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Adriana Gallardo
 
Member Since: Nov. 2007
Cooking Level: Beginning
Cooking Interests: Baking
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Fun to make gingerbread men
About this Cook
19 years old
My favorite things to cook
I like making anything right. I'm a klutz and just as long as something tastes decent, I love it.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My dad makes arroz con chocolate (a cinnamony chocolate rice pudding served hot)every Saturday morning before we go to church and my mom makes lasagna on my birthdays.
My cooking triumphs
Basically, anytime something isn't burned and I don't forget to add something or miscount 3 cups (and put in four instead), I am pretty happy.
My cooking tragedies
I don't know how many times I've burned water, forgot the microwave was on, left pans in the oven while trying to preheat it to make cookies, forgot a pan was hot and have it melt through the plastic tile kitchen floor (worried look)...
Recipe Reviews 4 reviews
Gingerbread Men
I made this with my siblings, younger cousins, and boyfriend and it was fun to make. I did have a problem with the fact that it didn't stick together, but we added extra water (1 tablespoon at a time- couldn't have been more than 4 tablespoons) and let my fellow youngin's get a try at rolling the dough out and cutting out the shapes with the cookie cutter. No one wanted to eat them because they were so adorable after decorating them with gumdrops, M&M's, Mini Kisses, and different colored icing. We had so much fun food coloring the icing! Eventually, everyone got a taste of them and gobbled them up. We didn't get many cookies though. Next time will make more batches at a time.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 8, 2008
Apple Lemon with Cinnamon Muffins
I liked this recipe and it looked visually appealing, but it had a funny taste to it when I made it- I don't know what it was, but it had a sour aftertaste. It might have been the apples or the lemon, but it did come out tasting average.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 3, 2008
Jam-filled Muffins
I made these with lemon juice instead of grated lemon because it's what I had at home. I love them, but they do come out somewhat less spongey than I would like- but that's a personal preference. Fast to make, hard to burn, and I especially liked how the jam stays put inside. I've made this 3 times and use twice as much jam and it has never spilled out.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 29, 2007
 
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