Cook Like Ina Garten With 10 Of Her Best Recipes

If using dried beans, you need to do a tiny bit of prep work the night before by soaking the beans. Otherwise, use canned and the soup comes together fairly easily after that, simmering on the stove while the flavors meld.

Named after Ina’s friend’s grandmother, this cake’s secret weapons are coffee and high-quality chocolate. This cake is light, moist and packed with chocolate flavor — a keeper of a recipe.

This recipe is a staple meal that everyone should learn how to cook. It’s a little soupy, a little bit like a roasted chicken and it’s so, so comforting. It’s very hands-off too so you can let it cook while you’re doing other things.

This isn’t your momma's meatloaf — it’s Ina’s — but it’s still really classic with lots of chopped onions, ketchup and tomato paste. Serve with mashed potatoes and love.

A coconut cake with fluffy cream cheese frosting, topped with more coconut? If heaven had a flavor, it would taste like this.

This soup is Ina’s favorite for a reason: it’s autumn in a bowl, with the sweet and mellow flavors of butternut squash and apples and a savory punctuation of mild curry powder. It’s a cozy sweater for your soul.

Everyone should have a solid meatball recipe in their arsenal, and this is a good one. A blend of pork, veal and beef is mixed with fresh breadcrumbs and spices, like nutmeg. The meatballs are pan-sauteed and then you make a simple tomato sauce in the same pan, simmering together until done — chef’s kiss!

Ina has a lot of great chicken recipes — she really knows how to make the most of a skillet and a chicken. This one is simple, delicious and cost-effective. Serve it during the week, serve it at a fancy dinner party and it works every time.

Did you realize how easy it is to turn an onion, a can of tomatoes, orzo and cream into a legendary pot of soup? A pinch of saffron gives a little extra oomph, but can be omitted to keep it thrifty.

The crown jewel of Ina’s recipes is probably this basic but essential roast chicken recipe with roasted lemon, herbs, garlic and onions. She even tells you how to make a pan gravy, making this recipe a must-save.