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jbalagia
 
Home Town: Orlando, Florida, USA
Member Since: Feb. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean
Hobbies: Knitting, Needlepoint, Reading Books
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About this Cook
I got married in the Fall of 2007 and I love cooking for The Hubs, reading (I work at the library) and watching House on Fox.
My favorite things to cook
breads in my new bread machine, anything grilled, soup
My favorite family cooking traditions
Christmas cookies! We turn slice and bake sugar cookies into angels and decorate them with sprinkles. Faces and everything!
My cooking triumphs
I rock salsa like it's never been rocked before.
My cooking tragedies
Lately, my bread machine. :( I haven't mastered the art of the baked ziti yet.
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Baked Ziti with Sausage
I wasn't sure what to expect from this recipe, as the ingredients suggested it might be a little bland. I am so glad we tried it! We used turkey sausage instead of Italian and omitted the onion (we didn't have any). It was very flavorful and creamy. What leftovers we had were gone in a day or so, and my husband never eats leftovers! It's a great standard that you can play around with.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 29, 2009
Gingerbread Boys
Delicious! I did omit the orange zest and substituted 3T of molasses, as some reviews suggested. I had no trouble rolling these out w/ my non-stick rolling pin and at 8-9 minutes in the oven, they came out chewy and delicious. I find that using parchment paper works perfectly. I might add some extra clove or perhaps some black pepper next time, just to amp up the spice factor, but this is a great standard recipe that I have made multiple times already!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 29, 2009
E-Z Drop Biscuits
I was very surprised at how well these turned out. I had decided to make breakfast one morning for me and my husband, but had no shortening, no cream of tartar, nothing but the most basic ingredients. These were fine w/o the cream of tartar. I did have to add a tablespoon or so of extra flour, but I will definitely make these again.

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Reviewed On: Jul. 18, 2009
 
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