from “store-bought is fine” to “how easy is that?”

Here, our definitive ranking of all 12 of
Ina Garten cookbooks

Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun (2001)

Barefoot Contessa Parties! 

Best for feeding your aspirational hopes and dreams

12

Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family (2002)

Barefoot Contessa Family Style:

Best for a whole lotta leftovers

11

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (1999)

Best for the person who bleeds Ina Garten

10

Recipes You Can Trust (2012)

Barefoot Contessa Foolproof:

Best for the entertainer who downplays how much time they spent cooking dinner

9

Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips (2010)

Barefoot Contessa
How Easy Is That?

Best for saying to yourself, “How easy is that?”

8

Recipes & Tips for Home Cooks (2018)

Cook Like a Pro:

Best for showing off to your friends

7

A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (2014)

Make It Ahead:

Best for booked and busy
Ina-philes

6

Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients (2008)

Barefoot Contessa
Back to Basics:

Best for beginners

5

Easy French Food You Can Make at Home (2004)

Barefoot in Paris:

Best for Feeling Like You’re on Vacation

4

Everyday Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over Again (2006)

Barefoot Contessa At Home:

Best for the Desserts

3

A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (2016)

Cooking for Jeffrey:

Best for the “Awws”

2

A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (2020)

Modern Comfort Food:

Best Overall

1

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