Media Mentions
Check out where The Candid Cooks has been featured around the web, and what awards our recipes have won!
Features
It means the world to us when we see The Candid Cooks featured on the web! Here are some of our favorites:
Homes & Gardens
7 Ways to Make Meal Prepping Quicker, Easier, and More Achievable
Featured Nicole’s best meal prepping tips, including details on how we stock our freezer with meals and ingredients.
USA TODAY 10BEST
10 Sweet Homemade Halloween Treats Inspired By Trick-Or-Treat Classics
Featured our Halloween candy cookies recipe.
apartment guide
Summer Soirées: The Perfect Summer Dinner Party Menu
Featured our blueberry lemon whipped brie dip recipe and a summer hosting tip from Nicole.
BUZZFEED
23 Foods That Are More American Than The Star-Spangled Banner
Featured our photo of a classic California burrito.
AllRecipes
I Asked Chefs for Their Favorite Tools of 2025, and the Winners Deserve a Spot in Your Kitchen
Our contribution: our trusty Cuisinart food processor.
Steamy Kitchen
20 Easy To Make Super Bowl Snacks
Featured our easy soft pretzel bites recipe with beer cheese dip.
Always Use Butter
40 Super Bowl Recipes That Will Have Everyone Cheering
Featured our cheeseburger egg rolls recipe (a personal game day favorite of ours!).
Insanely Good Recipes
23 Fun Spring Cocktails to Brighten Your Day
Featured our pineapple mezcal old fashioned recipe.
Meraki Lane
15 Cheeseburger Tacos Recipes You’ll Wish You Tried Sooner
Featured our cheeseburger tacos recipe.
Awards
Winners of Kikkoman’s Recipe of the Month Contest
September 2022 | Spicy Szechuan Dumpling Soup
Top 5 Finalist for Food52’s “Your Best Dish Disguised as a Sandwich” Recipe Contest
July 2022 | Cheesy Chicken Alfredo Sandwiches
Winners of the CA Strawberries #MillionWaysToStrawberry Challenge
May 2022 | Strawberry Balsamic Avocado Toast