The Cook Crook

Home: To Cook and Be Sane

The Cook Crook ― I have been working 6 days a week the past two weeks. I have lived in a hotel this past week and stayed awake 26 straight hours to complete a project started in December of last year. After I slept for 13 hours, all I wanted to do was cook, at ...

Tags: Pasta, Pancetta, Home, Asparagus

TheCookCrook ― 10 weeks ago

Dinner? No I am sorry, we have the plague.

The Cook Crook ― I have missed my little corner of the food world! Honestly, I believe my family has too because I will admit in writing, that as of today, I have not cooked a meal for my family in over a week! Shameful, I know. The person who believes every ...

Tags: Crock-pot, Illness

TheCookCrook ― 13 weeks ago

Food Trucks!

The Cook Crook ― I love the idea of food trucks. My mom ran a restaurant when I was an infant and I worked in restaurants for almost 10 years so the idea of a brick and mortar was never appealing. So I jumped at chance to take my family to our local Whole Foods ...

Tags: Whole Foods, Food Trucks

TheCookCrook ― 16 weeks ago

New Year and New Opportunities

The Cook Crook ― Happy New Year! 2013 is here and I am still in denial (thus the January 7th post I suppose). I am done with school for the first time in almost 3 years and while my work life is ramping up, my time away from home (and unfortunately the kitchen) ...

Tags: Fabio Top Chef, Pinterest, Carrot Soup, Pinterest Recipe, New Year

TheCookCrook ― 18 weeks ago

New Frontiers: Collard Greens

The Cook Crook ― I am starting my New Year's resolutions early this year. First, I am committed to trying new recipes and preparing foods I traditionally have prepared for me. Second, I am going to use more local produce. Third, I am going to work on working off ...

Tags: Southern Cooking, Collards, New Year

TheCookCrook ― 20 weeks ago

Cook Crook Creation: Brownie Awesomeness

The Cook Crook ― Merry Christmas! Unbelievably I am sitting in a quiet house right now on Christmas Eve while my boys are off doing some last minute shopping. I still have some baking, cleaning and cooking left to do, but had to share this fabulous treat recipe ...

Tags: Baking, Treats, Brownies, Christmas, Chocolate

TheCookCrook ― 20 weeks ago

The Simple Things

The Cook Crook ― December has been a crazy month. Work is wrapping up for the year and I finished my last class for school. My last class...ever! Before I knew it, we were a week away from Christmas! ∙ In the last few days, time seems even more precious. I ...

Tags: Cookies, Christmas

TheCookCrook ― 21 weeks ago

Dinner by Bestie

The Cook Crook ― My best friend Steph and I met in college working in a not-to-be-named chain steak place. We roomed together after college and admittedly I never cooked as much as I do now. Fast forward 15 years. We are both married, with kids, busy careers and ...

Tags: Dinner, Sunday Supper, Steak, Shrimp

TheCookCrook ― 23 weeks ago

Breakfast ... Fast

The Cook Crook ― I love breakfast. Eggs. Bacon. Sandwiches. Omelettes. Corned beef hash. Wait...must stop salivating. Weekends we go all out. My challenge is the week days and my work schedule. Some mornings I need to leave my house by 5 a.m....yep I said A.M. But ...

Tags: Eggs, Breakfast

TheCookCrook ― 24 weeks ago

Thanksgiving: Thankful for not Cooking?

The Cook Crook ― Thanksgiving is a culinary Super Bowl for me. I personally start prepping and planning at the end of September, right when Halloween decorations start inundating local stores. This year I scoured websites, pulled pages out of magazines and ...

Tags: Family, Thanksgiving, Leftovers

TheCookCrook ― 24 weeks ago

Steal of the Week: Churro Cheesecake

The Cook Crook ― When the election was going on, I began to wonder if Facebook had any redeeming qualities anymore. I have a Twitter and a Pinterest, why did I need a news feed of emotionally charged stuff only sprinkled with updates of people I care about? Yet I...

Tags: Facebook, Steal Of The Week, Dessert

TheCookCrook ― 26 weeks ago

Pinterest Recipe: Pineapple Cake

The Cook Crook ― I am becoming quite fond if Pinterest and its easy to access recipes. Equally enjoyable are the easy recipes, especially for things I am not as good at, like baking. So how could I turn down a cake that was two ingredients? Yep, just one 20 ounce ...

Tags: Two Ingredients, Pineapple Cake, Pinterest, Cake

TheCookCrook ― 26 weeks ago

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Home: To Cook and Be Sane

Dinner? No I am sorry, we have the plague.

Food Trucks!

New Year and New Opportunities

New Frontiers: Collard Greens

Cook Crook Creation: Brownie Awesomeness

The Simple Things

Dinner by Bestie

Breakfast ... Fast

Thanksgiving: Thankful for not Cooking?

Steal of the Week: Churro Cheesecake

Pinterest Recipe: Pineapple Cake

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