The headnote on our recipe, Wine Poached Pears with Butterscotch Sauce, begins with the line, “Divine elegance.” Truer words were never spoken. It was thrilling to see this recipe included in a recent newsletter, Leite’s Culinaria, by David Leite when he featured a collection of Perfect Date Night Dinners. Thank you David for reminding us of this timeless favorite and sharing it with your readers. It is the perfect recipe to serve this Valentine's Day--or anytime really. Crisp fall nights all … [Read More...]
Teaching at The Inns of St. Albans
Big news! We are returning to teach at the Inns of St. Albans, this spring. April 4-6, 2025. It will be nonstop fun, delicious food and all of the cooking tips you want. Want more information? Visit The Inns of St. Albans site for details on the spring, 2025 classes. It is the ideal escape for a perfect get-away! The pictures below were taken when we last visited this magical place! We can't wait to return. So, for just a glimpse of this beautiful spot, enjoy this post from 2023! The … [Read More...]
Tarte Tartin, Baked in a Cast Iron Skillet
Courtesy of The Best Cast Iron Baking Book by Roxanne Wyss and Kathy Moore © 2021 www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with permission. Available where books are sold. Image credit: Brian Samuels Winter in Paris? Doesn’t that sound delightful? One of the recipes we will feature in that class is this Tarte Tatin, a recipe from our cookbook, The Best Cast Iron Baking Book. While it looks elegant it is easy and is truly delicious. Register now at A Thyme for Everything for our January 31, 2023 class. … [Read More...]
Ready for a cooking class?
Plan now to join us September 20 for our class based on the acclaimed cookbook and popular Netflix show, Salt, Fat, Acid and Heat, by Samin Nosrat. You will enjoy a great dinner and will leave the class empowered to become an even better cook. We will begin with The Greenest Green Salad with Green Goddess Dressing. Her Buttermilk Roast Chicken is unbeatable, and we will accompany it with Herbed Rice. Butternut Squash is the basis of an ideal autumn side dish and for dessert enjoy Moira's Caramel … [Read More...]
The Official CorningWare Meal Mug Cookbook
A hot and delicious meal for one. Ready in minutes, no hassle, no fuss, no leftovers. Fresh, healthy and ready to travel at a moment’s notice, these meal mug recipes are a tasty dream come true. Best of all, you don’t have to be a superhero in the kitchen to make them. Our newest cookbook, The Official CorningWare Meal Mug Cookbook is the ticket to those spectacular meals for one. Whether at home, the office, or on the run, quickly assemble the recipe in the 20 oz Microwave Mug. When hunger … [Read More...]
The Best Cast Iron Baking Book
We are thrilled to announce that The Best Cast Iron Baking book is now available! If you follow us, you may already know that we love to bake. Just like many of you, we baked more when the pandemic started. We baked it all, cookies, cakes, pies, and Roxanne baked more artisan bread than she could count. You might also know that we love to use cast iron skillets. Our cast iron cooking classes always sell out. We explain how to use cast iron and also the stories of cooks in our family who … [Read More...]
Kansas City Introduced the Crock Pot. These Women Taught America To Use It.
Kansas City Introduced the Crock Pot. These Women Taught America To Use it. Click here to listen now. That first job can lead to an incredible career. It did for us! When we say "cooking and appliance expert" we really mean it, and once you read this post, you will see why that first job gave us unsurpassed credentials. If you EVER need creative recipes, up-to-date appliance insight, cooking classes, food writing or credible content, targeted cookbooks, corporate trainers or spokespersons, … [Read More...]
Toaster Oven Takeover Cookbook
Given half a chance, a toaster oven could take over your family meals. It could cook delicious, easy food for every meal. It is about the hardest working, yet most under recognized small appliance and we have fallen head-over-heals for it. We appreciate the many benefits of the toaster oven so much, we wrote a new cookbook, Toaster Oven Takeover, and we are thrilled to announce it will be available April 20! … [Read More...]
Dutch Oven, Crusty Bread!
Have we mentioned we love our Cast Iron? Yes! We! Do! If you have taken one of our classes, you know it is true. And we want to share with you. Roxanne has been busy baking delicious, crisp-crusted yeast breads in a Lodge cast iron Dutch oven. It makes a perfect environment for baking bread. The heavy covered pan traps the steam, so the bread develops a delicious, crisp, chewy brown crust, just like that bread you buy at the artisan bakery. If you use the Dutch oven upside down, it acts … [Read More...]
Rice Cooker Revival and Toaster Oven Takeover
Two new cookbooks are on their way! Rice Cooker Revival is due out November 17, 2020. Toaster Oven Takeover will be published in January, 2021. We can tell you, shopping for groceries to test the recipes during a pandemic quarantine became a challenge and as they say, unprecedented. We do not write or publish any recipe that has not been thoroughly tested, so we stepped up and mastered on-line grocery ordering. It is a crazy time and an article in the New York Times captured it perfectly. … [Read More...]