In her very first cookbook, "The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook," Ina Garten wrote that "a homemade dessert is a special reward." And she's been gifting her fans wonderful recipes for over two decades.

Ina Garten is the host of Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network and the author of 13 cookbooks. The popular TV show was inspired by Garten's specialty food store in the Hamptons, and she's become ...

As someone who prefers the flexibility of cooking to the rigidity of baking, I’m not exactly Betty Crocker. However, as a ...

She has 15 years experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant ... how that trip happened for Ina and Jeffrey Garten, featured in Garten’s new memoir ...

From her iconic engagement roast chicken to outrageous brownies and rich lemon bars, Ina Garten’s recipes stand the test of time. The Barefoot Contessa has visited the TODAY kitchen too many ...

For morning inspiration, I often turn to Ina Garten — after all, I gained my cooking education by working through all of her over 1,350 recipes. She's got a lot of great breakfast recipes ...

Combine the whiskey, lemon juice, lime juice, and syrup. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice, and fill two-thirds full with the cocktail mixture. Shake for 30 seconds and pour into martini ...

Ina Garten has shared dozens of recipes over the years on TODAY. Her favorite? This French apple tart. "To me, it’s just simple and elegant, which I love," Garten shared in an exclusive ...

There’s no doubt that Thanksgiving is all about the big feast, but it’s also very much about dessert too! Even after ...

None of us is Ina Garten. And yet, she has created an inviting and relaxing world that’s the equivalent of one of her cocktail recipes. To use a Barefoot Contessa catchphrase, How great is that?

I didn’t have one, so I used a ⅓ measuring cup instead, per Garten’s instructions. Most of my cookies were oversized. (I’ll take at least 50 percent of the blame…the rest is on the cup ...

I've been making my way through Ina Garten's dessert recipes. Her blueberry-ricotta breakfast cake is bright and light, and her brownies are outrageously good. But my favorite is her mocha icebox cake ...