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raisydaisy
 
Home Town: Ridgecrest, California, USA
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Member Since: Aug. 2007
Cooking Level: Professional
Cooking Interests: Baking, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Southern, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Kids
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Quilting, Sewing, Gardening, Camping, Reading Books, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting, Charity Work
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About this Cook
I have always loved to cook, but until a few years ago I wasn't any good at it. Something finally clicked and it turns out cooking is what I am meant to do. I have come a long way from watery eggs and cookies harder than rocks!
My favorite things to cook
I LOVE making desserts. I hardley ever eat sweet things, but you get such a sense of accomplisment with desserts. Wether elaborate or simple they always seem to have such heart behind their construction.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My grandmother was spanish and my grandfather was from the south, so we had this wonderful mix of spanish soul food. Sopapillas and frijoles, or chicken with all the fixin's, it was all very much comfort food, and comfort us it did.
My cooking triumphs
One of my favorite dishes to make is Baja Fish Tacos. Sounds odd, but it has always been a hit, so much so that last Christmas we put away tradition and served this instead of turkey, to the delight of most attending.
My cooking tragedies
As mentioned above, one of my earliest cooking attempts was scrambled eggs. I put enough milk to drown them and needless to say my parents weren't pleased with the waste, especially since I tried to serve them in bed and I dumped the whole scrambled egg "soup" all over the floor.
Recipe Reviews 6 reviews
Cajun Chicken Lasagna
My family love this combination of flavours! Most recently, I made some changes to suit what I had in the house. I didn't have lasagne pasta, so I used bowtie pasta instead. Also, I used two garlic brats, 1 chicken breast and turkey kielbasa. Rather than measuring out 1/2 a cup of a vegetable I just used two small/medium onions, 1 red bell pepper and 2 stalks of celery, and 3 pressed cloves of garlic this yields a bit more veg, but as I wasn't layering a lasagne, it wasn't a big deal. In place of fatty Alfredo Sauce, I used Campbell's Healthy Choice Cream of Chicken Soup with 1/2 can of Fat Free milk and topped the whole lot with 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese. Baked it as per the directions, and viola! We had a lovely Cajun Pasta Casserole. Yum!

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 7, 2011
Oat Waffles
This recipe did not work for me. The batter was entirely to thin and didn't raise at all in the waffle iron and I was left with a flat mess. I ended up using the remaining batter for pancakes, this gave better results, however, the pancakes were really thin. The flavor was nice, I probably won't use this again.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 5, 2008
Chicken Breasts Pierre
This was fantastic! I only made a few changes to suit my cupboards, I didn't have plain vinegar so I used half apple cider and half balsamic. I also used crushed chilis instead of chile powder as my family likes spicy food. We served it over rice with a green salad. Oh, yes, I also only used 4 chicken breasts, we had just enough sauce! We will definately make this a repeat dinner!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 31, 2008
 
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