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Jason "the cook" Stevens
 
Member Since: Dec. 2007
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Italian, Southern
Hobbies: Reading Books, Music
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Recipe Reviews 4 reviews
Rosemary Roasted Turkey
Great bird. Made 1 change and 2 additions. Instead of 3/4 cups of oil. Change = 1/2 cup softened butter & 1/4 cup oil mixture to the herbs. Additions = added 6 uncooked strips of bacon to the top the bird before putting it in the oven. This method self-bastes the bird and also adds some GREAT flavor to the drippings for gravy. Chopped all of the following in quarters and added to the cavity of the turkey. 1 celery stalk. 1 whole carrot, 1 med onion, 1 small apple, 1 bunch of fresh parsely. Put a piece of tin foil over the cavity to keep the items from coming out. The combination of the additions along with the herbs and butter made for a MOIST bird and great gravy drippings.

8 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 26, 2009
Chantal's New York Cheesecake
Great cheesecake. I followed the directions EXACTLY as written which I wish more members would do first before they review any recipe. In any event the only change I will make NEXT time is to add 4 tablespoons melted butter to the crushed graham crackers. This will help the crust to be less crumbly after baking. Also one technical tip with the recipe. The recipe calls for 15 graham crackers. The recipe is not specific as whether this is 15 graham cracker "sheets" or 15 pieces. There are 4 pieces on a sheet. Being an experienced cook I realized the 15 "sheets" were needed. I say this because a inexperienced cook may be tempted to use 15 pieces which would yield very little crust. Thanks for a GREAT recipe

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: May 11, 2009
Buffalo Style Chicken Pizza
As written I would say maybe 2 stars. The amount of dressing called for is just outrageous. However with a few minor adjustments this pizza is VERY GOOD. I used fresh store bought pizza dough. I combined 3 ounces Frank's Red Hot with the chicken. Here's the kicker. I thinly sliced 2 celery stalks and peeled 2 carrots with a potato peeler (to get strips) and combined them with the chicken & hot sauce. Where I'm from most buffalo wings come with celery and carrots sticks so I thought why not. It gave the pizza some crunch and a touch of sweetness to combat the saltiness of the blue cheese and hot sauce. I also used a good quality blue cheese dressing (Maries)and only used about 6 ounces. (just a thin coat added more than enough flavor.) Allot of people complained the the pizza just fell apart, well it's because the Blue Cheese dressing cooked at such a high temparture will break and thus become loose & runny. To combat this when you take the pizza out of the oven let it sit uncovered for about 30 minutes. It will still be warm but will hold together much better. Give the blue cheese dressing a chance to "set up". I also topped the pizza with 5 ounces shredded cheddar cheese and 6 ounces shredded mozzerella/provolone mix. Provolone is a must cheese on a pizza. If you can get your hands on "sharp" provolone give that a try with the mozzerlla.

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