Trent Pheifer cooked all 1,271 of the Barefoot Contessas recipes.
These are his top 10 favorites.
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Ina Garten has many passionate fansthe editors here at Simply Recipes included.
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Her cookbooks featuring simple, yet elevated recipes are beloved, as is her deep appreciation for agood cocktail.
Trent Pheifer, however, isnt your average fan.
Picking my favorite 10 is fraught and constantly changing!
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There are too many great options, says Pheifer.
His top picks, however, are hard to argue with.
Truffled Mashed Potatoes
Mashed potatoes are typically a humble, albeit ultra-cozy affair.
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Leave it to Ina to up the ante.
Ina is a master at taking a simple recipe and turning it into something special.
Shrimp & Linguine Fra Diavolo
The homemade arrabbiata sauce makes this one!
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Something that rarely happened while cooking through nearly 1,300 recipes.
Double the batch of panko breadcrumbsyoull want to put them on everything.
Sprinkle them on salads, soups, and beyond.
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Luscious milk chocolate ice cream enhanced with Cognac and vanilla with chunks of Oreo.
How can you go wrong?
If youd rather not splurge on Cognac, any brandy will do.
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Just dont skip it because its the key to making this ice cream ultra creamy.
The alcohol ensures it doesn’t over-freeze and harden.
This is the ultimate low-effort, high-reward dessert.
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Chicken Thighs with Creamy Mustard Sauce
Hands down the Ina recipe I make most often, he proclaims.
Coconut Cake
This pillow-plush coconut cake is kissed with almond and vanilla and stacked with tangy cream cheese frosting.
Theres a reason this is one of Inas most popular recipes!
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I like to make additional frosting and cut the layers in half for my ideal frosting-to-cake ratio."
Fried Chicken Sandwiches
Leave it to Ina to make a fried chicken sandwich nothing short of showstopping.
Inspired byShake Shackschicken sandwich, this will likely be my last meal on earth, says Pheifer.
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I mean how can you go wrong with sausage and pasta in a cream sauce?
For all those fearful offennel, this is the dish that will change your mind.
