A few weeks ago, a friend of mine had a dinner party that she’d won from Williams-Sonoma and Calphalon. Ali’s not a food blogger, just a mom like me who enjoys entertaining. Well, when she heard about the contest, she applied and she won. She got two Calphalon Unison nonstick pans, some Calphalon cooking utensils (one… Continue reading Marinated Pork Tenderloin
Author: Jennifer
Lemon Mousse Pie
Now that summer’s officially here, that means amazing fruit is back in season and light, fruity desserts are a must have for all those outdoor parties. I love my chocolate, but I also love a good fruit tart or pie. It doesn’t matter if it’s blueberry, strawberry, peach or plum, they’re all wonderful. But… Continue reading Lemon Mousse Pie
Eat my Blog
If you follow me on twitter (@kitchycooker) you know that I participated in Eatmyblog 2.0 on Saturday in West Hollywood. For those of you who don’t know, Eatmyblog is a charity bake sale where are all the goodies are made by southern California food bloggers and all the money raised goes to the Los Angeles… Continue reading Eat my Blog
Dutch Baby for Father’s Day Brunch
I know that breakfast in bed and flowers are reserved for Mother’s Day, and barbecues and outdoor parties are reserved for Father’s Day, but why? Doesn’t a father who works hard all week and comes home in time for dinner and help put the kids (or in my case, baby) to bed deserve some pampering… Continue reading Dutch Baby for Father’s Day Brunch
Red Wine Marinated Flank Steak
One of my favorite things is getting my monthly pedicure. As a woman who’s on her feet all day, there’s absolutely nothing better. My pedicurist is especially great because they have two televisions that are always on and the network that plays most is the food network. Well, the last time I was there Grill… Continue reading Red Wine Marinated Flank Steak
Strawberry Dumplings
I love strawberries. They’re good straight out of the basket, in muffins, on cereal, in lemonade… I honestly don’t think there’s a wrong way to have a strawberry. I’m especially a fan of strawberry shortcake. But a cake takes time and trust me as a new mom, time is something I just don’t have. Then… Continue reading Strawberry Dumplings
Quick and Easy Bean Dip for Book Club
I’m part of a book club, which means every month we get together to discuss a book. But we don’t just talk books (and anything else that comes up) we also eat. Well, this month we read The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. And before you ask, no, I did not make… Continue reading Quick and Easy Bean Dip for Book Club
(Not) Slow Cooker Chicken Mushroom Risotto
My mommy group has been hit with a variety of illnesses lately, the most prominent being Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease. It’s a virus that brings with it a fever and little blisters on the children’s hands, feet and mouths. It’s no fun for the babies or the parents, but evidently it’s a very common virus, especially… Continue reading (Not) Slow Cooker Chicken Mushroom Risotto
Coffee Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this, but I’m married. For almost six years now. And if you’re married you know part of the wedding process is registering for gifts. I registered for a lot of kitchen ware because I love to cook. But as with every bridal, wedding and/or baby shower, there are people… Continue reading Coffee Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
Creamy Tomato Soup
Every so often when I’m in a restaurant I’ll order the soup as an appetizer. It’s rare, but it happens. And it’s usually very good. Then I go home and I want to try my hand, but I get caught up in what I had and how yummy it was and I immediately get intimidated. I… Continue reading Creamy Tomato Soup
Spring Fruit Salad
I’m so excited that spring is finally here. Okay, I know spring has been here officially since the end of March, but in Los Angeles, it actually finally feels like spring. The sun is out, the temperature’s up in the high 70’s, there’s no rain or wind… in other words it’s gorgeous. Just the… Continue reading Spring Fruit Salad