Courtney Beamer

As an avid Ina Garten fan, I set out to cook all of her recipes (1,000+ 😅) and ended up falling in love with cookbooks. I’ve cooked 150 of Ina’s recipes so far and continue to explore other cookbooks to discover recipes for all occasions. Nothing beats sitting on the couch with your cookbook collection deciding which recipes to plan for the week. Here are some of the best cookbooks I’ve found in my journey. I’d recommend any and all to you fellow home cooks who are either starting or continuing on your journey!

Tiny closets? Limited cabinet space? Small square footage? Renting comes with plenty of challenges, but having beautiful places to put the things you love shouldn’t be one of them. As someone who has rented for 10+ years, I have built up a collection of storage options I can take with me from space to space that lets me tuck things away without sacrificing aesthetics and square footage.

There’s no tired like teacher tired, right?? Not to mention no budget like a teacher budget, right?? The end goal of my skincare routine has always been to ✨glow✨. As a teacher who wants a high quality skincare routine without all the fuss and without draining my bank account, these products are ones I’ve bought on repeat for YEARS. From my late 20s into my 30s, they’ve never let me down. It took me years to crack the code, but now that I have, I hope to save tired teachers some time and $$!

Ina is the queen of using what you have and also of indulging in food, flowers, and products that brings you joy. I’ve collected many cookware items per Ina’s recommendations in her cookbooks and these are some of my favorites! I didn’t expect to collect so many, but I’m glad I did along the way. They’ve all helped me grow as a home cook and make numerous recipes easier to approach. Nothing beats a kitchen stocked with quality tools.

I’ve cooked through 100+ Ina recipes and below is the ultimate galentine’s girl dinner guide featuring all Ina recipes! Our gal Ina has been doing this for decades so why not get inspiration from the queen of parties herself?? All recipes below are Ina approved so pick what fits your gal pals best!