This variation on potato salad has 125 reviews and five stars on The Food Network’s website. It’s only a little bit different from Garten’s Potato Salad recipe.

1 cup chopped yellow onions; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/8 cup good olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper ...

Related: 11 Kale Salads Perfect for Summer Tip 3: Take Those Greens for a Spin. This next nugget of Ina wisdom is found in several of her salad recipes and simply makes sense, yet is often overlooked.

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A quick toss with olive, salt, and pepper and 30 or 40 minutes in the oven, and — voila — a crispy green side dish you can serve with anything from grilled meats to Ina’s perfect roast ...

Ina says: “You could stand at the stove stirring risotto for 25 to 30 minutes, or you could combine the ingredients in a Dutch oven, throw it in the oven for 35 minutes, and spend the time doing ...

“Chicken salad’s so much better when the chicken’s warm,” she explains. “It really absorbs the sauce.” Finally, she tosses it together with her hands and pours the sauce over it.

Barefoot Contessa Parties!: Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun Ina Garten. Clarkson N Potter Publishers, $35 (264pp) ISBN 978-0-609-60644-5 ...