Colleen preparing food in her kitchen

In the Kitchenwith Colleen

Real recipes, dependable tools, and private cooking sessions that make the kitchen feel more approachable.

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Recipes, one card at a time.

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Chicken Citrus Salad

  • 1 rotisserie chicken, or leftover chicken
  • 1 orange
  • 1/2 apple
  • 1/2 avocado
  • 1/4 cucumber
  • 1/2 cup arugula
  • 1/2 cup spinach
  • C3 Ginger Sesame or Citrus Vinaigrette

What I keep within reach

These are some of the practical tools I rely on to make everyday cooking simpler, smoother, and more enjoyable.

Colleen's white push food chopper
Food chopper
Three sizes of Colleen's kitchen tongs
Kitchen tongs
Colleen's Acacia wood spoons, ladles, and turners in a wooden holder
Acacia utensil set
Colleen's black slotted serving spoon
Slotted spoon
Colleen's assortment of vegetable peelers with different blades
Assorted peelers
Three of Colleen's wooden kitchen spoons
Wooden spoons
Colleen's spring-release cookie scoop
Cookie scoop
Colleen's stainless steel multipurpose scraper and chopper
Scraper and chopper
Colleen's stainless steel balloon whisk
Whisk
Colleen's white silicone spatula
Silicone spatula
Two sizes of Colleen's fine-mesh kitchen sieves
Fine-mesh sieves
Two styles of Colleen's handheld can openers
Can openers
Colleen's handheld garlic press
Garlic press
Colleen's measuring cups and spoons for dry ingredients
Measuring set
Three sizes of Colleen's handheld graters
Hand graters
Colleen's adjustable three-size jar opener
Three-size jar opener
Two pairs of Colleen's kitchen scissors
Kitchen scissors
Colleen's handheld apple corer
Apple corer
Colleen's double-ended melon baller
Melon baller
Colleen's well-used 50-year-old ice cream scoop
Vintage ice cream scoop
Two sizes of Colleen's kitchen ladles
Kitchen ladles
Colleen's wheel-style pizza cutter
Pizza cutter
Colleen's multi-blade meat masher
Meat masher
Colleen's red and white silicone basting brushes
Silicone basting brushes
Colleen's stainless steel colander
Colander
Colleen's round can strainer used for tuna and chicken
Can strainer

From Colleen's own kitchen

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A tray of Colleen's stuffed shells

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Colleen's printable collection will bring her favorite recipes, practical prep notes, and kitchen encouragement into one clean PDF.

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