The 'How to Cook' Blog

Tonight, I wanted to cook something that was simple and classic, but that had serious flavor. I have this Sweet Smoked Paprika Powder from La Chinata I got from Qualifirst Foods online, and I wanted this to be the centerpiece of this dish tonight. This smoked paprika powder comes in 3 varieties: sweet, bitter-sweet, and hot. I am using the sweet variety today. The sweet, smokey aroma and flavor were  [ Read More ]

This is an “old school”, easy recipe I want to share for Episode #3 of my new cooking show, “Cooking Adventures with Kimberly” for January’s Edition of Tonka Live Magazine. What could be more fun and childlike than making snow-cones? But when was the last time you actually had a REAL snow-cone? I mean, the kind made with real snow, not crushed ice! Well, I’m here today to encourage you  [ Read More ]

We all know I’m a tea lover, and I’m constantly switching up flavors at my house. Today, I’m going to show you a simple, yet ever-so-tasty recipe for How to Brew Lemon Oil Iced Tea. All you need are a few simple ingredients for something plainly delicious. Type: Tea Recipe Prep Time: 5 mins Brew Time: 5 mins Yield: 1 gallon The ingredients & instructions are listed below the video  [ Read More ]

This may very well be my favorite cranberry recipe ever! If you’ve never had these, and even if you’ve never really cared for cranberries before, do try these… What’s more Holiday-like than sugared fruits looking all heavenly on a tray or platter with cookies. It’s reminiscent of a Victorian Christmas. So beautiful, so addicting. Once these cranberries dry, when you pop them in your mouth, the sugar shell crunches, then  [ Read More ]

Confused as to what the heck Superfine Sugar is, and why it’s necessary at all? Well, superfine sugar is known to be used when making candies, canning, brining and other specialty applications. Basically, it’s just a finer grain of sugar than the caster sugar, and this is due to further processing, which you can accomplish in your very own kitchen. This way, you’ll always have superfine sugar when you need  [ Read More ]

When I created this recipe, I just had to have something different with my pork chops…Anything different! Pork chops have been relatively inexpensive to purchase at the grocery store, so I know, if I’m buying them, you are too. You can get super tired of the same, old pork chops. Can’t you? I have been compiling a great collection of recipes for you all to try out with these handy,  [ Read More ]

The Cooking Adventures with Kimberly Show was first shown in Tonka Live Magazine‘s November Edition. This ‘Cooking with Kimberly’ Show is again featured in the December 2012 Edition of Tonka Live Magazine! In this month’s recipe, web chef, Kimberly Edwards, shows us How to Cook Lemon Cedar Leaf Grilled Mackerel on the BBQ, as she prepares it in her home kitchen and braves the cold in Canada to show us  [ Read More ]

Today, my recipe for Mushrooms with Port Wine & Balsamic is featured at iFood.tv on the homepage. iFood.tv is such a cool social networking place for foodies, beginner cooks and advanced chefs alike. Tune in to iFood.tv regularly to see me featured from time to time, but be sure to connect with me there too! Be sure to connect with Cooking with Kimberly on iFood.tv Check out this episode of  [ Read More ]

I was so very excited to roast a pork loin the other night… …I had accidentally found a bottle of this righteous Bar-B-Que Rub Seasoning I brought home with me from Dallas when I lived there from a BBQ Restaurant in Dallas.  It’s from Baker’s Ribs, a small franchise chain in the Southern United States.  Use the link for more blog posts from me on Baker’s Ribs on CookingWithKimberly.com. It’s  [ Read More ]

This is a recipe I developed especially for Episode #2 of my new cooking show, “Cooking Adventures with Kimberly” for December’s Edition of Tonka Live Magazine. If you’re anything like me, you are impressed when you see someone do a bang-up job grilling a whole fish. They look so tasty & delicious, and are actually easy to do. However, I’ll bet you don’t venture to try this out very often, do  [ Read More ]

If you’ve never cleaned a whole fish before, it may be gross to look at, but is pretty easy to accomplish. If you’re squeamish, just buy your fish already fileted…no one will think any less of you. These particular mackerel came from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada. * The video below may not be appropriate for all people. If you are not comfortable with blood and guts, look  [ Read More ]

Today, I’m making a soon-to-be favourite in our household… Sweet Jalapeno Mozzarella Cornbread Muffins from scratch, and they are going to a fellow gymnastics coach of mine, Sarah Morin at Gymnastics Energy, for doing me a great favour. Thanks, Sarah! When I make cornbread, I like it sweet, so today, I’m using the basic recipe for my Kickin’ Sweet Southern Cornbread and kicking that up with some “jalapeno popper” flavor.  [ Read More ]

Baking chicken is simple and easy, and chicken quarters are relatively inexpensive. It allows you to throw your food into the oven, and gives you the ability to walk around and take care of other chores around the house while it bakes. You don’t have to babysit it! This is a Southwest Baked Chicken I’m showing you in the video below and providing the recipe for.  However, take this technique  [ Read More ]

Green beans are a staple side dish, in my humble opinion. They are super easy to prepare and cook, are tasty, healthy, and readily available most of the year in grocery stores. Green beans are also a great vegetable to grow in your home garden, cutting down on grocery costs, as they are pretty easy to grow. Enjoy these green beans alongside beef, chicken, pork and fish dishes alike, and  [ Read More ]

When you buy marinating steaks, take their advice… …Marinate them! They tell you this for a reason. The reason? Well, these cuts of meat are typically much tougher and need some extra help to tenderize and break down some of the connective tissues. They are usually more inexpensive to purchase, and are great buys, as long as you know how to treat them. If you don’t marinate them, they’ll turn  [ Read More ]

If you are a regular viewer of my show or reader of the “How to Cook” Blog here @ CookingWithKimberly.com, then you know I’m a tea lover. There is always a pitcher of iced tea in my refrigerator, and I often like to play around with the flavors using different types of teas, spices, sweeteners and fruits. This is another great recipe that will “knock your socks off” that can  [ Read More ]

Tonight, I decided to just wing it in the kitchen for dinner, and also even thought I would allow you to be privy to my thought process when I cook a dinner at home. Let me set the Scene:  I had no idea what I was going to cook. I needed dinner ready, like “Now“.  All I knew is that I was going to make chicken drumsticks because that’s the  [ Read More ]

Now that you’ve had your stellar Holiday Feast, you are probably looking to do something DIFFERENT with your Holiday Turkey Leftovers this season… Well, I’m so glad you said that! LOL Aside from the ever-so-delicious open-faced hot turkey sandwiches with gravy that I know you’re going to have to tear up at least once for leftovers because it’s so belligerently tasty, here are 4  of my favorite turkey leftover dishes.  [ Read More ]

Don’t you just love the way homes smell during the Holidays with spicy fragrances, and home cooking scents that inundate your smell receptors every time you walk into a guest’s house? Beautiful, right? Well, of course, you want the same thing, don’t you? Don’t you want people to walk in your home when you’re entertaining and say, “Wow, it smells divine in here!”? I do! However, I don’t want to  [ Read More ]

If you did not get the opportunity to come on out this past Thursday, November 8th to the 2012 Women in Finance Event in Grimsby, Ontario, Canada at Casablanca Winery Inn, then you certainly missed out on a great time with nearly 300 other like-minded ladies to network & enjoy an evening of Fun & Finance. No problem, though…Here’s the video of the presentation by Cooking with Kimberly’s web chef,  [ Read More ]