Riva Cooper was one of the sweetest women I have ever known. As a mother she was my best playmate. We set the kitchen up as a grocery store and with my play cash register and butcher apron, I rang up cans of soup and flour and fruit that we properly arranged in sections mimicking …
Dedicated to Riva Cooper- her recipes with a few extra pinches of flavor Read More »
Welcome to the early spring edition of My Cooking Magazine. Spring brings memories of hope with cherry blossoms beginning to sneak out of their hidden winter branches, and the first of the tulips are starting to sprout from the ground. This year especially, we all need the added hope that spring brings. It is hard …
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A few of our stocking stuffer favorites while we stay safe at home: we selected unique culinary gifts that we enjoyed and look forward to preparing. Acoustic Chef by Muriel Anderson is a delicious book of recipes and music from around the world. The book features simple recipes with a creative CD that allows you …
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from A Kitchen Survivor. Anticipating this final column of the year, we hope the new year brings healing and relief for so many. Social engagement, intimate dining and community enclaves gone, seemingly at once. Oh, for that French bakery we went to every Saturday after the Farmers Market. I am all but tasting the …
Our tables may look different this year, but we are so grateful for Zoom guests and a chance to change things up. While I am used to getting up at 4 am for hair and makeup and going live on tv for turkey 911, then rushing home to pop 2 turkeys in the oven and …
So many types of cookies to share during the holiday season! Sharing a few tips to pass on. Social distance cookie sharing by wearing your mask, leaving a pan of homemade goodness at their doorstep and knowing both friends and strangers need a cookie and a smile. Chocolate chip cookies: Everyone has their opinion about …
Many times during the past six months, we, here at the magazine, have contemplated and discussed just how can substantive content be produced and shared. We want to deliver Information that is pertinent and makes readers feel good about embracing the kitchen again. We wonder how to be creative when one cannot travel, as readers …
If I were to pick my favorite Apple desserts: Apple pie with flaky crust and lots of cinnamon and apple-pie spice, apple turnovers warm out of the oven, apple cranberry tostada and Skillet Apple pie. So, in honor of Autumn and the time to hunker in and bake, I share just a few of hundreds …
I keep 6-8 cases of water in the garage all summer and fall now, so in the pandemic we do not have to run into crowded stores. The minute I hear a ‘watch’ is up for our area, these are the first precautions I undertake: Inventory the freezer and refrigerator; Reorganize the freezer and refrigerator …
Packing and cooking ……… for a tropical storm or hurricane Read More »
Like many, one might guess a bad hurricane season or a higher rate of seasonal flu to be the reason when out-of-season tourists started flocking into Florida, but never had a pandemic been anticipated. I am a chef, restaurant critic and consultant, but first and foremost, I am a lover of the craft of culinary …