The Cook’s Kitchen

This recipe came about as so many of mine often do – out of running late and laziness.Before I learned better I used to throw dinner parties that would consist of complicated time consuming food preparations and while the food was great, I was too stressed out to enjoy my guests.
Now when I entertain I […]

I have an idea for a travel ad for Florida in the summer. Want to hear it? Here goes:Come to sunny Florida and experience temperatures found only in the fire and brimstone of Hell. Discover the delights of humidity ranges that are technically called icky, sticky, muggy and yucky. You will be amazed to find […]

Here’s something I have learned about entertaining – if you serve even the most basic food in teeny portions, it seems way fancier and is much more fun to eat.
I love tomato soup! My favorite comfort food of all time is tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Of course the tomato soup of my childhood […]

Yesterday I cheated. No, not on my husband or taxes or driver’s test. On my diet. Yep, I am a big fat cheater! Hey, I think I just figured out where that expression came from … people who cheat on their diets and become big and fat. Don’t roll your eyes, it could be true!
I was […]

It is officially Spring! Yeah! I live on the West Coast of Florida and our seasons consist of the hot and humid season, the hotter than hell and so humid you can’t breathe season, hurricane season and those couple of glorious weeks we call Spring. Not too hot, not too humid, just perfect!  And Spring […]

I volunteer for a non-profit organization that once a month or so hosts a dinner to ply our invitees with delicious food hoping they will pry open their wallets and fork over their hard earned cash to our worthy cause.  Normally I have a lot of say so as to the menu, however I was […]

Welcome Carol Kicinski to the Cook’s Kitchen! Carol is our gluten-free living expert. I know that my family will be looking to learn a lot from Carol, a welcome addition to the team!

Macaroons exemplify my philosophy of gluten-free eating and cooking. They are naturally and simply gluten-free cookies. They require no mixing of other gluten-free […]