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Welcome to the Mad Hungry shop, where kitchen tools are designed by someone who really uses them. Every product in this collection was created by Lucinda Scala Quinn, the woman behind the modern spurtle revolution.
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  • Mother Sauce Cookbook
  • 4-Piece Knife Set
  • Acacia Slotted Spurtle
  • Mad Hungry Everything Pot

What Is a Spurtle?

It’s a spurtle, Myrtle! A shape you probably haven't seen, doing work you'll instantly recognize. Long, narrow, and paddle-like, it stirs, folds, flips, spreads, and serves without scratching a pan. The original came from 15th-century Scotland, designed for stirring porridge. The modern version is built for how home cooks actually cook today: real pans, real messes, real meals.
At Mad Hungry, the spurtle isn't just a product we sell. It's the tool that built our kitchen. Our founder, Lucinda Scala Quinn, redesigned the original Scottish tool for the way home cooks actually work today. The result are the modern wood and silicone spurtles you've seen on QVC, at Lowe's, and in more kitchens than we can count. It earned its place. So has the story behind it.
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Recipes

Lucinda Scala Quinn has spent a lifetime teaching people to cook with confidence. Cookbook author, former Executive Food Director at Martha Stewart Living, television host, and founder of Mad Hungry, she brings decades of professional culinary expertise to every recipe. From easy weeknight dinners to Sunday gravy, these are the recipes that feed the people you love.
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Most Popular

  • Beef Braciola
  • Vinegar Glossed Chicken
  • Banh Mi
  • Jerk Chicken
  • Baked Chicken with Honey-Whole-Grain Mustard Glaze

Easter Sunday

  • Vinegar Glossed Chicken
  • Asparagus and Spinach Frittata
  • Baked Chicken with Honey-Whole-Grain Mustard Glaze
  • Beef Braciola
  • Banh Mi

Easy Weeknight Dinners

  • Banh Mi
  • Baked Chicken with Honey-Whole-Grain Mustard Glaze
  • Beef Braciola
  • Jerk Chicken
  • Vinegar Glossed Chicken

The Mad Hungry Newsletter

Recipes you'll actually cook. Kitchen tools that earn their place. Plus the occasional story from Lucinda about Sunday gravy, feeding a houseful, and why a spurtle might be the only utensil you really need. No spam, no fluff. Just the good stuff.

Notebook

A running collection of recipes, stories, and things we've learned in the kitchen. You'll find Lucinda's take on techniques she's been using for decades, honest opinions on tools and ingredients, family stories from three generations of Italian American cooking, and a little bit of everything else that makes a kitchen feel alive. Plus the occasional piece about the dog. Pull up a stool.
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Meet Lucinda, the author of eight cookbooks, including the bestselling Mad Hungry trilogy.

Her mantra is “Cook for the ones you love, teach them to cook for themselves, and they will pass it on.” Her passion for cooking took root growing up in an Italian American family, which inspired her to begin cooking professionally at age sixteen. As an entrepreneur, she founded the Mad Hungry kitchenware brand, which makes multi-use tools for the home cook.
For over a decade, she oversaw all food content for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. She was the host of the television show Mad Hungry: Bringing Back the Family Meal and cohost of Everyday Food on PBS. Her radio show EatDrink on Sirius XM was an innovative precursor to podcasts. She lives in New York City and can be followed at @madhungry.
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Press & Appearances

Lucinda has spent five decades cooking professionally. She ran food content at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for over a decade, hosted her own cooking show on the Hallmark Channel, cohosted Everyday Food on PBS, and has been featured in Oprah Daily, The Washington Post, and other publications over the years. A selection of press, shows, and appearances is below.
  • Oprah Daily
  • Martha Stewart
  • Everyday Food
  • Mad Hungry Youtube