About Me
Rachel Cooks features a wide variety of recipes with one common thread: easy preparations. On my website, I create accessible and delicious food that will please the whole family. Rachel Cooks has been featured on sites including The Huffington Post, Parents.com, Saveur and The Cooking Channel.
Want to know more about me? Here are some random facts in no particular order:
1. I love chopping celery. The sound it makes….I just like it.
2. I could eat popcorn every day. You might think this is an exaggeration, but it isn’t.
3. I like my popcorn air-popped, with butter and salt. Lots of it. This caramel corn isn’t bad either, though.
4. My mother-in-law finds washing dishes therapeutic. A pile of dishes makes me feel like I need therapy.
5. I’m tall. 5’10″. But I still wear heels.
6. I drink too much coffee. And I’ll take it black, please.
7. I’ve only broken two bones in my life, my pinky (ran into a wall) and my toe (fell down after standing up while my legs were asleep).
8. I’m married to a very handsome USMC veteran I’m madly in love with him.
9. My husband and I are blessed with the most beautiful, amazing daughter (“E”) and the most handsome, sweet son (“N”).
10. E is the smartest girl in the whole world. I’m sure you think your kid is….but you’re wrong. And N is the cutest boy.
11. I’m a Doctor of Physical Therapy. Right now, I’m 95% stay-at-home mom, but I still manage to work some weekends here and there.
12. I’m a Christian and I’m not afraid to say it. I also won’t bombard you with it. Email me if you want to chat!
13. I’m not the most graceful person in the world (see #7).
14. I love the comments that you all leave on my blog. It really is one of the main reasons I do this. I love hearing from you!
15. I have my concealed pistol license (CPL). Didn’t see that one coming, did ya?
16. I love cookbooks, and I have a ton of them, but I don’t spend enough time looking at them.
17. My favorite spices are cumin and cinnamon.
18. My favorite herb is basil.
19. My husband proposed to me in London.
20. And we honeymooned in Jamaica. Not too shabby, right?
21. I used to hate cilantro, but now I love it. It still isn’t my number #1 though (see #17).
22. I have a love-hate relationship with working out.
23. I can’t hold a grudge. Okay, that’s not true, but you’d have to really, really hurt me for that to happen.
24. I like all kinds of music but country is my favorite.
25. My nephew was born almost exactly 24 hours before my daughter. Neither my sister nor I knew the other one was trying to get pregnant.
26. My favorite cereal is Cinnamon Toast Crunch but I never buy it.
27. I didn’t start liking beer until I was in grad school but now it is (usually) my preferred alcoholic beverage.
28. I had a horrible pregnancy. Well, I threw up every day (too much info for a food blog?). I realize it could have been much worse. *shudder*
29. I like putting alcohol in recipes…but I really don’t drink much.
31. I founded Taste of Michigan.
What would you like to know about me?
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cute pics! You didn’t mention who the girl on the left is though!
Thanks for sharing a little about you. One of the best and most fun things I did to lose weight was join a Biggest Losers challenge amongst my friends who also wanted to lose weight. We actually had weigh in day each week and put $ in a winner’s pot every week too. Winner was determined by % of weight loss rather than pounds so it was fair to all; those who needed to lose more or less. It was fun and the competitive edge made me stay focused because I knew my weight was being shared with the group. Aaaaggghhh!
I’m actually doing something similar with one of my friends. We’re not sharing weight in pounds, but are going to share our percentage lost at the end of two months. I’m not doing well so far! I’m still nursing my little one though, so I don’t want to go nuts with counting calories and what not because I don’t want my milk supply to diminish. Once I’m done with that though, I hope to kick things into high gear (before I get preggers again, ha!). The competetion definitely helps me though, I am crazy competitive.
Awesome blog! I love finding blogs with other people who like to bake/cook.
An cool!!! You went to Jamaica! Going there is definitely on my Bucket List!
Thanks! Jamaica was so fun–you have to go!
just stumbled upon your blog!
cutest blog name ever.
Thanks Shannon!
Cute pics!! You have a beautiful family!
Hi
stumbled across your blog through twitter (thanks for the follow back). Cute blog and I love your food pictures 
beautiful family!
Thank you so much!
What an adorable blog! Ive been thumbing through your recipes and many of them look DELICIOUS – so all good feedback so far
xx
Thank you! I just spent awhile browsing your blog as well, it is gorgeous!
Hi Rachel,
I am new to your blog and it seems all recipe are great and easy to follow, I will be one of your fan now…and also I like you, you look like Erika Durance of smallville =)
What a compliment! Thanks
Greetings from Malaysia!
You have a lovely blog and indeed a lovely story too! Kelly from Eat-Yourself-Skinny was right, you are a gorgeous woman!
Wow, thank you SO much!
Glad to have found your blog. Even I am on a weightloss regime. I gained 40 pounds to my pregnancy. I follow South beach diet and Tony horton workout. I lost lose to 20 pounds. I still have a long way to go. My little one is 13 months now. He was born before the Thanksgiving weekend. I love your blog and like you, even I love quinoa.
Thanks! Good luck with the weight loss!
Rach,
Washing more dishes than usual! It’s much cheaper than a shrink. Cinnamon Toast Crunch is in our cereal cupboard waiting for you!
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Oh you are going to be BAD for my “diet,” Donna! PS: I’ll help make lots of dishes dirty for you. It’s the least I can do.
Hey Rachel!
I want to start my own blog soon. Currently reading the new “Food Blogging for Dummies” to help me get started. Keep up the great work! 
I just have to saw I love your blog! I love the “Day in the Life” section! So fun to read about the other bloggers. I found you originally through reading Bevcooks blogs and then saw you started following me on Pinterest (I followed you back!)
Thank you Tracey, what a sweet comment!
Good luck with the new blog! Come back and tell me your URL when you get it up and running. Feel free to email if you have any questions 
You’re welcome and thanks! Will let you know when I start blogging!
Thanks for the morning glory pancake recipe. I stumbled across the recipe and look forward to trying it for an upcoming visit of my youngest daughter , son in-law and grandchildren. My bet is that it will be a big hit. Loved the logo and name,simple elegant and recognizable.Smart. Thanks again.
G
Thank you so much for your kind words! Hope you like the pancakes.
I’ve broken the same two bones as you! Glad I ran into your blog today and I look forward to following it!
How crazy! Thanks for the comment!
Love your site – and love the story of how you got to be “Rachel Cooks”. I am a Rachel (Rachel Ring – although I’ll be losing that name in about a year with the whole marriage thing). I get “Rachael Ray” a lot too… initials of RR, loving to cook, etc).
Thank you so much! Congrats on the engagement!
Hi Rachel,
I am glad I found your blog. My husband is a retired Marine. He served honorably for 23 years and 9 months.
I would have named my 33 yr. old son Rachel had he been a girl. His name is Ryan and he is the daddy to my one and only, precious just turned 4 yr. old grandson, Lucas.
I look forward to enjoying your blog.
God’s blessing to you and your family.
Thank you for the sweet comment, Pamela! Tell your husband thank you for his service!
I enjoy reading your blogs so much and loved reading random facts about you! you are awesome
Aww, thank you so much!
Found you on pinterest. Interested in your blog, I read you bio and I am surprised at how much you sound like me…. Foodie with lots of cookbooks with just a little wear, DPT, 95% stay at home mom, a little clumsy, and I have the cutest & smartest little girl -we can agree to disagree
Thank you for a great, interesting blog!
What a small world! Thanks for the sweet comment
so totally random… but i was THIIIIS close to buying your wedding dress. i ended up choosing a different one but i loved that dress (or one very similar to it). it’s beautiful!
That’s crazy! What a small world!
Just found your website via pinterest and just subscribed! I love your about me section and Jamaica is my future honey moon spot! I look forward to reading your blog
Thanks so much, Yesenia! Happy Holidays!
Just found your blog, thanks to Skinny Mommy Bree – loving it!
Thanks!!
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Glad to have you here!
LOL…I love your list!
Thanks!
Where do you live in Michigan? We live in Howell….I have lived in Michigan since I was 3 and I’m very much older than 3 now….very, very much older. We love the west side of the state. We love to visit Grand Haven, but haven’t made it the past couple years because I’ve had some health issues and was in the hospital, but we are going to make it this year. When my kids were little we went one year and danced away in front of the singing fountain….they were mortified. Oh well! I’ve heard such good things about Taste of Michigan. Your little girl is beautiful and I’m sure so smart, but my grandson is the most beautiful and smart….maybe we could go by side of the state or something. Because my grandchildren in FL and Eaton Rapids are pretty outstanding as well. Love your recipes.
Thanks Jane! We live near Detroit but I grew up in Grand Rapids. Love the west side of the state too.
How did you hear about Taste of MI?
Hi your website is inspiring =)
all the pics are so lovely!!! do you use canon DSLR?
Thank you so much for the kind words! I use a Canon T3i DSLR.
Hi Rachel,
I voted and also enjoyed Rachelcooks.com!
Jacklin
Thanks so much!
Just wanted to say that i found you through Oh My Veggies (which i really love
) I came for the Angel Hair in Roasted Red Pepper Sauce but i stayed because i saw the picture of you and your husband in front of Appleton Estates Jamaica, my favorite rum. Also got to support a fellow Michigander . Thanks for the beautiful food posts look forward to seeing a lot more.
Ahh! This comment put a huge smile on my face, Pamela! Thanks for stopping by! We love Appleton–the tour was so much fun! Where in MI are you from?
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