December 2021 Kitchen Star Announced

December is proving a special month for posts into the Cook & Kitchen community group on Facebook, and as such it makes it incredibly hard to find a clear winner for the Cook & Kitchen Kitchen Star apron. To name but a few in contention were Janna Costanzo, Margaret Małgorzata JJ, Sharon Day, Teresa Floyd,…

October 2021 Kitchen Star Announced

Incredibly pleased to announce Cath Burke as the winner of the October Kitchen Star Apron, well done Cath. There were just too many amazing contributors in October to mention them all, but to name just a few – Michelle Golding, Teresa Floyd, Sharon Day, Geoffrey Brock, Margaret Małgorzata JJ, Kate Cleathero, Andy Kay, Sophia Josephine,…

September 2021 Kitchen Star Announced

This month’s Kitchen Star could easily have been the winner in August, July and May, and so it’s an absolute pleasure to announce that in September, she’s finally done it – congratulations to Teresa Floyd! September has been a month with some wonderful contributions, but to mention just a few these – we were dazzled…

August 2021 Kitchen Star Announced

We are very pleased to announce the Kitchen Star apron for August 2021 goes to Julie King. In her range of posts there really was something for everyone, from her chicken tikka kebabs, her pan-fried salmon fillets and for those with a sweet tooth of course her chocolate vanilla strawberry sponge, and her train cake…

July 2021 Kitchen Star Announced

Now with over 8,000 amazing members in the group the competition for the Kitchen Star apron get’s tougher and tougher, indeed there were many again in contention for July’s Kitchen Star apron, with some particularly great cooking by Sharon Day, Michelle Golding, Teresa Floyd and Debbie Hyett. Sonya James edged ahead this time though and…

June 2021 Kitchen Star Announced

In the month which saw Cook & Kitchen surpass 8,000 members, June has provided us with a vast range of mouth-watering cooking from our amazingly talented Cook & Kitchen community. Kate Cleathero and Sonya James both came close to becoming the first person to win the Cook & Kitchen apron for a second time, Sarah…

May 2021 Kitchen Star Award

May could quite possibly have been the hardest month so far to name our Kitchen Star. There were simply too many names in contention to mention, but coming close included Debbie Hyett with her fresh cream toffee profiteroles, Teresa Floyd and her rescheduled Christmas dinner and trifle and Janette Akeroyd and her raspberry sponge cake…

April 2021 Kitchen Star Announced

April’s winner put a smile on our faces back in February with her Hungry Caterpillar cupcakes which she baked for granddaughter’s birthday, but dazzled us in April with her chocolate fudge cake, chocolate cherry cake and of course her Teddy Bears Picnic victoria sponge cake. So this month it’s a big congratulations to Janette Akeroyd,…