![]() ![]() First, she approaches cooking principally for its most pure objective: creating a lovely meal for those you love to enjoy, with you. Ina stands out from the crowd for a number of reasons. For me, those came from Ina Garten, known to many as The Barefoot Contessa. I have had many teachers on this journey, but there are those lessons so fundamental you never forget. While I am still learning, I am confident I have mastered most of the basics. I scoured every information source available for the best in ingredients and techniques. My bookshelves are stocked not only with cookbooks, but proper culinary school textbooks and chef manuals. I never go half-baked on anything, so of course, I attempted to learn it all. When I set out to learn to properly cook, I was essentially starting from scratch. But admittedly, I wasn’t really paying close attention. My favorite aunt added a bit of French-inspired flair to the mix, and I picked up a few tricks every holiday season when all the women gathered to cook. Sure, I learned a few things along the way in my mother’s kitchen, but as a trailblazing working mom, she was more about practical survival and less about Julia Child. ![]()
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