Customer Reviews

Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa Recipe Deluxe Journal (Potter Style)

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I have really enjoyed my recipe journal. I needed a book to consolidate my most used recipes in because I tend to forget what the heck I cook. It has made it easy for me to flip thru MY favorite recipes and find a quick meal to make instead of going thru numerous cookbooks when time is of the essence. It's fun as well because instead of just writing the recipes down, I am making both color and black and white copies of recipes and taping them in the book along with pictures of what some of the recipes look like. I also have been able to write down recipes passed down to me by my mother that have no measurements, but I can cook them as long as I know the ingredients.
It's a pretty book w/spiral binding and I am having a lot of fun with it. I hope to pass it down one day.
If you need the tabs, indexes, sleeves, etc...not for you.

I saw the page for Ina's new book and anxiously went, grabbing my credit card number. But, alas, it is not to be so <slipping my AMEX back in my wallet>. This is a journal for writing down my recipes, not Ina's. Not for me. Ina's three other cookbooks are amazing, full of great recipes for things like coconut cupcakes and roasted vegetables. Easy stuff. Great stuff. Guess it'll have to be patient and wait on her next culinary writing adventure. In the meantime, I'll be watching her on Food Network.

this book is pretty but does not have any dividers... just 100 blank pages... how are you supose to find a recipe? you have to flip thru the entire book....

The best thing: it stays open when placed on a countertop. The cover and pages are very durable & easily wipe clean. Love the large pages for lots of notes & preprinted heading on each page. Large enough that is doesn't get lost on my cookbook shelf, but small enough to fit on a small countertop without taking up too much space.

This is a very bare bones way of organizing recipes; it is simply a lined journal with lines to organize the title/kitchen/serving amount of each recipe at the top of the page. There are no other sections (like appetizer, soups or entree) so if you are looking for a more thorough journal, this one is not for you. I love Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa) but wish that I had saved the $12 and used one of the spiral bound lined journals in my home (you can find cute ones for $3-6 at Target, TJ Maxx or any hobby store). I will continue to use this book, but it does live up to the price tag.