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Wine-Poached Pears with Butterscotch Sauce

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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 the way through spring means it is the ideal evening to savor this dessert.

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Teaching at The Inns of St. Albans

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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 food and classes will be fresh and new, but the fun and beauty remains the same. [Read more…]

Ready for a cooking class?

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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 Brownies. Easy meals never tasted so good. Register now as our classes at A Thyme for Everything sell out quickly.

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The Official CorningWare Meal Mug Cookbook

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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 strikes, your meal is ready in just minutes, piping hot from the microwave oven. [Read more…]

Kansas City Introduced the Crock Pot. These Women Taught America To Use It.

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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, or kitchen-techno gurus, we are the ones to contact. From that first job in the test kitchen, we established ourselves as true cooking and appliance specialists and we continue to share our knowledge with companies or consumers. Whether it is developing creative recipes, testing new appliances, testing a new and delicious slow cooker dinner, developing inviting recipes for a new packaged food, creating magic in an Instant Pot, writing our latest cookbook or teaching sold-out innovative and fun cooking classes, we are the ones to turn to and we would love to explore how our experience and skills will benefit you.

We are all things kitchen and cooking related and bring all of our skills to each and every project and cookbook.  Be on the lookout for our two newest cookbooks! Stay tuned for more details but this fall, The Best Cast Iron Baking Book and The Official CorningWare Meal Mug Cookbook will both be released. You can pre-order each of them now on Amazon. Plus our latest release,  Toaster Oven Takeover cookbook, is available now.  We are recognized for innovative, current and completely tested new recipes and cookbooks.

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