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Trust me, I was a food blogger before it was cool - awesome kitchen stuff, recipes, hints and all things cooking
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items Once upon a time—OK, about 14 years ago—there was a humble little food blog called The Untamed Cook. No ads, no sponsorships, just a lot of family recipes and a deep love for carbs. It was created by someone who wandered off to the dark side of Engin...
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Gear up
Cook books that are pure magic
Gifts for people who love cooking
The Untamed Cook
Other people's recipe that we love!
Movies for who loves to cook
Gear up
Amazing basics—and my not-so-basic, somewhat obsessive, but totally tested kitchen gear picks—to have you powering up your cooking game ⚡ Whether you're just starting out or a kitchen ninja, these are the tools I swear by (and occasionally speak to w...
My grandmother only cooked rice in a stone pot, and I was lucky enough to inherit her's—a now more than 50-year-old happily retired in the back of my kitchen 🪨🍚. When it eventually did crack (dramatic music, anyone?), I searched around and discover...
Nonstick Granite Cookware Set
My microwave is basically a very expensive popcorn machine—and honestly, it’s not even good at that. So when I found this silicone popcorn maker, I was deeply skeptical. But plot twist: it’s awesome. 🎉🍿 Perfect popcorn in minutes, with or without b...
Silicone Popcorn Popper
Okay, there are heaps of different brands, but if you’re learning to cook, do yourself a favor and get one of these lemon squeezers 🍋💪 It is a must in the kitchen.
Manual Juicer Citrus Lemon Squeezer
Anthony Bourdain once said, “Please, treat your garlic with respect… don’t put it through a press.” Look, I get it—but I also don’t need that kind of negativity in my life 😅. I use a ton of garlic, and I’m not about to lovingly chop every single clo...
Garlic Press
Sure, iPhone timers are convenient—but nothing makes you feel like a kitchen boss quite like a fun manual timer ⏲️💪. In my home country, it’s tradition to gift porcelain penguins for the top of the fridge—started when fridges looked like cabinets, n...
Cute Cartoon Penguin Timers
I have 4 of these. They were a gift from a loaded friend
Le Creuset Stoneware Mini Round Cocotte
Cook books that are pure magic
Sure, you can get any recipe online these days—but seriously, no substitute for the character of a good old-school paper cookbook ????✨. It won't crash, die on you, or ask you to accept cookies (the audacity!). And it's the ideal spot to keep your sc...
Plenty is the kind of cookbook that makes you believe you could survive on vegetables alone—willingly. 🌿✨ Every page screams “I’m fancy but approachable,” and suddenly you're roasting eggplants like it's a personality trait. Warning: may lead to unc...
Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes from London's Ottolenghi
Make It Moroccan is like a passport to flavor town with Hassan as your charming tour guide. 🇲🇦✨ One minute you're casually flipping through recipes, the next you're Googling where to buy preserved lemons and wondering if your spice rack is emotiona...
Make it Moroccan: M Souli, Hassan
No cap, I’ve been compared to Nigella a few times—minus the British accent, swapped for a Brazilian one 🇧🇷😉. I’m no domestic goddess, but let’s be real, Recipes from the Heart of the Home is already a classic. Nigella’s Devil’s Food Cake? My ride-...
Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart
You know when something ends badly but leaves you with one unexpectedly great thing? That was this cookbook. A farewell gift from a past job, and honestly—totally worth the exit. It’s pure eye candy with recipes to match. The chocolate, sour cherry, ...
Bourke Street Bakery: All Things Sweet
If you’re like me and think it’s perfectly reasonable to have your dinner guests churning their own butter at the table with jars of fresh cream—congrats, you’ve found your people. 🧈✨ This book is for anyone who believes food should be an experience...
From Scratch: 200+ Handmade Pantry Essentials
I picked up this gem at Oxfam years ago, and it quickly became a forever favorite. We make the butter bean tagine on repeat—like, weekly levels of love. And I swear, cooking and freezing the kefta tagine right before I had my baby gave me an oddly em...
Tagines and Couscous: Moroccan One-Pot Recipes
Like Water for Chocolate is part love story, part cookbook, part emotional rollercoaster—and yes, I did once read it in the back of a Linear Algebra class and was caught red-handed crying by the prof (pretty sure the class didn't do my mental health ...
Like Water for Chocolate: Novel with Recipes
Gifts for people who love cooking
Full disclosure: everything in this section comes straight from our own design store—born from my imagination and deep love for cooking 🍳💡. From quirky kitchen art 🖼️ to foodie-inspired gifts 🎁, these creations are as personal as the recipes they...
(my product) 📖🍴 Vintage-style typography meets dark kitchen humor with this cheeky recipe book featuring the bold saying: “Many have eaten from here, few have died.” Whether you're gifting it to a self-proclaimed master chef who could use a little ...
Many Have Eaten From Here Recipe Binder
(my product) 🚫🌿 I Hate Coriander Mug – because some herbs just can’t be forgiven. If you believe coriander (a.k.a. the leaf of doom) is ruining lives one bite at a time, this mug is your official protest gear. Perfect for fellow coriander-haters, i...
I Hate Coriander Mug
🔥 Turn up the heat in the kitchen with this playful, customizable apron featuring a cute, smiling air fryer ready to serve up crispy goodness! 🍟😄 The kawaii-inspired design adds a dash of personality to your cooking routine, and the customizable t...
The Air Fryer Queen Apron
(my product) Step into the kitchen like royalty with this playful and stylish apron! Featuring a whimsical portrait inspired by Marie Antoinette, this apron combines vintage charm with a modern twist that’s perfect for every baking queen. The bold ph...
Let us bake cake Funny Marie Antoinette Saying Apron
(my product) 🎨 "That is How I Roll!" 🏳️🌈 This apron is serving up all the pride vibes with the perfect splash of color. Whether you’re baking, grilling, or just owning the kitchen, why not make it loud and proud? ✨ Ready to cook in style and show...
That is How I Roll - LGBTIQ Flags Color Apron
(my product) 💦 Lay down the law and show who’s really running dish duty! This hilarious apron features a dish, fork, and knife with the bold title: Executive Dishwasher 🍽️👔. Customize it with the name of your home’s top suds boss, and give a not-s...
Funny Executive Dishwasher Apron
(my product) 🧀 Know someone who makes legendary mac & cheese? This is the ultimate apron for the true Mac & Cheese Master of the Universe! 👑🔥 Bold, fun, and totally deserved—this gift isn’t cheesy (okay, maybe just a little), but it’s the ...
Funny Kawaii Style Mac and Cheese Queen Apron
(my product) 🦄✨ If your cooking is so good it tastes like magic, this apron was made for you! Featuring a whimsical unicorn soaring through rainbows and stars 🌈⭐, it brings a sprinkle of fun to every meal. Whether you’re whipping up dinner or dream...
Tastes Like Magic Unicorn Kitchen Apron
(my product) 🦄✨ If your cooking tastes like pure magic, this is the recipe notebook for you! Featuring a whimsical unicorn soaring through rainbows and stars 🌈⭐, it’s the perfect place to stash your most spellbinding creations. Keep all your secret...
Tastes Like Magic Unicorn Recipe Notebook
The Untamed Cook
On this section, you’ll find a collection of favorite site recipes: cherished family dishes passed down through generations, gems shared by friends, and a few of my own kitchen experiments.
I was a food blogger before it was cool—then I killed my site because, well, life (and hosting fees). But guess what? It’s un-killed! I’m bringing it back to share my favorite recipes with friends like you. I’m slowly re-adding everything, so be pati...
The Untamed Cook
This Brazilian carrot cake is a showstopper—picky kids won't even realize they're eating carrots. It's moist, vibrant, and topped with a very generous layer of chocolate cream, but not too sweet despite the goodies, so it's suitable for morning tea, ...
Brigadeiro Carrot Cake
Ever baked with passion fruit? 🍰💛 This Passion Fruit Cake is like a tropical vacation in every bite — soft, fluffy, sweet, tangy, and loaded with real fruit pulp and seeds for that little crunch. Topped with a bright, zesty compote… it’s light, fru...
Passion fruit cake - The Untamed Cook
Other people's recipe that we love!
You know those recipes you “borrow” once and suddenly they’re part of your family rotation like they’ve been there forever? Yep, this is that section. These are other people’s genius creations that we’ve shamelessly adopted, loved, and cooked so many...
We love Marion, and this cozy recipe of hers is an absolute favorite in our home whenever the weather turns chilly ❄️🍲. It’s the perfect hug in a bowl—savory and sweet sausage, umami-packed mushrooms, and tender chicken all come together for the ult...
Claypot Chicken Rice | Marion's Kitchen
This recipe is seriously delicious and perfect for impressing the whole family! 🧡 With cozy Mediterranean and Moroccan-inspired flavors, it combines creamy whipped feta, gently spiced harissa carrots, and chickpeas for a dish that’s both comforting ...
Honey Harissa Carrots With Whipped Feta
Movies for who loves to cook
Babette’s Feast (or La Fête de Babette, if you’re feeling fancy) is the ultimate slow-burn foodie film where absolutely nothing happens for an hour… and then everything happens over dinner. 🍷🍗 It’s the story of a mysterious French chef stranded in ...
Le festin de Babette (1987)
Delicatessen is what happens when a post-apocalyptic apartment building turns into a weirdly stylish, slightly cannibalistic co-op—with a butcher who’s a little too resourceful. 🥩🪓 Add in a love story, underground rebels, and some seriously synchro...
Delicatessen (1991)
Chocolat is the story of a mysterious woman who breezes into a sleepy French village, opens a chocolate shop during Lent, and proceeds to melt everyone’s moral rigidity with truffles 🍫✨. There’s passion, scandal, Johnny Depp in a ponytail, and enoug...
Chocolat (2000)
Ratatouille is a tale as old as thyme 🧀🐭—a rat with a gourmet dream takes over a French kitchen, proving anyone can cook... even if they live in the walls. With the help of a confused human and a lot of dramatic soup-stirring, Remy the rat serves u...
Ratatouille (2007)