Jun
30
2009
How many of us remember the family picnic?
I have many fond memories of packing up a cold supper and going with my family, including aunts, uncles and cousins, for a family picnic by the lake. Sometimes we would barbecue hot dogs and hamburgers to go with the salads and cool desserts my mother had packed. [...]
Feb
03
2009
Nigella Express 130 Recipes for Good Food Fast
The Domestic Goddess is back, and this time it’s instant. Nigella and her style of cooking have earned a special place in our lives, symbolizing all that is best, most pleasurable, most hands-on, and least fussy about good food. But that doesn’t mean she wants us [...]
Feb
03
2009
The Art of Simple Food Notes Lessons and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution
Perhaps more responsible than anyone for the revolution in the way we eat, cook, and think about food, Alice Waters has “single-handedly chang[ed] the American palate” according to the New York Times. Her simple but inventive dishes focus on a [...]
Feb
02
2009
The Best 30 Minute Recipe
300 Fast and Flavorful Recipes from America’s Most Trusted Test Kitchen
Tired of quick recipes that aren’t really quick or don’t taste very good? While some cookbooks promise 30-minute meals, America’s Test Kitchen delivers. The Best 30-Minute Recipe is packed with more than 300 great-tasting recipes, along with time-saving techniques that will [...]
Jan
31
2009
Christmas with Southern Living 2008 Great Recipes Easy Entertaining Festive Decorations Gift Ideas Christmas With Southern Living
The Christmas experts at Southern Living magazine continue the holiday tradition with this all-new 28th edition of Christmas with Southern Living, the cooking, entertaining, and decorating classic that’s steeped in gracious [...]
Jan
25
2009
How to Cook Everything Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition 2 000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Today’s favorite kitchen companion—revised and better than ever.
Mark Bittman’s award-winning How to Cook Everything has helped countless home cooks discover the rewards of simple cooking. [...]
Sep
08
2008
Welcome to the CookingNook.com blog.
We’re all about the kitchen and everything in it - whether it is delicious new recipes, cooking tips and tricks, nutrition, diet and weight loss, or new products. If it happens in the kitchen, we’re talking about it.
I love recipes that are easy on the cook. Whether it is dinner for [...]