Kim's Kitchen

Make this sweet and savory meat treat

Paul Ciliberto was 15 years old when he decided exactly what he wanted to do with his life. Standing on the street in Duryea, PA, he stared in wonder through the window of the local radio …

Make this Solaia bottle cookie

By the time you read this, we as a society will have recently celebrated two milestones of freedom: Independence Day, which celebrates the birth of the United States on July 4, …

Make this gingerbread Tree of Life

Remember when we were kids and used to climb trees? This isn’t something you see often anymore. At least, I don’t. But back in the day around my neighborhood in Liberty, NY, …

Make this Blue Fox sugar piece

I always joke that I’m the cake artist who can’t eat cake. Why? Because I have an allergy to gluten. And to rice, potatoes, oats and barley too, as …

Make these peanut butter chocolate cake morsels

“How did you get on TV?” It’s a question I’m asked a lot. The fact is, I was tapped to be on my first competitive Food Network TV show—Sugardome—practically …

Make this candy surprise bunny

Make this candy surprise bunny Anybody who knows me knows that I love animals. True, a few of them don’t love me—I have really bad allergies to most dogs. And …

Make this cookie pizza monster

“Pizza is not a dinner food,” my father, Jack I. Simons, decreed. “Pizza is a snack!” As anyone who knew my father can tell you, he was an honorable man—and one of …

New Year’s resolution-breaker cookies

I’m often asked how I got into making cakes and competing on TV. The short answer is that, back in about 2010, I was watching a cake show and thought, “I can do that!” I abused …

Make this holiday gnome out of fondant

My mother was born on Christmas Day, which is why her name is Carol. But to hear her tell it, that wasn’t necessarily a great thing—at least for her. She was the youngest of four in a …

Make this autumn wafer-paper flower

I was driving through our local mountains a few days ago, during the peak of fall foliage. The way the sunlight flickered through the vibrantly colored leaves reminded me of just how much I love this …