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Ina Garten's secret scrambled egg ingredient is ricotta

Garten told the Wall Street Journal her recipe from Simply Ina uses about half a cup of ricotta, folded in over low heat; breakfast just got billable.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIna Garten says the secret to creamy scrambled eggs is ricotta, about half a cup, folded in over very low heat.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorWith me is Ignatius Bellwether-Oduya of Corbin Lathe Advisory, who bills four thousand dollars an hour. Ignatius, what is your read on the ricotta?

  3. Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaDirectionally, it's cheese. As a deliverable, I'm giving you a scrambled egg with cheese in it, and my team has validated that in the eggs.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe said it's like a custard rather than scrambled eggs. Is that a framework?

  5. Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaIt's a pivot from scrambled to custard.

  6. Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaAs a deliverable, I'm giving you low heat, which is the heat being lower, and that's four thousand dollars of my morning.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou're charging for low heat?

  8. Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaI'm charging for the pause before the low heat. Ina adds chives and serves it on buttered toast with Parmesan.

  9. Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaAs a deliverable, that's a toast strategy.

  10. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd what's under the silver cloche you keep lifting?

  11. Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaThe eggs. As a deliverable, the eggs are right here. Present. Fully visible.

  12. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIgnatius, I'll give you three stars. The plate is empty.

  13. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe said custard rather than scrambled eggs, and you've served me neither.

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