lovestohost
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Member Since: Jun. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Nouvelle, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Camping, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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Aug. 5, 2009 2:30 am 
Updated: Oct. 1, 2009 7:21 am
Next Friday the LTH's will be hosting our 2nd Annual "Grease Pong" at a bluegrass festival we attend each year.  Grease Pong combines what we refer to as "Deep Fried Happiness" and Beer Pong; how great is that?!  In a nutshell, we host a beer pong tournament and the *entry fee* is… MORE
 
 
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Happy Birthday, Daddy LTH!
About this Cook
I am...a professional dodgeball coach...;) You can contact me directly at lovestohost@gmail.com.
My favorite things to cook
I like to cook pretty much everything. I need more parameters to identify "favorite things"...am I *starving*, is it a weeknight, what ingredients do I have, am i looking for unique presentation, etc....?
My cooking triumphs
This varies from day to day. I get excited about every new *keeper* I find. And taking pics (though admittedly not very good ones) of food. It makes me happy to serve people food that makes them happy. It also makes me happy to eat aforementioned food (unless it has black pepper. Or celery. Or bananas. Or oranges. Or olives. Or cilantro. Or....
My cooking tragedies
Peanut Butter Cake II from this website. Do no, repeat: do not, attempt to put under-baked cakes back in the oven. On a wire rack. And fondant. Fondant is not for everyone. And I don't like people w/videos on You Tube that make it look so easy. EDIT: Since *discovering* MMF (Marshmallow Fondant-there's an excellent recipe here on AR), I'm no longer afraid of fondant, nor is it a tragedy! Rolled Buttercream Fondant, still a tragedy, for ME...
Recipe Reviews 227 reviews
Cajun Pasta Fresca
Even though I made a few mods and mine should be called "Cajun Pasta CANNA", I'm still reviewing this cause it shows how versatile it is. I had a box of whole wheat penne I wanted to use, so I used that in place of vermicelli. I did not have any fresh tomatoes, so I subbed 2 14.5 oz cans of diced. I added a couple of slices of onion, diced to the EVOO/garlic. I also added some pre-grilled/shredded chicken that had been marinated in Cajun Chicken marinade (from here on AR). I actually measured the cheeses (and used slightly less) to keep the calorie count down and this was a great weeknight meal. It's nothing I'd serve company, but we WILL eat this again. Next time, I think I'll add some spinach to get some veggies.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 6, 2009
Chocolate Chip Pistachio Cookies
These are FANTASTIC! I was lazy (shocking, right ;)?) and just mixed the pudding mix and white chocolate chips in with everything and they are AWESOME! I only made 1/2 a batch to try them and I'm looking forward to making more. I did not use walnuts per personal preference. I baked a few as cookies and froze the rest in balls to use in my Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes and they were awesome w/chocolate cake. Good stuff; THANKS for a nice, slightly off the beaten path, chocolate chip cookie recipe.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 1, 2009
White Cake Frosting II
I made this based on the rave review by naples and because i needed a white white frosting (my go to is Butter Cream II from here and it uses butter so it's not white white). My grocery store doesn't carry the Hi-Ratio shortening, so I was stuck using Crisco. This is ok, but def has the greasy telltale shortening consistency. I may use again when I need white white, but will stick w/Butter Cream II as my go to frosting.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 12, 2009
 
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