While many foods are best if they're homemade, sometimes a store-bought item can be just as good. Ina Garten weights in on ...

“One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is a bowl of split pea soup, dating back to the days when my mother served us ...

For years, Ina Garten ... Barefoot Contessa brand. But make no mistake, Ina knows food. Her memoir sings when she describes her process of testing and perfecting recipes. Once, preparing a lentil ...

And no chef soothes me more than Ina Garten and her delicious pasta recipes. So, when I discovered that the "Barefoot Contessa ... I added the crushed tomatoes and heavy cream.

to her first boring bureaucratic jobs before opening the Barefoot Contessa shop that changed her life. By the end, as the logline reads, she hopes to impart the important life lessons she learned ...