Cooking Articles

Oh My Sweet!

Sweet potatoes were probably one of the first foods I ever ate. I even remember (at least I think I remember!) little jars of baby food that were pureed sweet potato. It was probably what my mom was feeding...

Pennywise Cooking

The recent economic uncertainty has had many of us watching every dollar that goes in and out of our pockets. One of the biggest and most unavoidable expenditures in any family budget is the cost of food....

An Epic Pizza Failure

In an attempt to try something new this week, I made a cauliflower pizza crust recipe. It’s been posted all over the internet lately and had received a ringing endorsement on an internet pin board. It...

Kitchen Journeys

I have recently returned from a vacation of sorts. Although I don't think that the adventurous three weeks of my journey through China constitute the sort of rest and relaxation that the word "vacation"...

Pages of Possibilities: Cookbooks for Kids

What I love most about cookbooks are the possibilities contained within. The endlessly delicious possibilities. Just the potluck of choices and mouth-watering ideas pulled together in one place is certainly...

I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket

At this time of year, we’re all thinking about eggs. How many eggs will the kids need to dye for the big egg hunt? What kind of baked egg dish can I bring to Easter brunch? Will the Easter bunny be bringing...

Flipping Out For American Flapjacks

I just returned from a family weekend in Massachusetts where my cousin Marc (whom my sister affectionately and accurately calls "The Renaissance Man") prepared a pancake feast for a family of 50. In advance,...

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...