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Estee Pinchasin
 
Home Town: Long Beach, New York, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert, Gourmet
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About this Cook
My cooking tragedies
In 1998, I made a beautiful lasagna from scratch in my tiny kitchenette at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. The sauce was so delicious that I could've eaten it all by itself with bread and forgotten the rest of the dish entirely. Everything was perfectly layered and I couldn't wait to see the gorgeous cross-section of this thing on a plate. It was going to be spectacular! So as I was lifting the lasagna to place into my specially requested oven, which was where a microwave would normally be, my aluminum lasagna pan couldn't handle the weight of my perfectly thick creation and lost its shape, bent in half, dumping my entire lasagna into the sink below. I was in shock... my friend Margaret Warner (now Schuck) quickly snapped me out of it, scooped up the lasagna from the (thankfully and miraculously “clean as you go” – Thanks Mom!) sink and back into the pan. We then covered it with noodles and a ton of cheese. I was so upset... No. Upset is an understatement. Of course no one could tell the
Recipe Reviews 18 reviews
Spanish Cod
This was just great! We had it with garlic mashed potatoes which went very well with the sauce. My husband who doesn’t like olives (at all) liked the flavor very much. The olives are not overpowering but add a bit of a salty taste. I can’t wait to try this sauce on chicken and even other types of fish.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 22, 2009
Chicken Kiev
It definitely needs something – some kind of sauce with it. The breading could use a little kick as well. Is there such a thing as strongly bland? Perhaps my expectations were too high. I’m going to have to play with it a little more before I can say I would serve it to guests.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 22, 2009
Spinach-Stuffed Flounder with Mushrooms and Feta
I agree with needing a lot more cheese which is not surprising coming from me. I also added garlic and some scalions which blend in very well with the spinach. This recipe works with blue cheese as well.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 20, 2008
 
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