Ina Garten

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Grilled cheese and tomato soup is the ultimate comfort meal.

I time everything. I'm a scientist at heart.

Never let 'em see you sweat. Guests feel guilty if they think you've worked too hard to make dinner for them - which of course you have!

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I've lived in the Hamptons since 1978, when I first bought my store Barefoot Contessa.

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My extravagance is my garden - it's the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.

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The dirty little secret is that I grew up in a household where there were no carbohydrates allowed, ever. No cookies, no bread, no potatoes, no rice. My mother was very extreme in terms of what she served. Since I left home more than 40 years ago, I've been making it right for myself.

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