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15 Ina Garten Quotes That Perfectly Explain Why She's Living The Life You Wish You Had

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Chrissy Stockton
September 27, 2016
“You can be miserable before you have a cookie and you can be miserable after you eat a cookie but you can't be miserable while you are eating a cookie.’”
— Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again
Tagged: Ina Garten, Cooking, Diets
“You don't have to do everything from scratch. Nobody wants to make puff pastry!”
— Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again
Tagged: Cooking, Ina Garten
“I try to greet my friends with a drink in my hand, a warm smile on my face, and great music in the background, because that's what gets a dinner party off to a fun start.”
— Ina Garten, Watch Barefoot Contessa Specials Season 11 Episode - Amazon Video
Tagged: Cooking, Ina Garten
“Instead of going out to dinner, buy good food. Cooking at home shows such affection. In a bad economy, it's more important to make yourself feel good.”
— Ina Garten, Watch Barefoot Contessa Specials Season 11 Episode - Amazon Video
Tagged: Cooking, Ina Garten
“Creme Brulee is the ultimate 'guy' dessert. Make it and he'll follow you anywhere.”
— Ina Garten, Watch Barefoot Contessa Specials Season 11 Episode - Amazon Video
Tagged: Cooking, Dating, Attraction, Ina Garten
“They say that gardens look better when they are created by loving gardeners rather than by landscapers, because the garden is more tended to and cared for. The same thing goes for cooking. I only cook for people I love.”
— Ina Garten, Watch Barefoot Contessa Specials Season 11 Episode - Amazon Video
Tagged: Cooking, Ina Garten
“My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.”
— Ina Garten, Watch Barefoot Contessa Specials Season 1 Episode - Amazon Video
Tagged: Gardening, Ina Garten
“The thing about all my food is that everything is a remembered flavor. Maybe it's something I had as a child or maybe it's something I had in Milan, but I want it to taste better than you ever thought.”
— Ina Garten, Watch Barefoot Contessa Specials Season 1 Episode - Amazon Video
Tagged: Cooking, Ina Garten
“I worry that if I don’t challenge myself professionally I’ll lie on the sofa and watch old episodes of 'Law & Order' all day.”
— Ina Garten, Ina Garten Answers the Proust Questionnaire
Tagged: Ina Garten, SVU, Law and Order
“Most of life’s problems can be solved with a good cookie.”
— Ina Garten, Ina Garten Answers the Proust Questionnaire
Tagged: Mottos, For when things seem hard, Ina Garten
“Fun is the most important. If you do stuff for money, it never works out.”
— Ina Garten, Make It Ahead: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
Tagged: Fun, Career, Ina Garten
“Food is not about impressing people. It's about making them feel comfortable.”
— Ina Garten, Lines for Living
Tagged: Ina Garten, food, Cooking
“If it's not scary, everyone else would do it.”
— Ina Garten, 5 Brilliant Quotes from Ina Garten at the Cherry Bombe Jubilee — Food Media
Tagged: Career, risks, Ina Garten
“I get up every day, do the best that I can do, and go home and have a good time.”
— Ina Garten, 5 Brilliant Quotes from Ina Garten at the Cherry Bombe Jubilee — Food Media
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“You can teach people about cheese, but you can't teach them to be happy.”
— Ina Garten, 5 Brilliant Quotes from Ina Garten at the Cherry Bombe Jubilee — Food Media
Tagged: Ina Garten, Cheese, Fun