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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.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock on this story, from Weekend Edition at 11:09 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Celeb chef Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient that ‘makes such a difference’ in eggs”, with reporting from Fox News, Jammin 99 FM and Zetik.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 11:09 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Vera Bullock.
The real story
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- New York PostCeleb chef Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient that ‘makes such a difference’ in eggs
- Fox NewsScrambled eggs get a ricotta upgrade with Ina Garten's easy recipe October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- Jammin 99 FMIna Garten’s secret to creamy scrambled eggs is an unexpected Italian staple October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
- ZetikIna Garten Uses Ricotta in 4-Serving Scrambled Eggs for Custardy Texture October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

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

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?
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.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorShe said it's like a custard rather than scrambled eggs. Is that a framework?
Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaIt's a pivot from scrambled to custard.
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.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou're charging for low heat?
Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaI'm charging for the pause before the low heat. Ina adds chives and serves it on buttered toast with Parmesan.
Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaAs a deliverable, that's a toast strategy.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd what's under the silver cloche you keep lifting?
Ignatius Bellwether-OduyaThe eggs. As a deliverable, the eggs are right here. Present. Fully visible.

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

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