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joy
 
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Member Since: May 2007
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
Love to cook, but with hubby, kids, home, work, etc...so little time.
My favorite things to cook
Anything from scratch...Caribbean food, Southern food, grilled dishes, slow cooking, comfort foods, fondues, any kind of pasta & decadent desserts
My favorite family cooking traditions
The cakes, cookies, pies & cobbler table on Christmas Day! And my family Southern favorites passed down from my grandmom and mom!
My cooking triumphs
Currant Cookies - simple recipe, but made it without any recipe and they were good. This was quite an accomplishment and my first real baking success all on my own! Baking was a challenge for me until I learned the method behind the madness. I had to research and study ingredients and techniques. Always ready to learn more, more, more!!!!
My cooking tragedies
Spaghetti pie....why????????? and a homemade apple cake using 3 tablespoons of baking powder. The recipe was a typo and it should have been 3 teaspoons - big difference!
Recipe Reviews 18 reviews
Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
very nice. made minor changes to taste (but that is to be expected for any recipe). used 4 tbsp fresh lemon juice, only a little zest for color and used about 4 1/3 cups sugar. Added a little more sugar as for children. beautiful. frosting didn't need to be chilled before icing cupcakes; great consistency. kids at church will love it!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: May 22, 2011
Sweet Potato Bread I
Just a few changes to suit my taste: 1)used half white sugar and half brown. Makes for a richer taste and the brown helps retain moistness. 2)half oil and half applesauce to reduce the fat. 3)added some vanilla. 4)used orange juice instead of water (also how I help sweeten my baked yams and apples). bake as directed and serve warmed with a little butter. It makes for a great morning meal or snack. And sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamins. Never mind the sugar :)

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 6, 2009
Southern Fried Cabbage
Good basic recipe for fried cabbage like my mom always made. But here are a few tips: 1)Please don't use the extra veg oil - too greasy. The bacon fat will be more than enough if you follow tip two. 2)After cooking the bacon, remove it and put the chopped cabbage right into the the hot oil. Cover with a lid immediately and turn your heat down a little. This causes a fry/steam. The water in the cabbage keeps the cooking going without burning. 3)I add a pinch of sugar to cut down the acid/tang a bit. and 4)Add a pinch of baking soda to also cut the acid and reduce some of that gas that cabbage can produce.

14 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 5, 2009
 
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