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Season 1, Episode 8

Best of Barefoot Comfort: Weekend Breakfast

Ina Garten shares her weekend breakfast classics and mixes her new favorite breakfast cocktail, an Ultimate Bloody Mary. There's all-in-one Roast Beef Hash, restaurant-style Eggs Benedict and make-ahead Raspberry Baked French Toast. Plus, Ina makes old-school, delicious Strawberry Muffins.

Saturday
Jan 1
7am | 6c
Season 12, Episode 7

Cooking for Jeffrey: Big Breakfast Buffet

It's a Barefoot breakfast bash as Ina Garten entertains her friends, Devon Fredericks and Eli Zabar. They're serious foodies, so the pressure's on as she creates a stunning easy buffet with a Potato Pancetta Frittata, Overnight Belgian Waffles with fabulous toppings, a simple Breakfast Smoked Salmon Platter with Scallion and Dill Cream Cheese, and a gorgeous Fresh Fruit Platter.

Saturday
Jan 1
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 2, Episode 14

Farm Stand Food

It's back to basics on farm stand food. From one local farm box delivered by farmers from the Amber Waves Farm, Ina creates three farm fresh dishes: Scalloped Tomatoes, Cape Cod Chopped Salad and Zucchini Pancakes. Ina is then answering everyone's farm fresh produce questions in Ask Ina.

Saturday
Jan 8
7am | 6c
Season 18, Episode 5

Cook Like a Pro: Incredible Vegetables

Ina Garten turns ordinary vegetables into extraordinary dishes. She transforms everyday cauliflower into amazing Cauliflower Toasts, the perfect anytime bite. Then Ina elevates humble zucchini and frozen spinach into fabulous Baked Spinach and Zucchini, and eggplant steps into the limelight in wonderful Spiced Lamb-Stuffed Eggplants that are classy enough for company.

Saturday
Jan 8
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 12, Episode 1

Cooking for Jeffrey: Jeffrey's Birthday Dinner

It's a taste of the dolce vita as Ina Garten throws an Italian-themed birthday dinner with a big surprise for Jeffrey. To get the party started, there's Bruschetta with Sauteed Chard and Aperol Spritzers, followed by Roasted Italian Meatballs and a cool Arugula, Radicchio and Parmesan Salad.

Saturday
Jan 15
7am | 6c
Season 16, Episode 6

Cook Like a Pro: Portable Food

It's food on the move with Ina Garten as she shares pro tips for perfect portable eats. She makes moist Lemon Poppy Seed Cake for an afternoon snack at work and Tomato Mozzarella Pan Bagnat -- a fantastic Provencal sandwich -- for lunch on the go. Charlie Bird's Farro Salad with Lemon Dressing is Ina's answer when the question is what to take to a potluck party, and her Fresh Blueberry Rhubarb Jam makes a sweet gift for any occasion.

Saturday
Jan 15
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 18, Episode 4

Cook Like a Pro: French to Make at Home

Ina Garten has all the tricks for cooking French at home with secrets to a showstopping Summer Filet of Beef with Bearnaise Mayonnaise, an Endive, Orange and Roquefort Salad that tastes as good as it looks and an elegant, easy bistro-style Prune Armagnac Clafouti. Then Ina turns up the volume on the cheese course with ideas for Baked Brie and Warm Goat Cheese, plus an incredible Warm Vacherin.

Saturday
Jan 22
7am | 6c
Season 18, Episode 6

Cook Like a Pro: Liquor Store Secrets

Ina Garten unlocks her liquor secrets and easy techniques that take Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs, Fennel Soup Gratin and an awesome Fresh Apple Spice Cake to the next level. Plus, she shares some incredible tips for wines and liqueurs, and it's cocktail hour at the barn as Ina puts the fizz into Mimosas, Kir and Raspberry Royale Cocktails and mixes up a stunning Champagne VSOP. Cheers!

Saturday
Jan 22
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 17, Episode 8

Cook Like a Pro: Pork

Ina Garten is sharing new ways to cook with pork, and she's putting bacon, sausage, kielbasa and tenderloins in the spotlight. She starts by making Sausage and Mushroom Strudels for appetizers and follows them with hearty Lentil and Kielbasa Salad. Baked Farro and Butternut Squash works as a main dish or side with Ina's quick Herbed Pork Tenderloins.

Saturday
Jan 29
7am | 6c
Season 18, Episode 6

Cook Like a Pro: Liquor Store Secrets

Ina Garten unlocks her liquor secrets and easy techniques that take Red Wine-Braised Short Ribs, Fennel Soup Gratin and an awesome Fresh Apple Spice Cake to the next level. Plus, she shares some incredible tips for wines and liqueurs, and it's cocktail hour at the barn as Ina puts the fizz into Mimosas, Kir and Raspberry Royale Cocktails and mixes up a stunning Champagne VSOP. Cheers!

Saturday
Jan 29
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 10, Episode 1

Cocktails for a Crowd

Ina's hosting a fundraiser at the barn for the East Hampton Historical Society and is sharing her blueprint for a foolproof cocktail party. From invitations to store bought cheats, this is entertaining made easy. With recipes for Caramelized Bacon, Potato Basil Frittata Squares, Roasted Shrimp With Green Goddess Dressing and a Champagne Cocktail Bar.

Saturday
Feb 5
7am | 6c
Season 16, Episode 3

Cook Like a Pro: Tex-Mex Entertaining

Ina Garten has all the bases covered when it comes to Tex-Mex entertaining. She makes a light and airy Tres Leches Cake with Berries and Make Ahead Whipped Cream, and her crowd-pleasing Pork Posole is a spicy, all-in-one main course piled high with fixings. Fiesta Corn and Avocado Salad is an easy first course that also works as a side dish or salsa. Finally, Ina raises her glass to cocktail hour with the fire and ice of frosty Jalapeno Margaritas, shaken like a pro!

Saturday
Feb 5
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 9, Episode 9

Best Barefoot Chocolate Desserts

This is all things chocolate in the Barefoot Contessa Hall of Fame. On Ina's list there's everything from Chocolate Cupcakes With Peanut Butter Frosting, to Deeply Chocolate Gelato, an easy Chocolate Orange Fondue and White Chocolate Truffles and White Chocolate Bark. And of course, one of Ina's favorite desserts -- Mocha Chocolate Ice Box Cake.

Saturday
Feb 12
7am | 6c
Season 1, Episode 1

Best of Barefoot Comfort: Chocolate Desserts

Ina Garten is sharing her favorite chocolate desserts from over the years, with a new recipe added to the list, too. First up is her Chocolate Pecan Meringue Torte, followed by Decadent Chocolate Cake and Chocolate Creme Brulee. Finally, Ina shakes up the traditional dessert game with her Mocha Egg Cream.

Saturday
Feb 12
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 17, Episode 4

Cook Like a Pro: Thanksgiving New Ideas

Ina Garten is giving traditional Thanksgiving dinner dishes a modern twist. To start, it's out with the big bird and in with Tuscan Turkey Roulade, which is easy to make and carve. For side dishes, Ina makes Chipotle Smashed Sweet Potatoes and one-pan Thanksgiving Roasted Vegetables. Finally, her dazzling holiday dessert is Pumpkin Flan with Maple Caramel.

Saturday
Feb 19
7am | 6c
Season 19, Episode 4

Modern Comfort Food: Simply Seafood

Ina Garten is serving up a seafood spread, starting with Fresh Crab and Pea Risotto for a comforting one-pot wonder. Then she makes fast and foolproof Baked Cod with Garlic and Herb Ritz Crumbs and Potato Galettes with Smoked Salmon, an incredible easy canape. Finally, Ina's luxurious Lobster BLTs take a classic sandwich and give it a sensational twist.

Saturday
Feb 19
7:30am | 6:30c
Season 1, Episode 2

Best of Barefoot Comfort: Easy Dinners

Ina Garten is serving up her top picks for comforting, easy dinners, plus a new aperitif. There's Rigatoni with Sausage and Fennel, Roast Chicken Cobb Salad and Spring Green Risotto. Ina also shares her Salmon and Melting Cherry Tomatoes and a refreshing California Ice Tea.

Saturday
Feb 26
7am | 6c
Season 19, Episode 3

Modern Comfort Food: Remembered Flavors

Ina Garten is revisiting flavors from her past and bringing them up to date. First, her Lamb Stew with Spring Vegetables shakes up a dish she made as a newlywed in Washington, D.C. Childhood memories of her mom's cooking inspire her Split Pea Soup with Crispy Kielbasa, and she makes over Fresh Raspberry Mini Corn Muffins from the days of her Barefoot Contessa specialty store. Finally, Ina takes her taste buds back to Brooklyn with a Spicy Pimento Cheese Spread that makes an irresistible and easy hors d'oeuvre.

Saturday
Feb 26
7:30am | 6:30c

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The Barefoot Contessa is back, and this time she is teaching viewers how to cook like a pro. You've been invited to all of her fabulous parties, and now America's hostess with the mostess, Ina Garten, lifts the veil on all her tips, sharing techniques and professional strategies along with incredibly elegant and easy recipes.

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Ina throws open the doors of her Hamptons home for delicious food, dazzling ideas and good fun on Barefoot Contessa.

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