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Marne
 
Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Living In: Zimmerman, Minnesota, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2001
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy
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About this Cook
I'm married and have two little ones. Life is busy working and taking care of the fam.
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake. It helps that I have a sweet tooth!
My favorite family cooking traditions
In my family, my dad was more of a cook than my mom so I think I picked up his like of making roasts, chili, soups and more hearty meals. Because I love baking so much, my boys are starting to help me more and more with mixing things and making cookies and cakes. It's so much fun!
My cooking triumphs
I've had a few really good parties with lots of people and cooked every bit of food for it. Ribs, fresh fish, roasted corn and lots of salads and baked items. My two most requested items are my exceptional chocolate chip cookies and chewy oatmeal chocolate bars.
My cooking tragedies
Oh, there are many! My husband has been a trooper! It took me a long time to figure out how to make a good, tasty roast. I suck at making asian food, even though I love it so much.
Recipe Reviews 67 reviews
Mom's Pumpkin Pie
This is an awesome recipe! I can't believe how easy it was to make. I used a pre-made pie crust and had it in the oven in about 10 minutes! I took the advice of others and used 1 cup of milk and all I had was half-and-half instead of heavy cream. It was a bit of a bummer because with a deep dish pie shell, it still was too much filling - I ended up throwing about a half cup of the filling away. I think if I used a 9" deep dish pie plate it would have fit perfectly, so next time I'll give that a try. Honestly, the taste of this pie is right on the mark! Perfection!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 17, 2009
Sandy's Casserole
Not my favorite. I can see making something like this with a homemade white sauce that would taste much better than cans of soup. I used the "healthy request" cream of chicken and mushroom and I sauteed the onion and added green pepper before mixing. I also used fresh chicken breasts and pre-cooked the noodles a bit. It's just too thick and fake tasting for me. No matter how you change it, it's still a canned soup recipe - and it tastes like one.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 7, 2009
Chocolate Chiffon Squares
I made these three times in a week! Everywhere I went people devoured them! Yum. Definately make them in a jelly roll pan. If you use a 9x13 it's more like cake - which isn't necessarily a bad thing, if you want cake. Either way, these are light, chewy and delicious!

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Reviewed On: Jul. 10, 2009
 
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