At Barefoot Contessa we've made hundreds of thousands of banana crunch muffins over the year, so I know the recipe works.
Grilled salmon salad, sugar snap peas with black sesame seeds, and fresh corn salad with basil – these are the dishes that made the store so popular over the years, and you can make them at home exactly as we made them at the store. Party dishes like roasted salmon with fennel, spinach pie, and pecan shortbread can wow your own guests.

When I find recipes that work, I use them over and over again. I hope the recipes in these pages will please you so much that they enter your repertoire, too. Enjoy!

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook 1999
Clarkson Potter/Publisher
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Other Books:
Barefoot Contessa Parties!
Barefoot Contessa Family Style
Barefoot in Paris
Barefoot Contessa at Home