The Barefoot Contessa has so much to teach us about becoming better home cooks!
Plus, ourother favorite celebritiesallwant to be her best friend, so that makes her the ultimate star.
We selected our eight favorite tips, which you will find below:
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However, she didn’t do this at the expense of losing time with her guests!
Her personal favorite is a gorgeousParmesan-crusted chickenand simple lemony salad.
Even anti-meal preppers will love this simple trick for saving time trying to eat healthy during the week.
And Ina is not only unafraid to eat the same meal twice.
She also can repurpose it into something else!
Here, she turns this soup lunch into a pasta sauce for the next night’s dinner.
Ina steps outside the box to make her veggies become the star of a dish.
Just how crisp and refreshing does that wedge salad look?
This woman loves Thanksgiving dinner, and she is hyped over these quick and easy takes on Brussels sprouts.
(She says they’re better than her mom’s…)
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And when you use her recipe, it’s too easy not to make it yourself!
All you need is lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper, and voila!
You have a salad worthy of The Barefoot Contessa herself.
Now, let’s get to the wine.