The Cook’s Kitchen

I like fire. I always have. It doesn’t matter if the fire is just the flicker of a match or a well built pile of hickory and cherry wood in one of my cookers, I like fire.

I like candles. Yes, I admit it! I am a straight man and I like candles! I prefer candle light to electric light. As long as I’m coming out here, I also like to cook and shop for food. I can spend hours picking out the freshest and best ingredients.

Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love to barbecue. It’s a celebration of my love of fire and food. Well, over the weekend my love of fire and food found a new toy that fuels that love; Pepperidge Farm Cookie Scented Candles.

Yes ladies and gentlemen, in a joint collaboration, Pepperidge Farms and the Yankee Candle Company have released a new line of cookie scented candles. Have you ever imagined having the smell of baking Milanos, Mint Milanos, Raspberry Milanos, Sugar Cookies, Snicker Doodles or Chessmen cookies in your hme whenever you want it. Well now you can. My current favorite it the Chessmen, but my wife prefers the Snicker Doodles.

Could all this be a result of Yankee Candle’s CEO, Craig Ryden having spent time as vice president of Marketing for Pepperidge Farm and president of Godiva Chocolates? Who knows, but I’m looking forward to the days of Godiva scented candles.