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SummerLynn
 
Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Sewing, Biking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Charity Work
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About this Cook
Married, homeschooling mom of two (and one on the way). Love to cook and bake, but don't always have the time! Busy, busy, busy!
My favorite things to cook
I love trying new recipes and desserts... comfort food the way mom used to make... mexican food, and lately I have been experimenting by making homemade things I used to make store bought (ex - pesto, enchilada sauce and alfredo sauce).
My favorite family cooking traditions
We just have our traditional dishes at holidays... green bean casserole, shrimp salad, pies, nothing too fancy. After Grandma passed away it became a tradition for my sister and myself to continue to make Grandma's cheesecake.
My cooking triumphs
Looking forward to filling this space with something spectacular!!
My cooking tragedies
There have been a few, but I try not to remember those!! Pretty much everything turns out as planned unless I don't watch it properly and it burns!
Recipe Reviews 9 reviews
Soft Peanut Butter Cookies
This is a decent recipe, but not exactly what I was looking for. I did follow the recipe exactly except for adding the extra 1/4 cup of PB. I tried them at 7 minutes and the next batch at 8 and both were still raw in the middle... I went up by 2 minutes for the next batch - still not really done and still not even browning on the edges.... 12 minutes finally worked well and they are (as a few others mentioned) very slightly crispy on the outside but chewy on the inside... the taste was decent, but still not what I was looking for. My regular crunchy PB cookies have a better taste... guess I'm still looking for the right recipe...

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Reviewed On: Nov. 15, 2009
Shepherd's Pie
I made this for my family and we all really liked it. I followed it pretty closely to the recipe except for adding a few more veggies (corn and french cut green beans). It was yummy and I REALLY liked the addition of the ketchup. I don't remember exactly how much I used, but I think I at least doubled the ketchup. I also added garlic powder and some seasoned salt. Very good... I will make this again.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2009
Apple Crisp IV
Honestly, I thought it was average. It seemed like way too much butter once it was all mixed so I added a bit extra oats and flour and even then it just wasn't quite right. The taste wasn't bad, just not awesome. Tasted good hot with vanilla ice cream....

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Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2009
 
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