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Muffinmom
 
Living In: Syracuse, New York, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2007
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Kids, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Walking, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
I am Mom to two wonderful kids and wife to a great husband who, bless his heart, puts up with me! I teach the 4-year-old group at the preschool my daughter attends and my life right now is crazy and busy and I love it!
My favorite things to cook
I love to cook and bake almost anything, but most of what I cook and create has a healthful spin on it, as I am probably what you could consider a certified health-nut! I love to do recipe revamps and make our old favorites healthier! I also love to make bread from scratch and I am proud to say I have not bought one loaf of sandwich bread since last June! And as they say, practice DOES make perfect, and I've finally mastered the perfect loaf of bread (at least to my family's taste)!
My favorite family cooking traditions
I loved cooking alongside my mom growing up (and still do actually!) and some of my favorite times in the kitchen are during the holidays when my mother and siblings and I (and our spouses) are all fighting for space in the kitchen together, cooking rich, delicious foods, and driving each other nuts at the same time :)!
My cooking triumphs
I always bake a great deal of cookies during the holidays which I give as gifts to family and friends each year. In the past a number of our friends and family, as well as my husband's co-workers, have asked whether or not I sell them or have thought about it. So this time, I decided to try it and was very successful!!! Everyone was very impressed by the 3-pound cookie platters, consisting of 13 different varieties of cookies and my homemade fudge!
My cooking tragedies
I can't make a nice-looking cupcake to save my life! Cakes just never rise the was I want them to, which is odd, because my muffins always come out awesome, and I rarely ever use a recipe for any muffin!
Recipe Reviews 118 reviews
Tender Breaded Turkey Cutlets
The flavor of this was great, and I had no problems at all with my breading falling off or sticking. I did find them to be dry, hence only giving them 4 stars, but that is probably my own fault rather than that of the recipe.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 26, 2009
Focaccia Bread
Some of the reviews for this recipe surprise me, such as the last one. My bread rose perfectly and was as far from a "hockey puck" as you can get. It was light, delicious, and flavorful bread, and it doesn't matter to me whether or not traditional focaccia has milk or water if the recipe bakes up well. I've made a number of different focaccia breads, my usual being Michael's focaccia from this site, and this was a slightly quicker, and still VERY yummy alternative, perfect for a Friday after work to serve my family with homemade soup! I followed this to the letter, except added fresh rosemary and sea salt to the top of the bread.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 18, 2009
Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes
I followed the recipe exactly, which I NEVER do, but did this time, since I was making this to put out for Bunco night, and gatherings like that require full-fat goodies. Well, they taste delicious, but I found them to be a bit dry, so next time I will use oil instead of butter and moisten them up a little more with some applesauce! Good recipe, just not the ultimate- Yet!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 16, 2009
 
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