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Ina Gartenmay love cooking forher husband Jeffrey, but she can’t wait to return to whipping up meals for her friends, too.
On Thursday, the cookbook author, 73, shared onInstagramthat she is “so excited” to have her friends come over for dinner again — and revealed the special recipe she hopes to cook for the occasion.
“I’m so excited to start thinking about having my friends for dinner again!!! (Once they’re vaccinated!!),” Garten wrote. “I miss them so much.”
TheBarefoot Contessastar said she is thinking about cooking the spring green spaghetti carbonara as “everything around [her] feels like Spring.”
The recipe comes from Garten’slatest cookbookModern Comfort Food, and can be found on herBarefoot Contessa website.
“I took a delicious - but very rich! - classic pasta dish and added crisp green vegetables like asparagus, peas, and snow peas that add a wonderful freshness to a decadent carbonara,” she said of the recipe.
“Plus a nice chilled glass of Chablis and I think my guests will be very happy!!” Garten added.
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“Looks so good!” wrote filmmakerNancy Meyers.
Julianna Marguliesadded, “Yum! I’m coming over❤️”
Of course, the online posts have also helped the Food Network star.
“It gave me a focus when we didn’t have one and connected me with people who were really struggling,” shetold PEOPLEin September about her social media presence. “I think people liked that I kept it upbeat, even though we were all anxious.”
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