Cooking Articles

Tongue In PEEP

The signs of spring are all around us. Robins are nesting in the trees, tulips and daffodils are blooming in the garden, and those adorable, tiny, bright yellow marshmallow chicks are sitting on the grocery...

Green and Grains

Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The sun is finally here. After weeks of storms pounding the West Coast, the skies parted, the sun came out, the temperature rose 20 degrees, and the first spring asparagus appeared...

An Easygoing Easter With The Slow Cooker

When it comes to Easter, I have very strong feelings. You see, it has always been my favorite holiday for a bunch of different reasons. When I was a kid, I loved waking up with my siblings and cousins...

Dinner: Impossible?

A few days ago I found myself the unwitting participant in what appeared to be a really bad episode of Top Chef or some other food television contest show. There may have been no cameras filming my furrowed...

A New Twist On Fish And Chips

We’ve all heard that fish is one of the healthiest things to feed our kids. It’s low in fat and calories, and packed with omega 3 fatty acids. Most fish is especially high in the compound DHA, which...

Everlasting Vanilla

It was tucked into the side of one of the gift baskets I received from my Mom and Dad this Christmas: a small, nondescript bottle surrounded by bubble wrap with a rather homemade-looking computer printed...

Hold The Sauce

After shopping one of his recent meat sales, hubby brought home some spare ribs. Now, I think it may have been years since we’ve had ribs for dinner. Nothing against ribs—they just haven’t been...

The Best Stir-Fry Ever

What’s not to love about a stir-fry for dinner? 1. It’s quick. 2. It’s easy. 3. It’s healthy. But rely on it too many nights and it’s … well, boring. While we often fall back on...

On Easter Lamb and Wine

We here at CDKitchen advance or preference no religious belief. We do, however, like to talk about religious holidays because that's when people scout about the internet in search of food recipes. This...

Four Ingredients for Simple, Stunning Dessert

I am always on the lookout for simple, easy to assemble desserts for those nights when friends drop by. As many delicious bakeries now dot city blocks and artisanal ice creams line store freezer shelves,...

A Salmon A Day . . .

Eat fish! It is good for your heart, fights depression, improves your vision and will help you live a long and healthier life! Then again, maybe don’t eat fish. These days we are being warned that...

Winging It: Making Crockpot Buffalo Wings

Growing up, the only experience I had with chicken wings were the ones covered with feathers that belonged to the small population of egg-laying hens on our Montana farm. Once in a while, we raised...

Kosher for Passover

Passover, the most theologically important holiday in the Jewish calendar, celebrates the renewal of spirit each spring. This holiday recollects and shares the most significant story in Jewish history...

Around the World in Hard Boiled Eggs

Hard boiled eggs have it rough. Their popularity waxes and wanes with the seasons and trends up or down at the whim of the latest hip restaurants. Eggs themselves are a year round staple for everything...

A Cookie for Springtime

The epitome of a springtime cookie is the pastel colored, light as air French style macaron. Originally from Paris, these almond and egg white based treats come in a multitude of flavors and colors. The...

Marshmallow Peeps For Science

Have you had enough of malted milk eggs and chocolate bunnies yet? Perchance you’ve tossed out a handful of jellybeans just to get them cleaned up (Don’t worry, I won’t tell)? Any chance a few of...