• I made Ina Garten's recipe for brown-butter skillet corn bread. • It was deliciously moist, with the perfect combination of sweet and savory flavors. • The corn bread was a hit at Friendsgiving years ago. Now I make the dish for every Thanksgiving.

With the help of Ina Garten's cookbooks, I've turned from a ramen-burning amateur to someone who can serve pasta dishes that her friends will actually eat.

So, when I decided to cook a few dishes for Friendsgiving, there was no question that the "Barefoot Contessa" star would be my source of inspiration.

As a huge pasta lover, I knew I had to test Garten's recipe for overnight mac and cheese. And I'm a firm believer that no Thanksgiving table is complete without carbs, so I also made her Parmesan smashed potatoes.

That already seemed l

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