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Johnpnj
 
Home Town: New York, New York, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Biking, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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Kaitlyn and Me
About this Cook
Hmm...I'm the very definition of amateur when it comes to cooking, but I do like to tool around in the kitchen a bit.
My favorite things to cook
I love to barbecue, anything that goes on an open flame is my kind of cooking. Tailgating at football games, etc. I also like making a homemade Chicken Pot Pie. A great dish in the chilly Winters.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Well, of course there's Turkey at Thanksgiving, and all the trimmings. Then, there's the seafood feast that my family usually has on Christmas Eve. Great stuff.
Recipe Reviews 2 reviews
Awesome Baked Sea Scallops
This was an EXCELLENT recipe. I normally have not been a big scallops fan, but now, I absolutley love them. The only reason I did not give this recipe 5 stars is, as other reviewers have mentioned, the breadcrumbs, while excellent, should be halved. If you top this with just a bit of the breadcrumb mixture, you will be amazed at the simple yet delicious flavors of this recipe.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 15, 2008
Barbeque Chicken
I'll be honest, the only reason I rated this so high, is because the recipe for the BBQ sauce is so darn good. That's not to say this is bad, it's just that for me, I prefer BBQ chicken on an actual barbecue. As other reviewers have noted, while the chicken does indeed come out "fall off the bone" tender, it comes at a cost. Namely, it is swimming in the sauce, and in my opinion tastes more boiled then barbecued. Speaking of the sauce however...it is an EXCELLENT sauce. I've never made a homemade BBQ sauce before...I usually buy Sweet Baby Ray's bottled sauce, which is also excellent. This sauce compares VERY well with a store-bought sauce, AND it's easy to make. I only made three changes/additions to this: 1) I doubled the recipe, as it wasn't very much, and next time I may triple or quadruple it. 2) I only added 1 TBS of water, as other reviewers mentioned it being runny. 3) I added 1 1/2 TBS of Tomato Paste. I did this because I noticed most bottled BBQ sauces contain this ingredient. I then followed the original directions and cooked it on the stove for 15 minutes, and the sauce came out AMAZING. I think that's one of the keys...a lot of reviewers are skipping the cooking of the sauce and putting it right on the chicken, which I think is a mistake. As for the chicken itself, I personally like a crispy skin on my BBQ Chicken, so this did not turn out well. I do however think this sauce would be AMAZING on an actual barbecue. I also think that if you used this cook

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 7, 2008
 
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