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Rolling Alaskans
 
Home Town: Auke Bay, Alaska, USA
Member Since: Apr. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Healthy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Camping, Boating, Fishing, Reading Books
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About this Cook
I am a mom, business owner and a definite foodie.
My favorite things to cook
Right now I am working on grilling fruits and vegetables straight on the rack. None of this vegetable pan stuff for me! My favorite this season is a peach grilled with a vinegar/sugar/pepper sauce topped with gorgonzola.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Whole food ingredients, everything from scratch. My mother was a terrible cook, everything fried with oil, oil and more oil. Fortunately my father is an incredible cook. His disdain for restaurant food is starting to rub off on me as well, I agree, I can prepare much better food myself.
My cooking triumphs
Grilled salmon filet with fruit salsa.
My cooking tragedies
Spaghetti surprise! I read it on the back of a Bisquick box in '96 and my husband and daughter have not let me live it down since!
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Buffy's Refried Beans
This is a good simple recipe that holds true to refried beans. I didn't have lard on hand so I used butter. I've watched women make refried beans in the villages of Mexico with just plain old vegetable oil, so that is an option in a pinch too. When I cooked these I mashed them with the back of the spoon to expedite the process. Super easy & tasty! To give them a little more flavor without adding texture, I added a couple spoons of the watery juice from some salsa. **update** I tried again with lard, like the butter version better. Also, a pinch of episote helps to make it a little more authentic tasting. Salt IS important. I made Texas style baked beans for my DDs B-day one year and all the neighbor kids thought the silly gringa mixed up the sugar with the salt, LOL!

9 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2009
Harvest Pork Stew
Really just average. I added 1/2 tsp of pepper, worcestshire sauce & more salt. That seemed to compensate for the lacking flavor. I also stirred in some milk and a couple tablespoons of flour at the end like others suggested to thicken it up. Those things brought the recipe up to a 4 star but as it is written it is definitely only a 3.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 6, 2008
Alfredo Sauce
Wow, very, very nice recipe. I used half & half and only about one cup of grated cheese, mostly romano with the parmesan. (Changes were just due to what was in the house.) I think the key was whisking the entire time and definitely simmering the butter/cream mixture for the full 5 minutes. The consistency was perfect. The only change I would consider is possibly a pinch of white pepper. We served it over fresh pasta and it was absolutely maarvelous. A great flavor blend that was not overpowering.

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Reviewed On: Aug. 24, 2008
 
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