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Pooter61
 
Living In: Canton, Michigan, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2007
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Gardening, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
I'm married and have a 21 year old son who is away at college. I no longer work outside the home as I have a disability that hinders my getting around. I love to decorate my home. I make wreaths, floral arrangements, sew curtains and do many other crafts. I also like to plan our garden. I draw everything out to scale then research the plants that we like. My husband is wonderful enough to do most all the work himself. I make all the potted plants for our yard. I love to bake but my hips show it! LOL
My favorite things to cook
My favorite things to cook would be anything Mexican. Enchalidas, tacos, burritos, refried beans. All with a lot of cheese. That's my favorite food! I also like to cook homemade spaghetti sauce. When I was first married my husband used to tell me that his spaghetti sauce was better than mine. It was an ongoing competition. Now he admits that no one, not even he can make sauce as good as mine. LOL I also like to make lasagna. That is a family favorite.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Lasagna, meatballs with beefy mushroom sauce, beef stroganoff, swiss chicken, frittatas and breakfast for dinner!
My cooking triumphs
A sit down Christmas dinner for 30 people. Complete with ham, kielbasa and sour kraut, pierogi, potato casserole, yams, green bean casserole and salad. For dessert I made 8 trays of cookies, bar cookies, brownies, fudge and mini cheesecakes. I planned that meal for 2 months!
My cooking tragedies
I had my in-laws and my parents over for Mothers Day brunch. I followed the directions to the "T" for a crock pot western omlette bake. It came out so dry we had to choke it down with milk! I was mortified. Especially in front of my Mother in-law who is a typical little Polish lady who cooks like a professional!! Next time I will make sure to do a test run on any new dish I want to serve to guests!
Recipe Reviews 13 reviews
Broccoli Salad I
This is a great recipe. I use regular raisins for more color to the salad. I also use red onions because they're sweeter and again it adds color. I also use Oscar Mayer Recipe Bacon Bits. It comes in pouches at the supermarket. So much more convenient than having to cook bacon. This is a great salad for summer and it goes really well as a side to Christmas Ham.

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Reviewed On: Dec. 5, 2009
Six Can Chicken Tortilla Soup
This really is nothing but chicken soup. It was really bland and doesn't even have tortilla's in it.

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Reviewed On: Dec. 2, 2009
Parmesan Baked Potatoes
This is a good basic recipe. Quick and easy!! I used 2 large Idaho bakers. I cut them into about 2" pieces. Instead of butter I drizzled the potatoes in Olive oil. I didn't have parmesan but I did have some really good Romano Cheese. I used much more cheese than called for as I like the flavor. I also spiced it up a little with garlic powder, minced onion, salt and fresh cracked pepper. I baked them at 400 for about 45 minutes. I stirred them once during baking. They were really tasty.

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Reviewed On: Aug. 23, 2009
 
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