The Cook’s Kitchen

Odds are, you’ve probably heard of Colin Cowie, the fabulous designer to the stars.  Counting Oprah, Jerry Seinfeld, Demi Moore and Jennifer Lopez among his client roster, it’s safe to say that the man knows his stuff.  He recently released his latest book, Colin Cowie Chic: The Guide to Life as It Should Be, so for […]

Every couple of years, I go through my kitchen cabinets and do a massive purge of my cookie pans.  Between getting beat up, bent, dinged, darkened or even rusted, I like to replace them and start anew.  All the better for a perfectly baked cookie, in my opinion. 
If you’re on the prowl for a new […]

I am a big fan of Domino magazine … whether it’s decorating ideas, interesting recipes or advice on entertaining or going green, they’ve got you covered.  Because we frequently entertain, I am always on the lookout for more tips and tricks to make the shin-dig more pleasurable for everyone. 
In a recent issue of Domino, they […]

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.

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 […]

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Cooking the turkey for the upcoming Thanksgiving Day holiday?  Then you know what a pain it can sometimes be to get the darn bird out of the roasting pan. 
Well, the folks at William Bounds, Ltd. are coming to your rescue with their new Sili Sling (love the name!).  Priced at $19.99, it just might be the […]

In kitchens all over, turkeys are going into the oven, and disasters are happening right before our eyes.  Have a question about turkeys?  Baking problems?  Wine pairing issues?  Here’s a few telephone numbers to help you out this week:
Holiday Hotlines:
For all your turkey questions, Butterball: 1-800-BUTTERBALL
For all your baking questions, Land O’Lakes: 1-800-782-9606
For wine pairing […]

Until recently, I always thought of Cascade and Electrasol dishwasher detergent as fairly interchangeable. To be quite honest, I didn’t really spend that much time thinking about it. I mean, they’re both “big names,” how different could dishwasher detergent be, right? When it was on my list, I’d buy whichever had the best sale price […]

It always seems that no matter how many serving spoons and forks I have, I either never have enough, or don’t have the exact type I’m looking for at that particular moment.  All U Can Handle is coming to my rescue with these very colorful hand-painted ceramic servers starting at the bargain price of 6 […]