Birthday Surprise

March 30, 2013

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Barefoot Contessa - S18 - E9

Ina plans a birthday surprise for a friend. Italian-seafood salad and German-chocolate cupcakes are prepared, along with a special birthday cheeseboard gift and amazing flowers.

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Barefoot Contessa: Season 18 - 10 Episode s

18x1 - The Adventure Begins
January 12, 2013
Ina and Jeffrey are touring California. Included: chicken with wild mushrooms, served with a green salad dressed with Napa vinaigrette; grilled pork chops with green beans gremolata. Also: baked goat cheese at Robert Sinskey Vineyards.
18x2 - Good Stuff
January 19, 2013
Ina serves an alfresco lunch of roasted asparagus and prosciutto with hollandaise sauce; and then, Tyler Florence shows her how to cook a porterhouse steak. Later, she shops in San Francisco for the ingredients she needs for a sunset picnic, with her husband, Jeffrey Garten.
18x3 - Eat Like a Local
January 26, 2013
Included: tomato crostini and whipped feta; the secrets of Thomas Keller's buttermilk-fried chicken; and thyme-roasted almonds. Also: a basil gimlet and wine spritz, prepared by mixologist Jon Gasparini.
18x4 - Food Adventures
February 9, 2013
Ina makes a lobster salad w/lemon mayonnaise; & learns a recipe for chocolate torte, during a visit to Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford, Cal. Meanwhile, Jeffrey tastes Spanish pea soup w/crispy ham; later joins Ina for Viennese iced coffee.
18x5 - Dinner in Nappa
February 2, 2013
Ina's dinner menu includes Israeli couscous; tuna salad; and raspberry-crumble bars. Later, she visits chef Michael Chiarello, who cooks chicken a la vendemmia, with grapes picked from his own vineyard.
18x6 - Library Inaugural Drinks
March 9, 2013
Ina pays thanks to the team, that designed and built her new library, by throwing a party. Dishes include fig-and-fennel caponata; an antipasto platter; mashed chickpeas; and mussels with saffron mayonnaise.
18x7 - Perfect Day in East Hampton
March 16, 2013
Raspberry muffins and coffee are made for breakfast, after which Ina visits the "Southfork Kitchen" in Bridgehampton, N.Y., where she cooks with chef and owner Joe Isidori. Later, a comforting soup dinner is prepared.
18x8 - Game Plan
March 23, 2013
Ina shares entertaining tips and recipes for chili-tortilla chips; slow-roasted fillet of beef with basil-Parmesan mayonnaise; roasted balsamic Brussels sprouts; and truffled mashed potatoes.
18x9 - Birthday Surprise
March 30, 2013
Ina plans a birthday surprise for a friend. Italian-seafood salad and German-chocolate cupcakes are prepared, along with a special birthday cheeseboard gift and amazing flowers.
18x10 - Local Food Heroes
April 6, 2013
Ina takes inspiration from the Hamptons, when creating new recipes for her blog. Included: salmon-and-guacamole sandwiches; salted-caramel brownies; and a balsamic-roasted beet salad.

18x1 - The Adventure Begins

18x2 - Good Stuff

18x3 - Eat Like a Local

18x4 - Food Adventures

18x5 - Dinner in Nappa

18x6 - Library Inaugural Drinks

18x7 - Perfect Day in East Hampton

18x8 - Game Plan

18x9 - Birthday Surprise

18x10 - Local Food Heroes

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