There are three freezer staples Ina Garten always keeps on hand. But the most versatile and easiest to use is the one that should always be in your freezer too.

Ina Garten, most popularly known as a television chef personality, is considerably a legend within the food, cooking and entertaining spaces. If you've had the chance to watch an episode from any of the 28 seasons of her cooking show "The Barefoot Contessa ...

Ina Garten might be known for her delicious recipes, but she also has a pretty good eye for design. The Barefoot Contessa embodied the coastal grandmother aesthetic long before the style even had a name.

In Ina's recipe, the wine is added at the very end. Because it doesn’t have a chance to cook off, its acidity and complex flavors shine through. It adds a brightness and level of sophistication to the finished soup that makes it taste very special.

When I was in my late twenties, my friends and I started a dinner club that we affectionately called the Seasonal Soirée. When a new season rounded the corner, we would gather at one of our houses, and the host would serve a multi-course dinner while the rest of us brought the beverages.