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Corlett5151
 
Home Town: East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Living In: Lansing, Michigan, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Gardening, Walking, Music, Painting/Drawing
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About this Cook
I am a mother of two girls. We live in a home built in 1909 so we will be celebrating its 100 birthday next year. We remolded the ancient kitchen two years ago so now my husband and I are really into cooking. Having a usable space really makes a difference!
My favorite things to cook
I enjoy trying new recipes but also have some all-time favorites my family has passed down. We try not to get stuck in a rut, but it easy to make simply chicken, veggies, and a starch. Once or twice a week we try a recipe. Most of them on this site are very good and have many of the ingredients people (who cook) have in their pantry/frig all the time.
My cooking triumphs
I make pretty good cookies, smoothies, rice salad, tuna noodle casserole, pork chops, Yukon Gold scalloped potatoes, and salads.
My cooking tragedies
I tried a Martha Stewart recipe for over-sized fortune cookies. I tried about 10x with one batch of batter to get one cookie to not break. It was an absolute disaster! However, many of her recipes turn out amazing.
Recipe Reviews 29 reviews
Pork and Potatoes
Tasty! Since I only made this with 4 pork loin chops I chose to only use one can of soup with about 1/4 cup of water. Based on another reviewer I used celery soup vs chicken or mushroom. I did however use fresh mushrooms and half of a small yellow onion. I put the sliced potatoes (not cubed) in the bottom of the roasting pan and put the chops on top after I had seared them in a little EVOO. Then I poured the skillet remains over the top of the entire dish. I added various seasonings like onion and garlic powder, cracked pepper and salt. I also sprinkled on some Italian seasoning just over the meat. I covered it in foil for the first 40 minutes. Baked for another 15 without the foil. The potatoes were perfect and very flavorful. The meat was slightly over cooked, but that was my fault since the slices were thin. I should have kept a better eye on them. I think with the suggestions to add extra seasonings and veggies to the dish, plus using celery soup, made it a success flavor wise. I will make it again.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 8, 2009
No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
They tasted chalky and like wet flour. They were completely tasteless. I made them exactly as the recipe said.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2009
Ground Turkey Noodle Bake
We loved this, and like some others have said, it is a great alternative to lasagna especially since it only takes 15-20 minutes to bake. One suggestion is to use a sturdier noodle like a ziti. My husband thought the egg noodles were too flimsy for the heavier meat and cheese mixture. Also, I didn't have any cream cheese on hand but did have a soft white, veggie cheese spread. It worked perfectly and added a lot of flavor to the noodles.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 14, 2009
 
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