About
Hi, I’m Maria, tinker of sugar and spices. I’ve loved baking since I was in high school but have only have expanded my cooking skills since I got married five years ago. Prior to that, spaghetti and hot dogs were about all I could make for dinner! Pretty pathetic for a woman in her 30′s, huh? But marriage and my 40′s has brought a man who loves to eat and appreciates all the cooking I do (and luckily he does his fair share, too), so I have grown to thoroughly enjoy the creative process of experimenting with recipes. However, I often get buried in grading papers for my high school English classes, so cooking and baking aren’t always front and center. I’m hoping this challenge to maintain a blog about food will motivate me to find more time for the creative endeavor of not only cooking and baking but writing as well.
Ladera
Jan 04, 2011 @ 00:03:59
Maria, I’ve loved your desserts for years! So before marriage you still had cooking skills they were just for AFTER the meal. Now you’re the complete package. I look forward to hearing/tasting more!
Zdenko Milin
Jan 04, 2011 @ 20:01:10
How cool that you actually did this…
Deena Fernandez
Jan 06, 2011 @ 20:47:55
Hi Maria,
It’s so wonderful to see you doing this. Looking forward to reading more from you.
Deena
Mary Ann Brady
Jan 12, 2011 @ 08:23:19
I enjoy baking, I don’t like cooking. I find that funny that one can prefer one to the other. I’m not confident in experimenting or throwing in a pinch of this or that. I like to follow a direction and then I’m good. I also need pictures in my cookbooks to see what it’s supposed to look like. I rarely try a recipe that doesn’t have a picture with it. Good thing God sent me a husband that cooks! Good Luck Maria, and I look forward to reading more.
Maryann Zovak-Wieder
Mar 04, 2011 @ 12:34:42
Hi Maria,
Your site is really cool, and those pork chops look delicious!! I’ve got porks chops in the freezer, and now I know what to do with them.
Looking forward to new posts! Great job!
diane capic kirkpatrick
Mar 13, 2011 @ 15:27:36
hi maria
i used to babysit you …i’m deena’s cousin, so we are sort of related.
what amazing recipes…i can’t wait to try them. Your blog is aptly named. It makes me hungry just looking at the pictures. Good luck and looking forward to trying the recipes. This reminds me of Julie and Julia. Any receipes for polychinca (don’t know how to spell it). Have fun and enjoy your journey….
Marianna
Mar 21, 2011 @ 12:41:25
Maria – so happy that you’re doing this site. What a clever name and a great idea. Good for you! You go girl. This is terridic!
jessica
Aug 19, 2011 @ 17:08:51
how have i never seen your site before? drooled over most of what you have posted. You are officially in my google reader now and i will have to bookmark so i can go back and periodically review the recipes you’ve already posted.
Scrumptious and Sumptuous
Aug 19, 2011 @ 17:51:05
Welcome! Glad you found your way here and hope you get as much gustatory delight as I have from the recipes.
Javelin Warrior (@javelinwarrior)
Oct 03, 2012 @ 20:27:29
I’m dropping by because one or more photographs from this blog has been previously featured in the weekly Food Fetish Friday series on my blog. In order to continue featuring your photos as part of Food Fetish Fridays, I will need your authorization. Please read my recent post regarding this subject and email me with any questions: http://cookinwluv.blogspot.com/2012/09/wheres-food-fetish-friday.html Thanks so much and I hope to continue to feature your photos…
Teresa
Dec 26, 2012 @ 13:35:20
Hey, Maria, Congratulations! I’ve nominated your blog for the Blog of the Year Award 2012. I hope you will receive your star for this award. For access to the rules and badge icon, please see this post here: http://cantstayoutofthekitchen.com/2012/12/26/blog-of-the-year-award-2012-3rd-star/
Teresa
Jan 17, 2013 @ 18:47:25
Congratulations, Maria! I’ve nominated you for the “Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award.” If you are interested in participating you can access the rules and the badge icon here: http://cantstayoutofthekitchen.com/2013/01/17/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award/ I hope you will participate! Enjoy, Teresa
Teresa
Mar 02, 2013 @ 12:25:17
I’ve recently switched my food blog over to be self-hosted which I hope will make it more user-friendly in the future. As a result, if you were following Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen via email, WordPress, or using RSS feeds through Google Reader or some other way, you are no longer subscribed. If you wish to continue receiving future posts from my blog you will need to re-subscribe. Sorry for the inconvenience, Teresa.