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Denise J.
 
Member Since: Dec. 2006
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Vegetarian, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Camping, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
I'm a new mom running my own business and trying to feed my family healthy home-made food. My son takes after my husband and doesn't like vegetables, so trying to sneak them in wherever I can is my current challenge.
My favorite things to cook
My favourite thing to cook is something I haven't done before.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I am on a life-long quest to re-create my mother's lasagna.
My cooking triumphs
On our honeymoon in France my husband and I attended a half day course at the Cordon Bleu in Paris. We learned to cook a lovely fish dish, and had to filet the fish ourselves. The head chef instructor came by as I was fileting and asked if I was a professional chef! My husband just rolled his eyes and called me teacher's pet...
My cooking tragedies
The first cake I ever tried to bake fell on the floor (upside down of course) on the way to the oven... I was 7 years old, and I cried but I haven't looked back.
Recipe Reviews 4 reviews
Apple Oatmeal Cookies II
I made a few changes and have had trouble keeping these in the house. Double the cinnamon (I love cinnamon), add 1/2 cup brown sugar as other people suggested, I used multi-grain flour, real maple syrup instead of honey because I ran out (add a bit more flour if you use syrup), and chop the apples really small so they distribute well. I used a Macintosh which kept its shape in the cookie and had a nice tart flavour. My mom made this recipe using a Gala apple and they disappeared in the baking process which made for a not pleasing result.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 3, 2009
Peppy's Pita Bread
Thank you for the instruction to put the freshly baked pitas in a bag! I had a similar recipe from my bread machine cookbook but they left out this very important step, which makes the pitas soft and chewy instead of crispy and not useful for pita pockets. I used half white flour, half multigrain flour and got a nice nutty flavour and a bit of crunchy texture too. I did everything else exactly as written and am really pleased with the results.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 3, 2009
Brown Sugar Pie II
I have made this pie twice now - the first one turned out PERFECTLY and the second one is runny but still tasty. I couldn't wait to eat the second one so it might have set up if I had been able to wait. I followed the suggestion to bake for 10min at 400F on the bottom rack and this resulted in a perfect crust both times. I also increased the flour to 2tbsp to make sure it would set up. All in all, a super easy recipe with great flavour and it impressed the dinner guests.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 3, 2009
 
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