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Donna
 
Home Town: Spokane, Washington, USA
Living In: Nampa, Idaho, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Southern, Nouvelle, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
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About this Cook
I'm a high school English teacher with a bit of wanderers' blood. I love to cook and bake. The greatest compliment I received was when a student wrote me a note at the end of the year that said, "Miss B., your cookies may very well be the cure for cancer."
My favorite things to cook
Anything new
My favorite family cooking traditions
Christmas and Thanksgiving dinner with the turkey, mashed potatoes, and everything else. Our family is blessed with great cooks. My nephews adore my cookies, blueberry sour cream pie, and chicken enchiladas. When my eldest nephew got back from Iraq, those were his requested foods.
My cooking triumphs
My sister considers herself the lasagna diva. I combined a couple of recipes and came up with a lasagna that beats hers.
My cooking tragedies
Spaghetti, texas sheet cake--'nuff said.
Recipe Reviews 4 reviews
Baked Oatmeal II
Out of all the recipes posted here, this is my favorite. Thanks for the "healthy options" ideas.

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Reviewed On: Jun. 24, 2008
Sweet and Sour Chicken III
Thanks for all of the ideas. I wish we could create a IV recipe that combines all of your ideas. It was frustrating to have to go through and take notes. I cut up the chicken and let it marinate in olive oil, soy sauce, Mirin rice wine, fresh ginger, and other spices advised in a post. Then, I sauteed the meat in COCONUT oil (virgin). Gave it a different taste and yummy smell. I added garlic, Mirin rice wine, other advised spices, more fresh ginger, NUTMEG, dried yellow mustard, salt, powdered ginger, garlic powder, and stir fried those together. For veggies, I used the bell peppers--but I added China pea pods,carrots, water chestnuts, and a few other things suggested. I boiled the sauce, but I couldn't get it to thicken. So, I added corn starch that I first mixed with orange juice to get rid of the lumps. That added a yummy flavor. I brought it to a boil, added it to the meat concoction, and then I baked all of it for 30 minutes. It turned out really well by combining everyone's ideas--including adding catsup, less soy sauce, more brown sugar, a tad more vinegar, and more pineapple. I served with sticky jasmine rice. I got rave reviews. Great recipe. Thanks for the added ideas.

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Reviewed On: Jun. 22, 2008
German Pancake
I thought it was a great recipe. I made it for a crew leaving early in the a.m. I did add sugar and vanilla, though, because it tasted a little bland. The syrup was wonderful.

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Reviewed On: Aug. 14, 2007
 
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