The Practical Cook Blog

Gentle readers, having just returned from a week in Las Vegas, The Practical Cook is very ready to consume some simple roasted veggies. Though I’ve hear there is great food to be found in Vegas, I am never given the … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, it has been too long since The Practical Cook broke out the video review. Fear not, she is reunited with her camera and on the road. Better still, she is stalking that crowd favorite, bacon. I learned about … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, The Practical Cook simply adores the internet. Where else can one go and find quality chicken and waffles suggestions with a simple question or two? Yes, it’s time to take the quest on the road again, I’m heading … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, what is cuter than a dancing cat on the interwebs? A dancing kitten, of course. Yes, baby things are supercute, and that applies to food as well. Meet broccolini, the cuter broccoli. Today’s recipe is both simple and … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, my heart belongs to San Francisco. At least the food part. The biting wind I could well do without. This may be controversial, but I will take a stand here. Of great meals I’ve had in my life, … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, this week’s menus come to you full of jet-lag and fond memories of the West Coast. Whatever they do to salmon there makes it taste like flowers and sunshine. But I digress. I had my traditional recovery meal … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, sometimes The Practical Cook has to take a break from field research, and move into field greens research. After a punishing schedule of fried and bacon, it was time for the week of salads. What started out as … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, The Practical Cook does not shy away from the controversial debates of the kitchen. Unless they are with her mom, at which point she picks the fight while safely located 3000 miles away. Today’s topic: is it better … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, it is time once more for The Practical Cook to hit the road for some field research. More like her job is taking her to 3 cities interspersed over a span of 6 weeks, but let us pretend … Continue reading →

Gentle Readers, what could be better than a pudding pop on a hot day? One with strawberries in it. Thank you Bill Cosby for leading the way. Pudding pops were my very favorite commercial frozen dessert growing up. We could … Continue reading →