The 'How to Cook' Blog

For a very short time, late in the Spring, you may be able to find fiddlehead ferns at your grocer or in your favorite produce market. They are basically an edible fern sprout that is coiled and hasn’t actually opened up into a leaf yet. Fiddleheads look like a coiled snail, almost, and taste like a cross between spinach and asparagus, to me anyway. They are widely popular and used  [ Read More ]

Well, I just got in from a hot, summer workout and I’m hungry! Not only am I going to tear up some of that Homemade Lemonade I showed you how to make earlier, but I’m going to make some Grilled Cheese Sandwiches with Chicken & Tomato. This will provide me with more “substance” after my workout, as well as more protein in the chicken. Making grilled cheese sandwiches are mostly  [ Read More ]

It’s the beginning of summer here in Canada, and I’m getting requests for cool, refreshing recipes people can make easily at home. What’s more refreshing than ice, cold lemonade from scratch? Not much! So, here’s a super-easy recipe that will take you about 5 minutes to make you look like a Champion in your Kitchen! Type: Beverage Recipe Prep Time: 5 mins Yield: 1 gallon * The ingredients & instructions  [ Read More ]

Darjeeling Tea is my absolute favorite type of tea. This tea hails from the area of West Bengal, India. This is not a native plant to India, and was first cultivated using Chinese tea plant seeds. It is often considered to be a black tea, as it looks like a black tea when it’s brewed, but it is technically more of an Oolong tea since it doesn’t have complete oxidation  [ Read More ]

Tonight I’m cooking salmon, but I wanted to pan sautee it with a bit of a new flare. I saw wasabi peas in my pantry and decided to grind them or pulverize them in the food processor to use as the “dredging flour” to kick it up a hundred notches! One of my favorite combinations is when I have salmon sushi with wasabi…and I like A LOT of wasabi with  [ Read More ]

Today, I made Peanut Butter Banana Muffins, and decided to accompany them with some amazing Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting on half of them. This is not super sweet either, so it’s edible for even those people who don’t enjoy really sweet treats. Type: Dessert Recipe Serve With: on brownies, cupcakes or muffin Prep Time: 5 mins Yield: enough for 2 dozen muffins Ingredients: 4 oz cream cheese – softened  [ Read More ]

Ahhh…the dilemma of over-ripe bananas… Well, it doesn’t have to be a dilemma…just bake something amazing or make a smoothie! Today, I’m showing you a recipe from scratch for Peanut Butter Banana Muffins that you’ll be so excited not only to make, but to devour. These are really tasty tidbits, and I made the small sized muffins today for a change.  They are adorable and delicious too.  Plus, they were  [ Read More ]

Even if you’re not a full-fledged vegan or vegetarian, you may still be a serious nut lover… …And Rightly So!  People are “nuts” about nuts! If it’s been a struggle to find good quality nuts at your grocer or in your area, you can always check online at places like nutsite.com for a wide variety of good quality, fresh nuts and seeds. There are often times I will buy nuts in  [ Read More ]

Oolong tea is one of my favorite teas to brew… …Why? Because it has a really cool flavor, it helps you lose weight, is a de-stressor, encourages healthy bones & teeth, and gives you energy! Most of the Oolongs I have had the opportunity to try in Canada have a flavor profile similar to that of buttered popcorn to me. However, the exact same tea is lemony to my mother.  [ Read More ]

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, as all of you probably know. Of course, we cooked! That’s a given…But what did we eat yesterday?  Well, whatever mom wanted, of course! My mother, Ingrid Turner of IngridTurnerToday.com, requested a roasted chicken, so what I did was surprised her with something I haven’t made in a while, my Slow Roasted Chicken with the Best Skin Ever! Check out How to Achieve the Same Deliciousness  [ Read More ]

When you’re looking for a non-caffeinated alternative to black tea, Rooibos is the way to go. Rooibos is actually a black tea from South Africa that is naturally non-caffeinated, and it has less tannins in it than black tea does, so it doesn’t stain your teeth in the same way black teas do. Rooibos literally translated means “red bush” and it’s a plant that is broom-like, and in the legume  [ Read More ]

This morning, I was ready to start my day and kick it off with yet another cup of amazing tea! Today, I want to share with you How to Brew a Perfect Cup of White Tea, and you will find an instructional video below. White tea comes from the same plant as black or green tea, Camellia sinensis, but it is harvested differently. White tea comes from both the leaves  [ Read More ]

Sometimes life just gets hectic… …That’s certainly the case with my life. I just wanted to drop you guys a quick video to let you know what’s been going on the past few days, and why you hadn’t seen a new episode of the Cooking with Kimberly Show. Every now and again, even a web chef needs a day off, and that’s just what this web chef did…I took a  [ Read More ]

If you have never had Vegemite before, then you haven’t experienced the potential of it’s deliciousness! LOL It is certainly an acquired taste. When I lived in Australia, the friends I lived with ALWAYS ate Vegemite, which is a Kraft product. In fact, Vegemite is an Australian staple, much like peanut butter and jam is in North America. This is what people eat for breakfast there in their favorite way  [ Read More ]

Back when I was 18 years old, I lived in and traveled around in Australia. When I made a trip to a place in northern Western Australia, called Monkey Mia, I ventured out with a friend of mine that I had made there, Lisa MacKinnon. We had the most marvelous time, and in fact, we had some SERIOUS foodie adventures while we were in Shark Bay and the surrounding area.  [ Read More ]

I have been getting a lot of comments and questions about chopping Onions… …How much people hate doing so because they smell bad, it’s difficult, the onions make their eyes water, and so on. Onions are your friend! Not only are they very healthy for you. You can even Get Rid of Your Cold with Onion! They are the basis to MOST ethnic cuisines around the world, and the basic  [ Read More ]

It is my pleasure to present to you today my very 1st special guest on my show, my mother – Ingrid Turner from IngridTurnerToday.com to show you how to bake a coveted family recipe that’s been passed down many generations to make it to your screen today, and hopefully, into your home & heart. This is a Russian or German Mennonite recipe called Pirozhki. Now, today, we will be filling  [ Read More ]

Although we’re certainly looking at some warmer, Spring-time weather, it’s quite gloomy and cool today. It’s the perfect time to make a great soup, in my personal opinion, and a bag of green split peas is what sparked me today to create one of my traditional favorites, Green Split Pea Soup. Experiment with different meats and liquids (water, teas, broths) you’d like to add, if you so choose. You’ll enjoy  [ Read More ]

This morning, I want to show you exactly how to brew black loose leaf teas in a cup or teapot. In the video below, I used a black looseleaf tea that’s Cranberry flavored, with actual dried cranberries mixed in. This tea is from Lauriam Tea House in Bowmanville, Ontario, and was lovingly given to me by one of my sisters, as she knows I really love tea. Also, today I’m  [ Read More ]

I’ve been looking at this bag of bulk dark rye flour in my pantry for a few weeks and today, it vexed me that I hadn’t made rye bread yet with it. In fact, I haven’t made rye bread in a while, probably because a combination is what I was looking for, but nothing sparked my interest in my head, until I saw a bottle of flat cola in my  [ Read More ]