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TYCHO
 
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About this Cook
I can cook, but I consider myself more of a baker.
My favorite things to cook
I like baking anything dessert-related and I prefer to make everything from scratch. Especially with cake, the mixes are convenient, but they lack substance/density that comes with home made creations. (I've gotten quite proficient with making angel food and chiffon cakes. Yum!)
My cooking triumphs
Cooking triumps? I can't remember any. I just go by whether or not people had seconds and how much was left over. If something wasn' popular, I don' make it again.
My cooking tragedies
I once made this low fat cheese cake...let's just say the filling didn't set and the texture was floury. Flavor was good but the texture was less than appealing. My mom pureed the filling and used it to make banana bread:P
Recipe Reviews 6 reviews
White Chocolate Gorp
I've made this thing twice now. It's really good. Yumm! I used Shreddies instead of Chex and tossed in Oreo chunks. The oreo and white chocolate was an awesome combination. I find though, the key is not to have too much white chocolate coating as it can get too sweet. At any rate, such an easy recipe and people of all ages from teenagers to grandparents loved this confection. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Sep. 25, 2007
Popcorn Cake I
I made this recently for the first time and I thought it was excellent...so did the parents and the 20 year olds. I had several requests for the recipe. It has a nice chewy texture and with the M&M's, a nice crunch. I added 1 cup of quartered jujubes and 1.5 cups of M&M's. I thought that was a good ratio, but the half cup of M&M's might have been much. If the popcorn part doesn't seem sweet enough, the candy pieces more than make up for that so don't add any sugar to the marshmallow unless you plan to add less than the suggested amount of candy. My recommendation is to cut the slices toward the thin side because there's plenty to chew. Thick pieces may be harder to bite through. I will definitely make this again. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Sep. 11, 2007
Angel Food Candy
For what's it worth, I thought the recipe was quite easy to do. It was crunchy and tasted good, too! (By the way, I used apple cider vinegar because I didn't have the normal stuff. It smell weird cooking but the final product was fine.) This recipe is my first attempt at candy making so I think this recipe is fairly straight forward. Just be sure to premeasure everything and make sure the pan is greased before you start. A candy thermometer is very helpful to have. With an electric range, keep an eye for any parts that's cooking to fast. (When amber goes reddish, that means the syrup is starting to burn.) I found that once the temperature hits 300, pull the pot off the heat because the temp will still go up a bit before it starts to cool. Overall, thanks for the great recipe!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 20, 2007
 
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