at least her recipes) means you're a sheep, you don't understand.

I don’t. What is so great. Name the recipes.

I wouldn't say any of her recipes are earth-shattering, but they are consistently very good and usually pretty easy. I've tried countless recipes and only found one or two that didn't work.

Some of our favorites over the years:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/turkey-lasagna-recipe-1915666
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/herb-dip-recipe-1915445
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/rosemary-roasted-cashews-recipe-1941586
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/challah-french-toast-recipe-1940960
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/fresh-corn-salad-recipe-1914351
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/chicken-pot-pie-recipe-2014304
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/cranberry-harvest-muffins-recipe-1944992
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/bloody-mary-recipe-1943507
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/lemon-cake-recipe-1913110
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/vinaigrette-for-green-salad-recipe-1945558
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/rich-beef-barley-soup-recipe-2041687
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/curried-chicken-salad-recipe-2014291
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/coconut-cupcakes-recipe-2013580
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/blueberry-coffee-cake-muffins-recipe-1917173

Anonymous wrote:She's very round.

Never trust a skinny cook. Her recipes are good.

I love Ina. She is fabulous and so is Jeffrey.

She's very round.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: I understand the sheep mentality attached to her

If you think liking her (or at least her recipes) means you're a sheep, you don't understand.

I don’t. What is so great. Name the recipes.

Anonymous wrote: I understand the sheep mentality attached to her

If you think liking her (or at least her recipes) means you're a sheep, you don't understand.

She always seems pretty self-congratulatory. I can’t stand watching her, but I do like most of her recipes!

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Anonymous wrote:FFS. She was making a congratulatory joke!

https://twitter.com/inagarten/status/935530081002426370

I love Ina Garten who is one of the few genuine home cooks in the whole celebrity food world.

+1 she's joked about her "engagement chicken" on her show before. It's due to a woman telling her that several of her friends got engaged after making Ina's roast chicken.

Calm yourself, OP.

Yep. Ina is really funny in person. Same with her husband. This is totally an Ina type of joke.

*palate

I find her recipes to be pretty bland. I guess it’s just a pallet thing. I would love to try her most amazing recipe. Can someone suggest one? Not engagement chicken. Ha ha

Anonymous wrote:She is a human. The worship is odd.

I know. Who cares. These folks are militant. Ina’s Army.

So how is the recipe? Has anyone tried it?