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10 cookbooks to give as the perfect Mother’s Day gift

By Giovanna Mengarelli

PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 25: Chef Bryan Woolley cookbooks on display at the ECOLUXE Park City/ABC4 News Lounge at Tekila Mexican Grill & Cantina on January 25, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Tasia Wells/Getty Images for ECOLUXE)
PARK CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 25: Chef Bryan Woolley cookbooks on display at the ECOLUXE Park City/ABC4 News Lounge at Tekila Mexican Grill & Cantina on January 25, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Tasia Wells/Getty Images for ECOLUXE) /
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Ina Garten speaks onstage during a talk with Helen Rosner  (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
Ina Garten speaks onstage during a talk with Helen Rosner  (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images for The New Yorker) /

10. Cook Like a Pro by Ina Garten

For the tenth and final cookbook here, and yeah I know it’s been a lot and thank you for bearing with me here, we’ll go with a recommendation from a very well-known chef’s cookbook. The mother of the person who recommended this:

"just loves her recipes and finds them almost fool-proof."

To me, that’s what cooking should be like – foolproof. If one can do it, then anyone can. Cooking shouldn’t be hard and shouldn’t frustrate people. It should be easy and soothing and make people enjoy it. Well, that’s where Ina herself and her recipes come into play here.

Some of her recipes included in this particular cookbook (of many of hers), may include:

"Homemade ricotta, baked pasta with tomatoes & eggplant, butternut squash gratin—not to mention, a Campari and orange granita, which just so happens to include our favorite apéritif."

If you’re looking for something easy by a celebrity chef, and recipes that are tailored so the whole family will love them, then look no further and purchase Ina Garten’s cookbook here!

Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips for Home Cooks: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten, $35 at Williams-Sonoma. 

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