Cupcake, have we got an app for you!

Cupcake, have we got an app for you!

We’ve covered virtual cupcake baking apps and even cupcake ATM machines. But if you love cupcakes (and, really, who doesn’t?), here’s the killer iPad app you’ve been waiting for. The Food Network Cupcakes! is pretty much the best thing since...
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo right on your iPad

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo right on your iPad

If you’re still stumped on what to make for your Cinco de Mayo party (or Kentucky Derby celebration, perhaps), we’ve found the absolute coolest new app that will give you everything you need to make some of the most fabulous, festive recipes from one of...
One word: Plastics

One word: Plastics

The other day, I was reading a recipe off my iPad while cooking and while scrolling down, knocked the device from the shallow groove that it was propped on and…anyone have any tips on how to get flour out of an iPad crevice? My iPad case is beautiful yes, but...
5 cool apps to help with Thanksgiving

5 cool apps to help with Thanksgiving

Even though I’m not cooking the turkey this year (hooray, hallelujah, amen!), I’m preparing a few side dishes and desserts. And because I’m not necessarily known for my kitchen skills, you can bet I’m going to be relying heavily on my smart...
Protect your iPad from the elements. Of cooking

Protect your iPad from the elements. Of cooking

There are many times when I rely on my iPad for recipes while cooking. But out of sheer concern that I’ll get bread crumbs or flour stuck in the crevices, I keep the device far away; usually on the kitchen table, while my prep area is on the other side of the...
Smoothies, Martha Stewart style

Smoothies, Martha Stewart style

This holiday season, my family enjoyed the spoils from my experimentation with the very cool Martha Stewart Makes Cookies iPad app, so you can imagine how excited they were when I decided to give her new smoothies app a try, just in time for fresh fruit season. Not...
Digitize those old family hand-written recipes

Digitize those old family hand-written recipes

I’m so lucky that my mother-in-law is a chef. She loves cooking so much that I don’t feel bad having her cook for us whenever she comes over. She has these binders of hand-written recipes she’s developed over the years and recently asked me for her...
How to Cook Everything, right from your iPad

How to Cook Everything, right from your iPad

These days, I’ve pretty much shelved my cookbooks and rely solely on my iPad to help walk me through my kitchen masterpieces. Or attempts at them, anyway. So when I heard that one of my favorite food writers and New York Times bestselling cookbook author’s...