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Home | Cindi Kruth

Cindi Kruth

Cindi Kruth’s culinary background is vast and varied. She became a home economist, managed a fast-food restaurant, and sold mayonnaise and peanut butter for a corporate conglomerate. She opened her first shop, a fruit basket and produce store, when she lived in NJ. After moving to CT, she worked at the Connecticut Culinary Institute, did private catering and taught cooking lessons, and again opened a shop, this time a little gourmet take-out place. The demands of retail didn’t mesh well with raising a family, so she left the food business for a few years to become a lawyer. That’s about when she stumbled upon David’s story of Thor, his stove, in Bon Appétit and shortly after became a tester. Now, being in regular contact with others who are doing the same has expanded her interests and her recipe collection.  And she even got her 1.5 seconds of fame on national TV when David mentioned her work on his renowned Orange Olive Oil Cake on the Today Show.

Cindi Kruth
A jar of garlic confit with loose garlic cloves and husks nearby.

Garlic Confit

1 hr

A rimmed baking sheet with fish in parchment and a fish spatula resting beside it.

Fish in Parchment

30 mins

Two individual servings of chocolate mouse in glass tumblers served on a small plate with a silver spoon resting beside.

Chocolate Mousse for One

20 mins

Two English crumpet on a white plate, each topped with a pat of butter.

English Crumpets

1 hr 20 mins

Two waffle iron grilled cheese sandwiches on a wooden cutting board with a knife and a waffle iron nearby.

Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese Sandwich

10 mins

A white oval plate filled with pot stickers, a pair of chopsticks, and dipping sauce.

Pot Stickers ~ Guotie

1 hr 15 mins

A plate with seven chocolate-ginger crinkle cookies

Chocolate Ginger Crinkle Cookies

1 hr 15 mins

A bowl of spaghetti all'Aglio e Olio topped with olive oil and flakes of Parmesan cheese.

Spaghetti all’Aglio e Olio

20 mins

Three pieces of cornmeal-crusted fried chicken on a white plate.

Cornmeal Crusted Fried Chicken

1 hr

A piece of sea bass topped with soy glaze and cucumber salsa on a square shaped white plate.

Sea Bass with Soy Glaze and Cucumber Salsa

35 mins

Bite-size bacon and cheese scones with smoked bacon and melted Asiago on top on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bite-Size Bacon and Cheese Scones

45 mins

An oval plate with four pieces of Southern fried chicken wings.

Southern Fried Chicken Wings

1 hr

Four buttermilk drop biscuits in a bowl lined with a striped green kitchen towel.

Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

35 mins

A trussed classic roast chicken on a rack, set inside a skillet.

Classic Roast Chicken

1 hr 55 mins

A brown bowl filled with ginger and carrot stir-fry on a wooden mat.

Ginger and Carrot Stir-Fry

25 mins

Six apple and white cheddar scones on a piece of parchment on top of a cooling rack.

Apple and White Cheddar Scones

1 hr 15 mins

Several halves of tomato Provençal on a parchment-lined rimmed baking sheet.

Tomatoes Provençal

40 mins

A popover with strawberry butter in a popover tin.

Popovers with Strawberry Butter

3 hrs

A baking sheet filled with cooked biscuits.

Easy Cream Biscuits

30 mins

12 schnecken, pecan cinnamon buns, covered with pecan-caramel topping, and chopped pecans on a wire rack

Schnecken ~ Pecan Cinnamon Buns

4 hrs

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