Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family

I ordered this book to complete my collection and I have found several good recipes that I have tried and want to try. Ina does a great job giving clear direction and makes it easy to be a good cook!

This is a wonderful book chock full of recipes to please everyone's stomach! Ina doesn't try to be fancy in this book...and the result of that is a book where every recipe sounds great. This is going to get a lot of use in my house. And I may buy other copies for family.

This recipe book says it all in the title "Family Style'. Every single recipe I have tried, all 8 or 9 have been absolutely wonderful. I have just become the biggest fan of Ina and hope to try her other books in the near future. I purchased 2 books, one for my daughter and she as well shares my sentiments! Thanks!

I like Ina Garten and her TV show. However, this was not one of her better books. Perhaps because it was one of her earlier ones. It was mainly meat and potato offerings and a lot of butter, cream and fat!! I don't see one recipe that appeals enough for me to make from this book. Very unhealthy.

I love The Barefoot Contessa's first cookbook, and Ina Garten's second book Parties is nice as well. This third book is most disappointing. The recipes are so simple, and who needs a recipe for French toast? and a whole section on kid's recipes. I love her shop in the Hampton's, and some of her recipes are staples in my home. I would not bother with this latest book.

I had such high hopes for this cookbook, thinking that it would be a perfect holiday gift for several people on my list. After ordering it, however, all I can say is that I'm glad I didn't ship it direct. While beautifully photographed and put together, the book is woefully short on substance. I've found more original recipes in my civic association's monthly newsletter. The whole reason I'm back at the store.com today is to find replacement gifts, since I'd be too embarrassed to give this to anyone.