I dream of one day being best friends with Ina Garten. We could live in the Hamptons together, spend our afternoons drinking sidecar cocktails together...pretty much spend the entire day thinking of our next fabulous meal that we would make together.
Ina (aka: the barefoot contessa) is an inspiration to me as she wasn't always the culinary diva that she is today. Before her days of pot roasts and clam bakes, Ina used to work in White house as a nuclear policy analyst. After spotting an ad for 400 square foot specialty food store in Westhampton, Ina took a leap and purchased the store...and kept the store's original name "Barefoot Contessa". Fast forward thirty years and Ina is an absolute rock star...her own Food Network show, articles in House Beautiful and author of seven cookbooks.
Since I love baking and am not so good when it comes to cooking...Ina always comes to the rescue with her simple, easy and oh so yummy meals! Some of my favorite recipes are her Engagement Roast Chicken and Turkey Lasagna.
Maybe one day Sweet Jennies will be as big as Barefoot Contessa...or even better- maybe Ina and I could become business partners?!
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living the life!
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| Ina couldn't wait to get to SF to finally meet me |
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| Best Friends. She had to run back to sign books and missed the picture. |
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