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Natalie Ercolini
 
Home Town: Redwood City, California, USA
Living In: San Carlos, California, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2007
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Asian, Italian, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Vegetarian
Hobbies: Walking, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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Grande Calamari Ink Ravioli
Apple Berry Bread
Recipe Reviews 20 reviews
Lighter Lasagna
Warning: This lasagna recipe needs some essential modifications. 1st, it is very liquidy and I even ommited the water (because I suspected this problem). I also baked it uncovered to try to compensate for the liquidiness, but it was still too watery in my opinion. 2nd, there is no salt and pepper in this recipe, but it definitely needs it. I sprikled salt and pepper over the spinach layer and over the top sauce layer and this was sufficient. 3rd, I didn't add the final layer of mozzarella cheese until the final 10 min of baking. This worked well. (I added some parmasan to the top layer as well which definately enhanced the flavor.) I didn't use carrots simply for personal taste, but after the modifications the flavor was very good. Just too much liquid.

26 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 19, 2009
Potato Dumplings with Bacon and Onions
This method of making dumplings is so quick and easy! The dumplings themselves deserve 5 stars because of their versatility. I just didn't care too much for the bacon onion part because I a lot of the fat stayed on the bacon and the bacon did not get the crispy texture I prefer. It was easily fixed however by cooking the bacon in strips first; then removing from fat to cool; then frying onion in fat; after add the dumplings and crumble the bacon on top. This was delicious! Will definately make again.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 3, 2009
Apple Pie by Grandma Ople
Perfect Apple pie! I thought it would be missing the flavor I was seeking b/c there is no cinnamon, but believe me, it wasn't missing a thing. Thank you Grandma Ople...your recipe lives on!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 21, 2009
 
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