Quotes By Ina Garten

In the summer you want fresh, light and sort of quick things; in winter you want things that are comforting, so your body really tells you you want to go towards potatoes, apples, fennel, things that are warm and comforting. And loin of pork.

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.

I always have music. I love it to be very upbeat. When you're having drinks, I like something like Cesaria Evora. During dinner, I like the much more traditional - old Frank Sinatra and things like that.

They say that gardens look better when they are created by loving gardeners rather than by landscapers, because the garden is more tended to and cared for. The same thing goes for cooking. I only cook for people I love.

If you think about a Thanksgiving dinner, it's really like making a large chicken.

I love Alton Brown's show 'Good Eats,' about the chemistry of food. It's really thoughtful.