At Taste of Home, we believe home cooks are the best cooks, and our Community Cooks are simply the best of the best. The members of this vibrant community have created many of the inspired recipes at the heart of Taste of Home, treasured by cooks across the globe.
These talented home cooks are always whipping up fresh, exciting flavors, sharing their best cooking tips, and posting pictures and videos of their latest kitchen triumphs. Get to know Community Cooks from across the U.S. and Canada!
Community Cooks’ Newest Recipes
These brand-new dishes are fresh from Community Cooks’ kitchens. Which one will you try first?
Make the recipes Community Cooks are raving about right now.
Community Cook of the Month
Brooke Wofford from Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Brooke Wofford is a mom of two boys, Barret and Branden. When she’s not cooking or baking for her loved ones, she likes to stay busy by taking trips to Charleston, South Carolina, visiting her son in college and driving her youngest to fishing tournaments and tennis matches. Her other favorite activities include traveling to the Caribbean and visiting South Carolina beaches with her husband as often as she can.
Taste of Home: Do you have a favorite recipe from Taste of Home?
Brooke Wofford: When I was a student teacher in college, my lead teacher shared Taste of Home magazines with me. I found a recipe for chicken and wild rice casserole over 20 years ago that I still make today! I’ve changed it up a bit to suit my family’s tastes. I also love a homemade lemonade recipe that calls for milk.
TOH: What is your favorite recipe you’ve had published to Taste of Home?
BW: My favorite recipe that I’ve had published in Taste of Home is my Orange Snow Balls. I’ve had about 100 recipe requests from friends and family since my recipe won the Party in a Pinch Contest! They only take about 20 minutes to make, so I’m whipping them up a lot for parties and giving them as gifts to friends and family.
TOH: What’s the next cooking skill you want to master?
BW: I am 1/16 Chickasaw and would love to master native recipes of my tribe, such as grape dumplings, pashofa and fry bread. I don’t make these recipes very often, but I would like to bring them back to my weekly recipe rotation to celebrate my heritage and culture.
TOH: What’s your favorite kitchen hack that you now live by?
BW: My favorite kitchen hack is baking bacon on a rack. The grease doesn’t splatter all over my kitchen, and cleanup is so easy. It tastes better, too!
Our Whole Team
Community Cooks come from neighborhoods across the U.S. and Canada. Find one in your neck of the woods.
Lisa Allen, Joppa, Alabama
Katrina Adams, Mount Olive, Alabama
Arizona
Cathy Orban, Chandler, Arizona
Robert J. Johnson, Chino Valley, Arizona
Cori Cooper, Flagstaff, Arizona
Arkansas
Debbie Glasscock, Conway, Arkansas
California
Helen Nelander, Boulder Creek, California
Marina Castle-Kelley, Canyon Country, California
Kallee Krong-Mccreery, Escondido, California
Dr. Laura Wilhelm, Los Angeles, California
Ilya Khayn, San Jose, California
Colorado
Lisa Rohrbough, Morrison, Colorado
Connecticut
Anna Gass, New Canaan, Connecticut
Lynn Faria, Southington, Connecticut
Janet Turner, Southington, Connecticut
Ruth Hartunian-Alumbaugh, Willimantic, Connecticut
Florida
Janie Ganyard, Jacksonville, Florida
Lygdda Anthony, Longwood, Florida
Pam Brooks, Micco, Florida
Cyndy Gerken, Naples, Florida
Taryn Camp, Oviedo, Florida
Kailey Thompson, Palm Bay, Florida
Shawn Barto, Palmetto, Florida
Hawaii
Rachel Garcia, Honolulu, Hawaii
Idaho
Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho
Cindy Worth, Lapwai, Idaho
Illinois
April Lee Wiencek, Chicago, Illinois
Renee Page, Rochelle, Illinois
Indiana
Kizmet Byrd, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Kathy Renee, Terre Haute, Indiana
Iowa
Anna Miller, Churdan, Iowa
Jennifer Stowell, Deep River, Iowa
Kansas
Allison Ochoa, Hays, Kansas
Erin Wright, Wallace, Kansas
Courtney Stultz, Weir, Kansas
Kentucky
Donna Gribbins, Shelbyville, Kentucky
Maine
Pamela Brooks, South Berwick, Maine
Maryland
Julie Peterson, Crofton, Maryland
Nikki Haddad, Germantown, Maryland
Massachusetts
Ann Sheehy, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Molly Winsten, Medford, Massachusetts
Michigan
Jennifer Gilbert, Brighton, Michigan
Kim Shupe, Lake City, Michigan
Lorraine Hickman, Lansing, Michigan
Cindy Sue Nerat, Menominee, Michigan
Kelli Finger, Riverview, Michigan
Minnesota
Joyce Moynihan, Lakeville, Minnesota
Julie Herrera-Lemler, Rochester, Minnesota
New Hampshire
Jolene Martinelli, Fremont, New Hampshire
Pattie Prescott, Manchester, New Hampshire
Margaret Drye, Plainfield, New Hampshire
Grace Vallo, Salem, New Hampshire
New Jersey
Kim Spaccarotella, South Plainfield, New Jersey
Chelsea Leonhardt, Swedesboro, New Jersey
New York
Aleni Salcedo, East Elmhurst, New York
Holly Balzer-Harz, Malone, New York
Marisel Salazar, New York, New York
Melissa Obernesser, Oriskany, New York
Kristine Chayes, Smithtown, New York
Bara’a Ekbarieh, Staten Island, New York
Andrea Rivera, Westbury, New York
North Carolina
Stacy Corday, Waxhaw, North Carolina
Ohio
Jacqueline Anderson, Avon, Ohio
Becky Carver, Cleveland, Ohio
Nicole Washington, Fairfield, Ohio
Kristyne McDougle Walter, Lorain, Ohio
Theresa Ravencraft, Marysville, Ohio
Diane Shipley, Mentor, Ohio
Oregon
Shelly Lynn Bevington, Hermiston, Oregon
Mary Anne Thygesen, Portland, Oregon
Darlene Brenden, Salem, Oregon
Pennsylvania
Dawn Lowenstein, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Teena Petrus, Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Susan Bickta, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Gabriella DiSanto, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Cindy Reams, Philipsburg, Pennsylvania
Patty Crouse, Warren, Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Renee Murby, Johnston, Rhode Island
South Carolina
Brooke Wofford, Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Tennessee
Dianna Smith, Newport, Tennessee
Makenzie Jones, Talbott, Tennessee
Texas
Darla Andrews, Boerne, Texas
Lisa Varner, El Paso, Texas
Munni Alexander, Houston, Texas
Corinna Nguyen, Hutto, Texas
Marietta Slater, Justin, Texas
Carmen Edwards, Midland, Texas
Joan Hallford, North Richland Hills, Texas
Sherri Jerzyk, Somerville, Texas
Utah
Ashley Mills, South Ogden, Utah
Vermont
Nancy Mock, Colchester, Vermont
Virginia
Maggie Young, Richmond, Virginia
West Virginia
Lori Daniels, Beverly, West Virginia
Wisconsin
Heather Karow, Burnett, Wisconsin
Alberta
Shannon Dobos, Calgary, Alberta
Lori Stefanishion, Drumheller, Alberta
Ontario
Susan Kieboam, Amherstburg, Ontario
Janet Tigchelaar, Ancaster, Ontario
Wendy Masters, East Garafraxa, Ontario
Niv Menon-Saberi, Port Elgin, Ontario
Jenny Latreille, Sudbury, Ontario
