Despite being a rail thin former dancer, Aida Mollenkamp does her fair share of eating in her role as host and recipe developer for Ask Aida and FoodCrafters on the Cooking Channel. “You don’t want to ...

Chef and Food Network personality Aida Mollenkamp provides some insight on which style of music matches certain types of cooking -- particularly how Bossa Nova encourages “cooking from the hip” and ...

Food Network star Aida Mollenkamp knows how to turn it on—the oven, that is. So instead of reaching for your go-to pint of mint chocolate chip stashed in the freezer, whip up a dessert sure to rev up ...

In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, wine, tomato paste, and flour until evenly combined and smooth. Stir in dried mushrooms and set aside to reconstitute, at least 30 minutes. Strain mushrooms ...

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Cooking Channel star Aida Mollenkamp came into the culinary world through a "happy accident," as she calls it. The one-time ballerina turned to cooking after she injured her ACL at a young age. "I ...

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Backstory: "I was like Wizard of Oz behind the scenes and worked in a test kitchen developing recipes for six years at Chow.com. At Chow, we went from print to online. The Food Network saw me in a ...

In a medium bowl, whisk together broth, wine, tomato paste, and flour until evenly combined and smooth. Stir in dried mushrooms and set aside to reconstitute, at least 30 minutes. Strain mushrooms ...