The 'How to Cook' Blog

I’ll get right to it… In my opinion, the Joy of Cooking: The All-Purpose Cookbook is the best cookbook on the market. Why, you ask? Because it teaches you how to make EVERYTHING! It has something for everyone and every ethnicity. Even my husband likes using it! It teaches you classical techniques, and has “old-school” recipes, and great new ones too. Get ready to get your hands dirty in the  [ Read More ]

That’s what I said! Win Free Pizza for 1 Year, but the contest ends on June 27th! So, hurry up! Visit the Ristorante Contest from Dr. Oetker’s to win 1 year’s worth of pizza! That’s a lot of pizza people! What’s the story? Well, this contest is in celebration of the launch of the Ristorante.ca website. That’s right, I said it’s “.ca”, that means the contest is only open to  [ Read More ]

I know you’ve all heard people say, “You could fry an egg on the sidewalk, it’s so hot!” Why not try baking cookies on your dashboard? That’s just what a lady did in New Hampshire on one of these hot, balmy, summer days. She has figured out that with a temperature outside of 95 degrees, that the internal temperature of her car gets up to 200 degrees. Wow…that’s hot! Not  [ Read More ]

I saw this great step-by-step video and had to share it with you. This is the perfect summertime beverage. Looks and sounds so refreshing. Photo left: Gancia poster print . I always believe making things from scratch at home, especially if it’s easy to do, tastes the best: How to Prepare a Delicious Aperitif – video powered by Metacafe *** I hope this is delicious, because I’m going to try  [ Read More ]

I just got back from another trip to Dallas, Texas…supposedly the home of BBQ… Well, I have to tell you, I am a REALLY picky person when it comes to BBQ. If it’s not JUST RIGHT, I can’t and won’t eat it. I am not a typical BBQ lover. I don’t like “red sauce”, anything vinegary or tomato-flavored in the sauce on my barbecued meat! To me, real BBQ is  [ Read More ]

Whether they are small white onions, pearl onions, small red onions, shallots or any other type of small onion…and you need to peel a lot of them at one time…here’s the trick! Boil a pot of water large enough to accommodate the amount of onions you are needing to peel. Once the water in the pot is boiling, put the onions in and boil for 1 min. Then, strain them  [ Read More ]

Quinoa is an ancient grain, full of protein, that I wish I could use a lot more in my cooking…So, today I tried baking with it, and it turned out amazingly well! Just delicious!!! ~ Kimberly Edwards Type: Dessert Serve With: By themselves, with butter or jam Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: ~ 25 min Yield: 12 large muffins Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups Flour – I prefer Robin Hood  [ Read More ]

My good stumble upon friend, zjs102, has an amazing website called SizzUp.com. It is all about making the perfect alcoholic cocktails at home, and anything to do with that and partying…LOL Joe often has some great little applications to play around with, and one of them is this Online Breathalyzer! Provided you aren’t too drunk to use it, you can enter in your information, such as: 1. Age 2. Sex  [ Read More ]

I am always making friends online in the same niches I am in, and always looking at other blogs that are similar to mine… I found one blog, LisaCooking.com, and it first caught my eye because my sister’s name is Lisa…LOL… But when I got into the site, I found that Lisa had a lot of great ideas, some good reviews on products I haven’t tried or even seen before,  [ Read More ]

I am a Caesar fanatic! I love them!!! They are like a meal in a glass…LOL… I wanted to find a video to share with you that would show you exactly how to make the Perfect Canadian Caesar Cocktail c/o the Toronto Institute of Bartending. Enjoy! *** I hope you enjoyed this Cooking Video from Cooking With Kimberly! Until next time… Eat Deliciously, Kimberly Edwards P.S. Looking for more Vodka  [ Read More ]

Tonight, I made one seriously amazing steak (plus a baked potato and sauteed mushrooms…uhhh)! Whilst I had 4-5 minutes per side, I contemplated finding you a great video as an instructional tool on how to make the perfect steak! Who better, than Gordon Ramsay to show you…LOL… Check out this video: How To Cook Steak *** I hope you enjoyed this Beef post on Cooking With Kimberly! Until next time…  [ Read More ]

Maybe it’s just me, but I haven’t seen this liqueur on the market for long… It is a product from Hungary and it tastes amazing! It is not a well labeled bottle, but it is a rounded bottle and is distributed by Zwack Unicum PLC. It has the taste and aroma of pear and is peach in color. The alcohol content is 30% and it is recommended to drink on  [ Read More ]