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Throughout the years that she has lived and worked in East Hampton, Ina Garten has catered and attended countless parties and dinners. She will be the first to tell you, though, that nothing beats a cozy dinner, surrounded by the people you love most, in the comfort that only your own home can provide. InBarefoot Contessa at Home, Ina shares her life in East Hampton, the recipes she loves, and her secrets to making guests feel welcome and comfortable.

For Ina, its friends and familygathered around the dinner table or cooking with her in the kitchenthat really make her house feel like home. Here Ina offers the tried-and-true recipes that she makes over and over again because theyre easy, they work, and theyre universally loved. For a leisurely Sunday breakfast, she hasEasy Cheese DanishesorBreakfast Fruit Crunchto serve with the perfectSpicy Bloody Mary. For lunch, she has classics with a twist, such asTomato, Mozzarella, and Pesto PaninisandOld-Fashioned Potato Salad, which are simply delicious. Then there are Inas homey dinnersfrom her own version of loin of pork stuffed with sauted fennel to the exotic flavors ofElis Asian Salmon. And since Ina knows no one ever forgets what you serve for dessert, she includes recipes for outrageously luscious sweets likePeach and Blueberry Crumble,Pumpkin Mousse Parfait, andChocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Icing.

Ina also lets readers in on her time-tested secrets for cooking and entertaining. Get the inside scoop on everything from what Ina considers when shes designing a kitchen to menu-planning basics and how to make a dinner party fun (heres a hint: it doesn t involve making complicated food!).

Along with beautiful photographs of Inas dishes, her home, and the East Hampton she loves, this book is filled with signature recipes that strike the perfect balance between elegance and casual comfort. With her most indispensable collection yet, Ina Garten proves beyond a shadow of doubt that there truly is no place like home.