"Just wonderful on a cold snowy evening with the fireplace lit, a chuck of Italian bread and a big soup spoon. I do use the short ribs instead, There has never been a recipe that I have made by Ina that I did not drool over, even down to baked brussel sprouts. Such a genius in the kitchen, now .................how easy is that? Thanks Ina for y"

"I ENJOY COOKING, WHEN I WANT TO TRY A RECIPE THERE IS NOT ONE TIME I HAVE NOT GONE TO EITHER ALTON BROWN OR INA GARTEN'S FILE. TWO VERY TOP QUALITY CHEFS WHO DO HAVE THE BEST TEST/TASTED RECIPES. MR. BROWN'S GYRO MEAT WITH THE TZATZIKI SAUCE IS JUST OUT OF THIS WORLD. ALWAYS TRUST THEIR GUIDING HAND. WHAT DOES ANNOY ME ARE THE PEOPLE WHO SUBSTI""

"Gee, I read the first few reviews which did have some questions/issues/negativity in the wording, and this is not the normal patter for such a fine person as Giada is. I don't know her, never met her, watch her show and then I just wonder if you must get just people on line who have the opportunityi to "smash" other people's reputation. I will as I hope you would, take this with a grain of salt and move on. How the hell can you screw up osso buco unless you put it in a gallof of motor oil and boiled it? Don't beleieve anything of what you hear and only half of what you see..............e w smith @ america on line dot com

"I am so happy, I had wrote down the recipe for fennel baked in the oven and its there now, a little cool in Florida and it's the perfect night to have the stove on. I just checked the recipe and I am on target. I am so happy to get this far, it smells wonderful, now could it not be good from Ina? Now, how easy is that?