Ina's gone under the hammer and been won at The East Hampton, Group for the South Fork annual benefit. The auction prize is a Contessa lunch made by Ina herself. She makes a light, transportable feast using local ingredients for two devotees — Crunchy Noodle Salad, Asian Grilled Salmon and for dessert Lemon Yogurt Cake with Blueberry Syrup

Soup shouldn't be confined to the starters — it's a one-pot wonder that makes for a delicious, hearty meal that can be made in advance. Ina is recipe testing two of her favourites, so when good friend Frank tells her he has some friends in town, Ina decides to take the pressure off and take the two soups to his place for dinner – she gets to road test her recipes and he gets supper.

Ina embarks on a day of experimentation and tests out some classic, comforting recipes on her colleagues. First up are her Strawberry Scones which she reworks with two new ingredients, then a hearty Wild Mushroom Lasagna, inspired by produce found at her local organic mushroom farm, followed by a simplified Shrimp Bisque, with all the wow factor but half the effort.