I also feel like the recipes are uninspired and kind of dull. I was looking through, wondering what to make for dinner tonight and looked at the spinach and zucchini gratin dish. There was a nice looking picture of the finished dish. However, the photo was in a small individual pan but the recipe instructed you to put it in a large baking dish. There were croutons baked into the dish but they weren’t listed in the ingredient list. It’s kind of annoying. I expected more from this cookbook. I will say that Ina looks very pretty on the cover.

She taught me how to cook, for heaven’s sake! I will say, however, that when taken as a whole, these recipes are a departure from what she’s written about in the past. Maybe that bothers people. Even so, there was a run on Creme Fraiche at my FL grocery today. The woman in dairy was puzzled, and I had to laugh. She said at least 5 people had asked for Creme Fraiche today. Thank you for tonight’s great dinner and tomorrow’s Dijon chicken dinner, Ina.

her attitude

I have all of Ina Garten cookbooks and I love her recipes, but this was a big disappointment I actually am going to return

Ina is always a first class act on cooking. Recipes always are no fail winners for family, company or just a nice meal alone. Couldn’t wait to get her new book so I could try the new recipes. I have her complete collection.