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About Piper Cooks

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Hi. I'm Jacqueline Piper and I write this website. I can usually be found in my kitchen testing something out or swaying in my hammock at my cabin. I'm lucky to have a wonderfully supportive family with 3 amazing, funny, talented, and kind (grown) kids, and 3 perfect little grand-babies.

Welcome to Piper Cooks

I love to cook, travel, take photos, and watch hockey and football.

Fresh ingredients, new ethnic grocery stores, and mom & pop restaurants make my heart go pitter-patter.

I love supporting local restaurants and businesses in my hometown of Winnipeg (right in the middle of Canada) and I take pride in being a Winnipeg food blogger.

I'm also always researching my Scottish and Greek background.

I dream up new recipes. I eat boujee avocado toast. I drink red wine and bourbon - neat. I enjoy the occasional cigar. If you ask my family, they'd say I have too many cookbooks. And Puppy never leaves my side.

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Reader Favorites

  • Creamy Dill Chicken on a plate with potatoes & carrots
    Creamy Dill Chicken
  • Quick Light Brioche Style Buns. All the rewards of freshly baked homemade bread, but you don't have to spend all day in the kitchen. Get the Recipe @pipercooks PiperCooks.com
    Quick & Light Brioche Buns
  • Light-colored coffee in a glass with a straw and ice cubes.
    How to Make Iced Coffee with Instant Coffee
  • Cinnamon Bun Overnight Oats - PiperCooks
    Cinnamon Bun Overnight Oats

I taught myself how to cook

Learning new things is my favorite. Give me a book, a video, or a website on something new and I'm here for it.

It's a good thing I love learning new things because about 10 years ago my doctor and I suspected I had Celiac Disease. In 2015 I finally saw a specialist and found out I didn't - for which I was so grateful.

But the whole process really opened my eyes to food and made me think about what I was eating - and how it was prepared. The days of browsing the frozen food aisles were gone once my doctor advised me to stay gluten-free until I could see a specialist.

It was confusing and weird. Mostly because I didn't know how to cook. At the time I had three little kids and I mostly “cooked” out of cans and boxes.

I learned from the pros

All of a sudden I had to learn about ingredients, shopping, baking, preparation, cooking, and nutrition. I couldn't eat what was on the shelves at the store. It was difficult to go out and eat in restaurants. Store-bought loaves of gluten-free bread were like bricks back then. I had to help myself.

I've turned myself into a food researcher and learn about food, ingredients, and cooking every day so I can share my knowledge and experience with you.

I've studied professional cooks, taken cooking classes around the world, watched videos, and read books. I continue to do this daily. Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsey, Enrique Olvera, Laura Vitale, and David Chang are some of my favorites.

I'm so glad I went through this experience. I never thought I'd love cooking and baking and creating recipes, but I do! So much!

And if I can learn, you can too! We can do this. Trust me. And it doesn't have to be difficult or expensive. I try to use simple, fresh ingredients and make pretty much everything from scratch - but I've got lots of great hacks if to speed things up in the kitchen.

My favorite saying is “We can make it!”

Buttermilk Biscuits

Vegetarian Quinoa Bowl

About my recipes

I think food tastes so much better when it's homemade.

I've been blogging, creating, and sharing my recipes for 10 years, so that you too can make deliciously epic homemade food for yourself, your family, and your friends. Chocolate and treats included.

My recipes:

  • are often use ingredients you can find in your local grocery store. Sometimes we'll use an ingredient from a local ethnic store if we can find it, as in Pad Thai, Thai Curry Soup, or Gochujang Noodles. Feel free to skip to the next recipe if you want to on those occasions. I love food from around the world.
  • include one-pot dinners, Instant Pot dinners, delicious side dishes, and loaded salads. I specialize in making things from scratch so you'll find a wide variety of homemade Condiments, Sauces, and Dips, as well as a special section on Takeout at Home recipes.
  • also include several recipes and step-by-step directions on how to make homemade bread and buns.
  • start with breakfast. Try the most popular recipe on my website for Cinnamon Roll Homemade Oats. You'll also find my boujee Avocado Toast, another one of the most popular recipes here.

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Cinnamon Bun Overnight Oats - PiperCooks

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Make my latest recipes...

  • A large serving bowl with roasted cauliflower, black olives, lentils, feta cheese, slivered almonds, and fresh parsley.
    Cauliflower Lentil Salad
  • A stacked halved sandwich on a bun with halloumi and tomatoes inside.
    Grilled Halloumi Sandwich
  • A blackberry bourbon smash topped with mint and fresh blackberries.
    15 Easy and Refreshing Summer Drinks
  • 6 hot dogs all with different toppings.
    4th of July Recipes for Your Backyard BBQ
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Hi, I'm Jacqueline!

Welcome to Piper Cooks, where I've been sharing my homemade recipes for 10 years! I share simple, delicious recipes made from scratch, perfect for busy families and food lovers alike. Let's turn everyday meals into something fun and delicious!

more about me

Reader Favorites

Popular Recipes

  • Cinnamon Bun Overnight Oats - PiperCooks
    Cinnamon Bun Overnight Oats
  • Light-colored coffee in a glass with a straw and ice cubes.
    How to Make Iced Coffee with Instant Coffee
  • two pink cocktails in blue rimmed glasses
    Strawberry Lemonade Vodka Cocktail
  • ground turkey skillet dinner in a bowl
    Quinoa Ground Turkey Skillet - One Pan Dinner
  • Quick Light Brioche Style Buns. All the rewards of freshly baked homemade bread, but you don't have to spend all day in the kitchen. Get the Recipe @pipercooks PiperCooks.com
    Quick & Light Brioche Buns
  • Creamy Dill Chicken on a plate with potatoes & carrots
    Creamy Dill Chicken

Favorite Grilling Recipes

  • A stacked halved sandwich on a bun with chicken and spinach inside.
    Grilled Chicken Ciabatta Sandwich
  • Soft tacos with white corn tortillas, chicken, mango, black beans, and cilantro.
    Blackstone Chicken Tacos
  • Salad in a bowl topped with sauce, avocado, greens, and green onion flowers.
    Chicken Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad Recipe
  • A halved stuffed tortilla on a plate.
    Blackstone Crunchwrap Supreme with Chicken

All photography and recipes on this site are Copyright © 2025 Jacqueline Piper + © Pipercooks except where stated and may not be used without permission.

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