culinary review
   
   

Ina Garten, host of Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network often cooksina garten rich meals with premium ingredients. Her recipes are often relatively high in calories as well as price. Let's take a look at a sample of her recipes. How many calories does each serving contain and how much does it cost?

Recipe Calories per ServingTotal Calories
Cost per ServingTotal Cost

    
Breakfast/Brunch     
Herbed-Baked Eggs
663
1,326
$1.37
$2.75
     
Meat:
    
Fillet of Beef Bourguignonne 1,175 7,048 $4.65 $27.90
Brisket with Carrots and Onions
5125,118 $3.16
$31.55
     
Pasta:
    
Grown Up Mac and Cheese 1,408 2,816 $4.43 $8.86
     
Chicken:     
Chicken with Herbed Goat Cheese 325 1,950 $1.97 $11.85
Oven-Fried Chicken 1,310 7,862 $5.40 $32.38
Butterflied Chicken 349 2,792 $1.40 $11.18
     
Entrees:
    
Asian Grilled Salmon 390 2,338 $4.95 $29.71
Salmon with Lentils 720 2,878 $5.78 $23.12
     
Soup:     
Zucchini Vichyssoise
237
1,422
$1.49
$8.91
Fresh Pea Soup 191 1,149 $1.08 $6.49
Parker's Split Pea Soup
4342,170 $0.87 $4.35
Lentil Sausage Soup 568 4,541 $1.60 $12.79
     
Sides:
    
Cauliflower Gratin 466 1,866 $2.88 $11.54
Broccolini and Balsamic Vinaigrette 127 764 $2.68 $16.09
Garlic Sauteed Spinach 92 550 $1.03 $6.20
Green Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
725
2,901$1.52
$6.07
Roasted Asparagus 53 427 $1.35 $10.80
Saffron, Zucchini and Herb Couscous
265
1,588
$3.44
$20.66
Sauteed Asparagus and Snap Peas
79473
$1.43
$8.55
Smashed Sweet Potatoes
3402,717
$0.74
$5.94
Zucchini with Parmesan 151 905 $1.49 $8.97
Herb Potato Salad 432 2,591 $0.95 $5.67
Couscous with Pine Nuts 525 2,100 $1.38 $5.51
     
Dressings & Sauces:
    
Creamy Vinaigrette5001,000 $3.02 $6.04
     
Dessert:     
Chocolate Espresso Cheesecake with Ganache
569
6,828 $0.89 $10.63
     
Baking:
    
Banana Crunch Muffins
474
8,534
$0.34
$6.14
Cheese Puffs 53 2,139 $0.10 $4.07
Black and White Angel Food Cake 538 4,302 $0.74 $5.93
Blueberry Coffee Cake Muffins
277
4,435
$0.39
$6.26
Blueberry Crumb Cake 639 3,835 $0.71 $4.24
Chocolate White Chocolate Chunk Cookies 135 5,401 $0.14 $5.67
Outrageous Brownies
628
12,551 $0.79$15.87
Pecan Squares 1,003 20,052 $1.79 $35.72
Chive Biscuits 257 2,059 $0.51 $4.04
     
Candy:     
Chocolate Truffles653,921 $0.12 $7.49
     
Drinks:
    
Bloody Mary
165
989
$1.20
$7.18
Hot Chocolate
580
2,319
$11.24
$44.96
Mai Tai
256
511
$1.81
$3.62
Real Margaritas
352
1,407
$3.64
$14.57
Long Island Iced Tea
333333
$2.74
$2.74
Pink Lemonade
85
677
$0.40$3.17
Sea Breeze Cocktail
211
1,689
$0.99
$7.90
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