10 Joanna Gaines recipes you must try (2024)

FAQs

Does Joanna Gaines eat healthy? ›

“Typically with sweets, I go all out,” she says. “If you're gonna make the cake, just make the cake.” The key, of course, is moderation. Gaines does stress that most of her family's food includes things like the nutritious vegetables and fruits that grow in their own garden—like this beautiful broccoli!

Gaines is not a trained chef nor has she operated or owned restaurants.

“I initially wrote down every recipe I could think of, but they were just names. Then I sat with my food team, a few friends I work with from the restaurant [Magnolia Table], and we built out those recipes one by one, putting together flavors that I thought would be fun together,” says Gaines.

If you've been wondering how she manages to keep her hair looking soft, bouncy, and absolutely flawless, we've got the answer! In an interview with Popsugar, Gaines revealed that she was a big fan of Oribe's line of premium hair care products and she uses a few best-sellers to maintain her voluminous look.

The two began dating, and in 2003, they were married in Waco. Chip and Joanna Gaines belong to the evangelical Antioch Community Church, which has been criticized for its anti-gay views. They have five children: Drake, Ella, Duke, Emmie, and Crew.

Where Is Chip and Joanna Gaines' Restaurant Located? Magnolia Table is an eight-minute drive from the Silos, the downtown Waco, Texas, shopping complex home to Chip and Joanna's many businesses. The restaurant only serves breakfast and lunch and is open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to Saturday.

Chip and Joanna Gaines have an estimated net worth of $50 million collectively. The couple has numerous revenue streams, including Fixer Upper, Magnolia Network, Magnolia Realty, Magnolia Homes, Hearth & Hand for Target and numerous retail and restaurant businesses in their native Texas.

La Cornue, a French brand Gaines also has been known to favor, starts at $10K and goes way past six figures. Gaines (and her fans) recently took to Instagram to dish about their favorite Fixer Upper kitchens, and, unsurprisingly, plenty of fans picked the one that features a blue-gray Ilve range front and center.

Chip and Joanna have made $30,000 per episode on Fixer Upper, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Chip and Joanna don't have a TV in their home. They watch episodes of Fixer Upper at a friend's house — usually while eating dessert! Their 1895 farmhouse is the ninth home they've lived in and renovated together.

How many cookbooks does Joanna Gaines have? ›

Joanna Gaines Reveals the Cover of Her Third Cookbook Filled with Recipes New and Old. Rebecca Aizin is an Editorial Assistant at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023.

BEST TIME TO VISIT

Tuesday is the best day of the week to visit both the Silos and Magnolia Table. December is a fun time to visit to see all of the holiday installations, and it isn't super hot or crowded. Another good time to go is spring or during the Silobration, usually in the fall.

Book overview

Magnolia Table includes 125 classic recipes—from breakfast, lunch, and dinner to small plates, snacks, and desserts—presenting a modern selection of American classics and personal family favorites.

The couple is in the process of renovating Waco's historic Elite Cafe and transforming it into their new restaurant Magnolia Table, a project estimated to cost them $2 million, according to the Waco Tribune-Herald.

Since lunch is more of an afterthought, Gaines is a big snacker in the afternoons, relying on foods like protein bars, trail mix and fresh fruit to get her through to dinner. Her family is also a big fan of juicing their garden-fresh produce and she loves having juice on hand for a little pick-me-up.

Chip Gaines has lost at least 10 pounds while training for his and wife Joanna's annual event, The Silo District Marathon. The former Fixer Upper host opened up about getting in shape in the new issue of their magazine. He admitted he was "20 pounds overweight" before he started working out.

There's no booze.

There's plenty of juice (it comes served in flights) and coffee (it's poured into mugs that sport the spot's mottos), but Chip and Jo never mentioned anything alcoholic. It could be because Magnolia Table opens at 6 a.m. and closes by 3 p.m. every day.

The couple, who celebrated 20 years of marriage this year, opened up about their current relationship, calling it "the second part of our marriage." "Jo and I are in this beautiful moment," Chip Gaines, 49, said. "We're evolving into each other."