Have I ever mentioned that I love to bake? I don’t have to have an excuse—any reason to step into the kitchen and bake is reason enough. This time of year, the approaching holidays are certainly reason enough. It seems that many people are planning meetings or festive gatherings and a little treat just helps [...]
I have to get ready. Halloween on through New Year’s is a fun, wonderful, magical time of year—and I love every part of it. The season means food and friends, music and wonderment, parties and gifts, laughter and love. It is also the season of appetizers. I love to bake and I will take just [...]
Chili—let us count the ways. Fall is here! Football games with tailgate parties. Leaves falling. Cooler evenings. All of these are signs that it is chili season. In fact, it is National Chili Month. For many years we have worked with a Midwestern chili seasonings company, Williams Foods, and one of the highlights of the [...]
Grilling great pork chops is so much easier than you might have ever thought possible. Flavorful, tender, juicy! I grew up with those dry ones we used to call pork chops. Overcooked until not a drop of juice remained. Fried and flavorless! Not that Mom wasn’t a great cook—she was, but the standard was to [...]
Do you have a recipe that is just plain fun to make? Sure it tastes good, but the “doing” is a special part? For me, it is grilled pizza. It takes a little time, but it really is fun to make—and the eating is sublime. My husband, David and I share the task, share some [...]
My grandmother made it. My Mom made it. In late summer, I just have to make it. It seems to be a part of my DNA. Peaches, golden and sweet, swimming in a sweet elixir of juices and topped with crust. What is so special about that? Yet, in my culinary journey, peach cobbler is [...]
The relentless heat this summer made all of us edgy and longing for cooler days ahead. I love my patio and eat outside as often as possible—yet this summer, the table sits unused. Darn that heat. So, to cool off and ease my longing for al fresco dining, I whipped up a frozen drink. [...]
It is like we have been held hostage in the hottest summer for over 25 years. Too hot to cook took on a new meaning—but suddenly my inspiring business partner, Roxanne, suggested I use that trusty slow cooker! Of course! I should have thought of that. One of my favorite slow cooker recipes is one [...]
We are so excited to share a recipe from our newest book, 175 Best Babycakes Cupcake Maker Recipes. The Babycakes Cupcake Maker is so fun to use and this book packs all of that fun and the good taste into 175 bite-size recipes. Who doesn’t love red velvet cupcakes? In celebration of our new blog [...]
Welcome! We are Plugged Into Cooking! We are Kathy Moore and Roxanne Wyss, The Electrified Cooks. As food consultants and cookbook authors we specialize in “What’s for dinner?” and are leading experts in small appliances. Join us as we share easy recipes, tips and our passion for cooking.
