The Cook’s Kitchen

When growing up, BBQ was a Weber Kettle Grill and Kingsford briquettes. I’m sure propane grills existed, but I don’t recall seeing many as a kid. Now the kitchen has literally moved outdoors with sinks, gas burners, refrigeration, and more. 2007 was a record setting year in the BBQ industry. 2008 looks to be even […]

We eat a lot of salads with our dinner, so I had to jump at the opportunity to try a new line of dressings. I am already a big fan of Wish Bone’s Spritzers because you can put just enough dressing on the salad to get the flavor throughout without drowning the lettuce in a […]

Anyone who knows me would say I am a pasta fanatic. I adore all types of pasta, and will eat it simply with a bit of olive oil or with a flavorful sauce. So, when the opportunity to taste a new brand of pasta was presented, I jumped a the chance. I […]

For quick biscuits that taste close to homemade, I gotta give two spatulas up for Grands! Southern Style Biscuits.  These frozen biscuits go from hockey pucks to fluffy rich biscuits in 17 minutes in a 375 degree oven.  The resealable bag means that you can prepare two or three biscuits now and have more for […]

Do you have an Uncle Ben? We all have a favorite Uncle that has a secret recipe or way of cooking. Does he share his secrets with you without having to kill you? Well I am trying a box of rice from my ‘Corporate Uncle Ben.’ He has released two new recipes. They are boxed […]

About a week before Easter, I was driving through my supermarket parking lot, when I saw something that literally made me slam on my brakes. A new chocolate shop had opened up, practically in my own backyard! Forget the supermarket! I pulled into the closest parking space and headed inside.
The name of […]

I’ve mentioned before how much I love kitchen gadgets, so a gadget that cooks bacon was right up my alley.
Skeptical only mildly describes my thoughts when I first unwrapped the WowBacon Cooker. It looked like a plastic drink pitcher with snap-on lid. There was just no way this thing was going to produce edible cooked […]

I love gadgets. It used to be that I wanted the coolest computer related gadgets I could get my hands on. These days it’s cool kitchen gadgets that get me going.
I saw the Zak Designs multi-color measuring spoons in Gourmet magazine and thought they would be fun to have in the kitchen. […]

The other day, I was shopping at Williams-Sonoma, looking for a heart-shaped cake pan. Surprisingly, I didn’t find one. What I did find, was an interesting-looking product called Sprinkles Cupcake Mix. I had seen these mixes in the store before, but the flavors never called out to me, so I just passed […]

Parchment paper is something of an unsung hero, but it’s truly a culinary wonder tool. The food section of the LA Times sings its praises this week (see the full article here). When I worked in a professional kitchen, we used it all the time, but it’s only been in the last ten years […]