RedheadedMama
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Home Town: Monticello, Arkansas, USA
Living In: Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
Member Since: Jul. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Needlepoint, Gardening, Fishing, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
I am the mother of two and struggle with adapting recipes to our organic lifestyle. I grew up eating a lot of casseroles made with condensed canned soups and I find it difficult to replace these in recipes. However, my husband, the pastry chef with culinary experience, really helps out in that department.
My favorite things to cook
I love to come up with new and tasty one-dish meals that contain at least two different vegetables, as well as the ever-present onions and garlic. I also like to make brownies.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Green Bean Casserole and Cornbread dressing for Thanksgiving - no croutons allowed. Homemade Hamburger Pizza - I refuse to eat restaurant hamburger pizza.
My cooking triumphs
I have developed a style of smelling an herb or spice and then adding it as I see fit. It usually turns out with tasty results.
My cooking tragedies
I once tried to bake an angel food cake in a regular cake pan - big disaster. I have a habit of scorching the food in the bottom of the pan and having to switch to a new pan - lots more dishes to be done.
Recipe Reviews 3 reviews
Jalapeno Corn Bread
This is an excellent corn bread recipe. The ratio of corn meal to flour is perfect, yielding a bread that has great corn flavor but is not too heavy. Also, it is not too sweet. I like a good corn bread muffin as much as the next person, but I prefer a less sweet corn bread to serve with soup and chili. I love putting cumin and cilantro in the batter for an extra flavor kick.

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Reviewed On: Aug. 20, 2009
Sun-Dried Tomato Cheesecake Squares
I made this for my book club meeting with a few modifications and everyone loved it. First, I used a mixture of bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese with butter and olive oil as a binder for the crust, which I did not pre-bake. Second, I made it in a traditional spring form pan. Third, I replaced the oregano with basil as I love basil with tomato and I have a huge basil plant in my back yard. Next time I will double my basil because it was not a strong flavor in the cheesecake. Also, my husband suggested whipping the mixture next time to put some air in it, rather than just blending in the food processor. I served it with multi-grain baguette bread, sliced on a bias and toasted with olive oil. I do not believe this recipe needs sugar. Savory cheesecake is an appetizer and should not be sweet. Cheesecake's origin is actually savory, not sweet. Thanks for this great recipe.

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Reviewed On: Aug. 20, 2009
Honey Glazed Carrots
Made these without the MSG and I always use fresh garlic - never garlic powder. I also used canned organic carrots and made them on the stovetop in a saucepan for quick preparation. They were a great twist on a carrot side dish.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 8, 2009
 
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