The Cook’s Kitchen

From the entire Cook’s Kitchen and Well Fed Network family, we wish you a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family.  We are on vacation until January 2nd, but will return then with more kitchen coverage.  Best wishes to you and yours.

Cranberries stashed away in the freezer from Thanksgiving make a comeback in Christmas baking. The flavour of these muffins is fuller if you bake them a day ahead, and they can be frozen.
These are ideal for last minute hostess or co-worker gifts, especially if you present them in a festive looking tin. Pair with interesting […]

Celebrity cook Rachael Ray has popularized the concept of a “garbage bowl,” a bowl for you to stick on the counter while cooking to catch all your garbage and save all the endless trips to the garbage can.  So much so that she has come out with her own, you guessed it, line of garbage […]

Walking down the soft drink aisle of my favorite market is an adventure in shopping I can do without.  The selection is truly overwhelming.  Rounding the corner of Isle 6, bottled water is the first thing a shopper lays eyes on.  At least ten brands, some imported, some domestic, some with flavor and some in […]

Just about a year ago I wrote an article about one of my favorite desserts, Key Lime Pie.  Now that previous article covers all the bases, including some history, but this recipe is so perfect for the holiday season, it bears repeating.  That, plus the fact that I wanted to show off this photograph I took over Thanksgiving, led me to a recipe […]

How futuristic to be cooking with light? I recently picked up a Deni Halogen burner. The temperature range is 185 degrees up to 806 degrees through five different settings.  Isn’t that about how hot the surface of the sun is? 
The thought was originally to put this in a new BBQ concession trailer so I had […]

I make a lot of candy during the holiday season. Fudge, toffee, nut brittles, lollipops, truffles, you name it, I make it. Last year I discovered the number one tool in my kitchen for candy making, and it took me by surprise. You would think that I would mention my trusty candy thermometer, but no, […]