The 'How to Cook' Blog

If you’re looking for a quick meal recipe that’s not only delicious and easy to prepare, but is also fun to eat, then you’ve found the right place. Kebabs look beautiful and they are easy to eat for everyone. Shrimp cook very quickly, so you can have your meal on the table very quickly. In fact, the side dishes may take longer for you to prepare than the main dish  [ Read More ]

There may be times where you see a recipe that calls for toasted seeds or seeds to be toasted, as an ingredient or topping. Seeds are a very healthy part of your diet, even if you’re not a vegetarian or vegan…Seeds can accentuate not only the flavor profile of a dish, but increase the nutrients, and make your dish more aesthetically pleasing. All kinds of seeds can be used such  [ Read More ]

One of my favorite dishes my mother makes is her Honey Garlic Pork Ribs she does not on the BBQ, but she boils them and finishes them in the oven for that perfectly done, fall-off-the-bone meat that you are craving. If you so desire, you may finish the ribs on the BBQ just the same on a medium flame, just to get those great grill marks, and char-grilled flavor. I’m  [ Read More ]

After much consideration of suggestions from family, friends and fans, I will be going ahead with weekly cooking classes on the internet via Skype. If you have never used Skype before, it is a way to use the internet for live video calling. This way, the entire cooking class can ask questions and watch live online while I create meals and teach different techniques of cooking. In fact, you could  [ Read More ]

It is likely, when you eat watermelon, you don’t eat all the way down to the white rind. It’s not as sweet, and doesn’t taste as good as the pink, juicy flesh you just otherwise consumed. Well, there are a few things you can do with it, so as not to waste it, and to stretch out your family budget, so to speak. Try making watermelon rind pickles, like my  [ Read More ]

As much as I love gumbo, it seems I typically only make it once or twice a year. The main gumbo I create is my special Louisiana-Style New Year’s Seafood Gumbo served with dirty rice. * Note: If you’re looking for a quick fix to making a gumbo, this is NOT it. This is definitely one of those dishes that’s a labor of love, if you want to do it  [ Read More ]

Do you love Cajun, Creole or simply Southern cooking? Well, check out web chef, Kimberly Edwards, in the kitchen with executive chef of Toronto’s Big Daddy’s Bourbon Street Bistro & Oyster Bar, Lyndon O’Hearn, creating New Orleans style deliciousness for you all to learn in the comfort of your own home… …or maybe it will just whet your taste buds and spark you to come on out and be gastronomically  [ Read More ]

Many recipes, especially Island or tropical recipes, and dessert recipes call for toasted coconut. You can’t buy toasted coconut…it’s something you must do at home, but it is a very simple process that only takes a few minutes, with quick & easy clean-up. Toasting your coconut really enhances the flavors and gives the coconut some lovely crunchy texture when you eat it. It’s well worth the small effort to make  [ Read More ]

I would venture to say that most people love baked potatoes, especially with a bit of a BBQ taste. Am I right? I thought so…So, here’s a way to make them without having to slave in your kitchen with a hot stove for at least an hour. You can literally have baked potatoes, even with that BBQ flavor, done in 15 minutes. Here’s how… Type: Side Dish Recipe Serve With:  [ Read More ]

It’s summer time in North America, and that means we are barbecuing out butts off! Well, at least I am, every chance I get. In fact, I feel guilty when I don’t get out there and grill knowing the Canadian winter is so long. Everyone’s favorite has to be the perfect steak. I’ll bet you can smell that steak on the grill when your neighbors are using their BBQs, don’t  [ Read More ]

If you have never had arepas before, you totally don’t know what you’re missing. They are a South American recipe often made in Venezuela, Columbia, Mexico, etc. and they are most similar to “hot water cornbread” in the Southern United States, except made with pre-cooked cornmeal, which turns out to be a bit more soft and smooth, instead of a bit more gritty with normal cornmeal. They are so delicious  [ Read More ]

USA (COOKING WITH KIMBERLY NEWS) – When was the last time you had great fried chicken? It seems that it’s getting hard to find, unless you make your own from scratch at home on this National Fried Chicken Day! Now, if you’re counting calories, then you can do the “shake & bake” thing with your chicken to achieve a crispy crust. However, there is just nothing like the fried, crispy  [ Read More ]

I often get bored of using the same old bread crumbs. So, I simply don’t! I will often use different kinds of bread, toast it and pulverize it into crumbs. Try using rye bread, wheat breads, different grain breads. I also love using different kinds of chips and crackers for an exciting new crust on meats and special vegetables such as for Eggplant Parmesan. Try using potato chips, tortilla chips,  [ Read More ]

How about a cool kick to your breakfast routine? Well, it’s Sunday, and we often do a little something special for breakfast or brunch on the weekends. So, today, I’m going to let you in on how to make Mint Chocolate Chip Pancakes. I, personally, do not enjoy mint chocolate chip, but there are members in my family that simply can’t get enough of it. I will be making myself  [ Read More ]

Why not kick it up a few notches for breakfast at your house, instead of the old humdrum… This is a simple, quick, tasty and much more exciting version of plain, old pancakes. Not only do these babies have black currants, which can be in dried form and easy to find at your grocer, they also contain chia seeds, which are now easy to find as well. Chia seeds are  [ Read More ]

(COOKING WITH KIMBERLY NEWS) – What’s the best way to ensure you have fresh, quality produce? To grow it yourself in your garden…that’s the best way. You feel such a sense of accomplishment when you actually grow something in your own garden yourself. Such pride… You know exactly what’s gone into those beautiful, precious gems of deliciousness you are going to cook with and provide for your family at your  [ Read More ]

There is nothing like the smell and taste of freshly baked corn muffins. Paired alongside an amazing Southern Soul Food Dish, it’s the perfect accompaniment. If you add extra ingredients, you make the taste more complex and make these muffins something that stand alone as the perfect snack, even a part of a morning breakfast. Type: Muffin Recipe Serve With: Softened butter Prep Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 20-22 mins  [ Read More ]

Healthier and more nutritious is always the best way to go. With this whole wheat bread, you eliminate all the refined white flour, and replace it with an ingredient more substantial. Adding peanuts, other nuts or seeds gives this bread more texture, flavor, and nutrition. Type: Bread Recipe Serve With: Milk & Enjoy! Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 40-50 min Yield: 1 loaf Ingredients: 2 cups whole wheat flour  [ Read More ]

Looking for a recipe for breakfast that’s a bit more exciting? A bit more of a change? A bit tastier? With a healthy twist? Something you can serve on a breakfast date? Kapow! You’ve found it! Here’s the recipe for how to make breakfast date pancakes with flax seeds. Now, these dates are of the dried fruit variety, but I’m sure your “honey” you’re on a date with will love  [ Read More ]

This is Day Nine of our One Month Grocery Shopping Strike! Today was a serious work-day online and believe it or not, I didn’t cook anything today…that’s crazy, right? Well, we still had leftover Spicy Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup and I happened to skip breakfast. We enjoyed the rest of the German Rhubarb Moos from our SuperBowl feast. Today, it snowed yet again.  So, to keep warm, we drank  [ Read More ]