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: Nov. 10, 2009 4:59 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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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 231 reviews
True Blue Custard Crunch Pie
I made this as one of my mom's b-day pies. This has been getting a lot of attention on the RE and I'd been looking forward to trying it out. Our 6 year old niece deemed it her favorite of the 3 and everyone else seemed to enjoy it, too. I followed the recipe, though I did have to sub frozen blueberries for fresh due to seasonality. I also subbed almonds for pecans per personal preference. I have to rate it "4" because the baking time was substantially off for me. I baked per the recipe and when I went to pack the pie realized it was SUPER un-set, so I actually placed it back in the oven (for about 20 min) to set up. If I make this again, I will prob make 1.5X the amount of topping, too.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 15, 2009
Four Fruit Pie
I baked this as one of 3 pies for my mom's b-day and this was one of the crowd favorites. I didn't care for the raspberries (which I'd actually thought would be my favorite part!), but still enjoyed the pie. Pies are hard for me to rate because I prefer cake, but since everyone else seemed to enjoy this, a 5 it is (I, personally, would have rated it a "4"). I followed the recipe as is, though I did have to use frozen (thawed) peaches due to seasonality. I wasn't sure what variety of apples to use, so I used a mac, a granny smith, and a gala. I also added a handful of oats to the topping and subbed almond for pecans per personal preference. TY for a nice pie twist!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 15, 2009
Pineapple Pie III
This is a tough pie to rate because no one that ate it had ever eaten a pineapple pie for comparison. It was generally well received, but most agreed it needed "something", but no one could articulate quite what that "something" was. I did double the pineapple and am not sure how 20 oz would ever fill a 9" pie, as my doubled filling barely did. If you are a pineapple fan, this is def worth a try! TY for a unique pie recipe.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 15, 2009
 
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