Cook Bios

Maureen My Favorite Recipe is Carrot Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts. Just recently I converted a chocolate chip cookie recipe by greatly reducing the butter, chocolate, and sugars and using whole wheat flour instead of white flour. Unfortunately the cookies were quite dry because there wasn't enough butter to add moistness and richness. Whole wheat flour isn't quite as soft as regular flour either but it does have a more robust flavor. Read more...

Grandma Mary Mary is health–conscious and monitors her weight regularly. She likes to be slim but knows that as one ages a weight that is too low can make one look gaunt so she tries to keep a happy medium. When the scales suggest that she is indulging a bit much, she goes back to keeping a diet log and counting calories. She is a believer in healthy fats so likes recipes with extra virgin olive oil. Read more...

Uncle DudeIf Uncle Dude could eat anything he wanted he would eat pizza from Sal’s in Mamaroneck, NY and/or fried clams from Tony’s on Wollaston Beach Blvd in Quincy. He eats a varied diet which includes almonds, pretzels, and coffee. On the day he took the survey he ate a breakfast croissandwich with egg & sausage. (This website used to have a survey.) He considers himself to be athletic but demonstrably less athletic than he used to be. Read more...

Yvonne B. Moore I'm Maureen and I wrote this bio for my Mom, Yvonne. The other lady in the photo isn't me, it's my sister Dr. Moore. My Mom was one of the first "Super Moms" who had a career and yet prepared a hot dinner every night for her four kids. Read more...

Alois van der FluchtAlois has a PhD in physics and loves to cook but doesn’t want his real name published on the Web so this is just a pseudonym. He also has a Web site with downloads of self–composed, self–played music at Alois van der Flucht. He writes: Mostly I cook spaghetti bolognese, that's easy and cheap. I love potatoes, – mostly eaten with butter, sometimes with some meat or perhaps with minute steaks with white pepper, pepper and a little salt. Read more...