Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
12 Days of Christmas Cookbook Giveaways, 2014:
Day 10, Make It Ahead
For Day 10, we’ve moved on to the second best-selling cookbook on Amazon for 2014. I can understand why this one is so popular. I told you all about this book earlier, and then, after making these decadent Goat Cheese Mashed Potatoes for a holiday dinner party, I bought myself a copy of Ina Garten’s latest cookbook. The make-ahead concept is perfect for me: I really do not like cooking in the kitchen when there’s a party going on! If you’re like me, you’re in luck: I’m buying another copy of Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook to send to our giveaway winner (see below).
If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in front of the stove at your own party, scrambling to get everything to the table at just the right moment, Ina is here to let you in on her secrets! Thanks to twenty years running a specialty food store and fifteen years writing cookbooks, she has learned exactly which dishes you can prep, assemble, or cook ahead of time. Whether you’re hosting a party or simply making dinner on a hectic weeknight, Ina gives you lots of amazing recipes that taste just as good—or even better!—when they’re made in advance.
In Make It Ahead, each recipe includes clear instructions for what you can do ahead of time, and how far in advance, so you can cook with confidence and eliminate last-minute surprises. Make a pitcher of Summer Rosé Sangria filled with red berries, let it chill overnight for the flavors to develop, and you have a delicious drink to offer your friends the minute they arrive. Simmer a pot of Wild Mushroom & Farro Soup, enjoy a bowl for lunch, and freeze the rest for a chilly evening. You can prep the kale, Brussels sprouts, and lemon vinaigrette for Winter Slaw ahead of time and simply toss them together before serving. Assemble French Chicken Pot Pies filled with artichokes and fresh tarragon a day in advance and then pop them in the oven half an hour before dinner. And for dessert, everyone needs the recipe for Ina’s Decadent (gluten-free!) Chocolate Cake topped with Make-Ahead Whipped Cream.
The Cookbook Basics:
Hardcover (7.7 x 10.3 inches)
272 pages, color photos, 150 recipes
About the author: In 1978, Ina Garten (the “Barefoot Contessa”) left her job as a budget analyst in the White House to pursue her dream of operating a specialty food store in the Hamptons. She sold the store 18 years later to write a cookbook. Make It Ahead is her ninth cookbook. Ina lives in East Hampton, New York, with her husband, Jeffrey.
Cookbook Giveaway:
We’re giving away a copy of Make It Ahead to one lucky Cooks&Books&Recipes reader. Enter below.
{The other 12 Days of Christmas Cookbook Giveaways are listed here.}
Giveaway Notes:
There are six ways to enter the giveaway, but it’s not necessary to do all six entries. Choose whichever one(s) you like, and you’ll be entered in the giveaway. The winner, to be randomly selected and notified by e-mail, must claim the cookbook within 10 days. Giveaway ends on Monday, January 19.
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Make It Ahead
I love Ina! I can’t wait to take a look at this cookbook. I also made those goat cheese mashed potatoes and they were heaven!
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This is on my Amazon wishlist … along with a bazillion others. Love to check it out!
Who doesn’t love Ina?!! I would love to check this out!
I love things that can get mada ahead – makes everything so much easier not to have to juggle to much in the end.
I love the concept of making things ahead; I don’t do it often enough.
I absolutely love watching the Barefoot Contessa! And her recipes are always fun!
I love her show!! Would love to have her cookbook!
I love to watch Barefoot Contessa,her shows are always
so interesting and she always has such wonderful recipes.
Her show is awesome the books gonna be great to have
Oh I watch her shows all the time. Everything she makes looks amazing. Would absolutely love to have one of her books.
I’ve been wanting this book to prep for baby!
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i love her cooking and would love to add this book to my collection….ty for this chance
Thanks for the chance to enter your giveaway.
Ina Garten is my favorite celebrity chef. I watch all of her cooking shows, and I like make ahead meals for busy weeknights, so I know I would Love this cookbook!
I hope I win this! I love The Barefoot Contessa and her recipes!
This looks like a great cookbook. Thanks for the giveaway!
It would be cool to win thanks for the oppurtunity!!!^_^
make ahead is great
Another great book from Ina that I would love to have.
I’ve heard this book is fabulous.
I love make ahead recipes, thanks :)
I’d love to try some of her make ahead recipes.
I love Ina
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I could use some make-ahead recipes for dinner, so this would be awesome!
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This is def one I’m interrested in. So many times I either don’t have time or simply just don’t feel like it, so I’m all for meals that I can make ahead of time to save time in the evenings. And this is a chef I love…. Thanks for the Chsnce to win
I love Barefoot Contessa recipes – always so good!
Love Ina, and definitely love making food in advance.
Ina’s books are the best.
I just adore Ina, and this is book looks fantastic.
I love Ina and have been wanting this cookbook!
I really need one of Ina’s cookbooks!
I love watching her on TV but don’t have any of her books!
As a mom to a newborn making food ahead is a MUST! I would love a book full of new make ahead recipes!
Thank you for the giveaway.
I heard about her and the book would be great to have
Thanks for the chance to win Ina Garten’s new cookbook! Her TV show is always entertaining, and her recipes are usually quite do-able (except the ones that use ingredients that aren’t in my budget). I always learn something from her.
Any make ahead meals are very helpful with my family.
Very Awesome! Thank you for the chance! =)
I bet there are some good soup recipes in this cookbook-
This book sounds like it would really help me to get more organized and plan my cooking better.
Ina Garten is my spirit animal!
This looks like a great cookbook.
I love Ina! I would love to have this. It would set on my cookbook easel very well. I love to cook. One can never have enough cook books! Fingers crossed! Thanks! I share and follow!
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I’ve watched the Barefoot Contessa on TV and watched Ina Garten cook – she’s a fanastic chef.
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would love to win this
I love Ina and would love to have some of her make ahead recipes.
I love to read and cook from cookbooks like this one!
I love her show! I bet this is a great cookbook.
I love Ina’s simple yet elegant recipes!