Putting romance back in the kitchen!

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Cooking and baking good food has always been my favorite means of artistic expression. I’ve been drawn into the kitchen from before I was big enough to see the counter. I’ve always loved the way that a great meal can be prepared from the humblest of ingredients, and in the hands of a loving cook these simple ingredients transform into extraordinary pieces of edible art; tokens of love that can be eaten and taken into the body.

I’ve watched cooking shows for a long time, picking up tips and nuggets of wisdom along the way, but still hungry for more knowledge. Inevitably, my passions whisked me away to a Le Cordon Bleu culinary school where I had the amazing experience of learning all about foods, flavor, technique, restaurants, and service that have become the foundation of my cooking today. My style is based in classic french technique with my own take on flavor, and enhancing nutrition with lots of fresh ingredients. After my great learning experience I would still watch cooking shows. Sometimes I really wondered if the host was truly passionate about the food, or if the show was just a job to them. I would get frustrated by the expensive specialty ingredients called out in the recipes and the lack of explanation of technique. I also have a problem because to me, food is love. Where is the love in all these cooking shows?

Our little cooking show is 100% produced by me and my husband. We believe that romance, love, and food are synonymous. We know that true romance is something to be cherished, cultured, and nurtured, much like a fine meal. We have been working hard to make our show the best it can be. We have designed our show to focus on simplifying cooking. We always want you to feel like you are hanging out in the Hot Kitchen and cooking along with me. We try to stay away from specialty ingredients that are expensive and/or difficult to find, and focus on fresh foods and whole ingredients. Most all of the ingredients in my recipes can be substituted with comparable flavors without compromising the dish. In my Hot Kitchen, food should not ever be complex or intimidating. These meals are specifically designed for a special night in, as an alternative to dining out, and as such they are a bit more decadent than your normal every day cuisine.

We want for you to enjoy our shows, try our recipes, and really try out the date night at home concept. Turn off the cell phones, drop the kids off at a friend’s house for an evening, lock the doors, and slip into something that your sweetie will find, hmmmm… appetizing!. Set yourself up to have a relaxing, uninterrupted evening where food and romance blend together to bring you and your sweetie closer. Enjoy the way homemade food crafted by loving hands is a catalyst for true romance.

We are quick to respond to any questions you may have and we LOVE comments. Each comment makes us smile and inspires us to film a new episode for you every week!

Our little show is a work in progress, so tell us what you think and ask us any questions! Please leave a comment!!

Thank you!

Love, Hot Kitchen

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Hot Kitchen is filmed on location, in our kitchen.  We really do “do it all.”  All aspects of the show from picking out ingredients to rendering the videos are done by us.  We started this show after a romantic walk on the beach on a gorgeous summer’s eve.  Hot Kitchen is produced at least once per week and is then shared with our site, I-tunes, and other services through blip.tv.  We are working really hone out craft and  take our show to the top and share it with the world.

Our long term goal is to take this show to TV and share our love and passion with a wider audience.  We have already made progress towards our goal!!

In Portland, Oregon, you can see us on comcast channel 11 and Fios channel 22 on Fridays at 10 pm !!!

Hot Kitchen’s Schedule

In the East County we can also be seen on on Comcast 21 and Fios 32 on Tuesday at 6:30pm PST and Friday at 5:30pm.  We will be rolling out our little show to the Portland Metro area over the next few months.  Check back for updates.

Some of you have asked about Wendy’s costumes.  Cathie’s is our favorite local shop for our costumes.  They have a great selection of fun dresses and accessories that add that special touch to our show.  We would like to thank Cathie’s for providing our costumes, and giving us great service every time we go there.  If you don’t live in Portland, Oregon, you can shop for fun apparel for your sweetie online.

We are d edicated to making this show for all.  We are dedicated to sharing our love and passion for good food and romance with the whole world.  We hope that you’ll  try out our recipes and the at home date night, and et us know what you think.  If you really love our show, please show your friends, and family, and tell your favorite channels and networks about us too.

We (Wendy and Tracy) have been a happy pair for almost 10 years. We have a beautiful relationship and would like to help you and everybody else to have a more romantic, loving and fulfilling relationship, so that you can go out into the world and make it a better place just by being happy, loving and respectful of others. You will be amazed at how much your love will change the attitudes of others!

We feel very lucky to have such a beautiful relationship, especially in these trying times. We wish for everybody to know what true love is! We wish that everybody could know how true love at home changes a person for the better. Our love has made us more loving and respectful of others around us, and we know that if we could all feel this warm and fuzzy from true love, then the world truly would be a better place! So we created this show! Hot Kitchen is a way for us to show the world that love starts at home and radiates out from there.

Hot Kitchen is devoted to sharing and spreading love. We bring this show to you not just the love of food, but the for the love of each other and the world around us.

The food we share with you is in fact the meals we have shared with each other through the years. Wendy and Tracy have been cooking up romantic meals for each other since the very first date so we have a whole lot of delicious meals to share with you.

Back to our history: After falling deeply in love and deciding to start a life together, Wendy attended culinary school and graduated as valedictorian. She has currently manages a major coffeehouse by day and perfects her culinary skills by night, dreaming up new meals to feed her sweetie, Tracy. Tracy wanted to enjoy his life with Wendy, so he took a more relaxed job after managing campaigns and companies for many years. He has been enjoying driving a taxicab since Wendy was in culinary school. We both work very hard, and share minimal days off together. We really look forward to taping a new show for you every week!

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