Jennifer Garner says she 'leans heavily' on Ina Garten for food inspiration: 'Anything I do well is because of Ina'

• Jennifer Garner is the latest celebrity to appear in Harper Bazaar's "Food Diaries" series.
• Garner heaped praise onto Ina Garten, cookbook author and star of "Barefoot Contessa."

Jennifer Garner is a loyal fan of Ina Garten's cooking.

On Saturday, Garner shared everything she eats in a day with Harper Bazaar for their "Food Diaries" series on YouTube. While discussing making food for her children, she made a point to mention Garten.

Garten bought the Barefoot Contessa specialty food shop in 1978 before starring on Food Network's "Barefoot Contessa" show in 2001. She's also authored numerous cookbooks throughout her career.

"I lean heavily on the Barefoot Contessa," Garner said. "I love her recipes. You can count on her honey white bread. You can count on beef bourguignon, her roast chicken — obviously, it's a classic."

She added: "The way that she's taught me to roast vegetables. The way she makes salmon. Anything I do well is because of Ina."

The two women share a close relationship, often popping up on each other's Instagram accounts.

Garten shared a photo of them eating burgers at an In-N-Out in December 2018, and Garner celebrated Garten's 70th birthday in a separate post that February.

"Three years ago @inagarten cooked for me on my birthday...today is her 70th birthday and if I was able to cook for her, it would only be because she taught me (and the rest of America) how," Garner wrote in the caption.

In December 2021, Garner attempted to make Garten's Beef Bourguignon in an Instagram video but almost set her kitchen on fire.

"Ina would never!" Garner joked in the caption.

Garten responded to Garner in the comment section, saying, "I almost set the kitchen on fire every time."