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MsSaturdayNight
 
Home Town: Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin, USA
Living In: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Member Since: Jun. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Middle Eastern, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Knitting, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Boating, Biking, Walking, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing
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  • Muesli
  • Muesli  
    By: jen
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  • This recipe has been rated 79 times with an average star rating of 4.7
About this Cook
25 years old, living in Princeton, NJ as a transplant from WI and then Seattle, WA. My interest in cooking and baking has grown as I have become more involved in elite Olympic-level athletics. As I train full time and my body is my livelihood, the food I prepare is really important to my daily performance. I am always looking for fun, great-tasting new ways to incorporate healthy high performance foods into my diet without breaking the bank. I also shop and cook with my two roommates who are also athletes, which is a lot of fun!
My favorite things to cook
I love trying new recipies with new ingredients that I've never used before. I also love preparing food for parties!
My cooking triumphs
Monkey bread is always a triumph, no matter who I serve it to.
My cooking tragedies
Gluten-free pizza.
Recipe Reviews 10 reviews
Maple Walnut Pumpkin Pie
More like 4.5, but I digress. Did this with real roasted pumpkin and a homemade graham cracker crust and it turned out great. I would love to find a way to substitute real maple for the imitation (which is all my grocery store has) because the flavor came through as a little artificial. I think with that small change, this attempt could have been much improved. Even still, on the first attempt it won my work's pumpkin pie contest! The topping was a great addition, definitely don't pass on that. Would definitely make again!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 19, 2009
Slow Cooker Mediterranean Stew
This recipe didn't really work for me as it was. I used all of the vegetables in the recipe, but exchanged the tomato/sauce for a can of petite diced tomatoes. The consistency was fine (cooked on low 5-6 hours), but the seasoning was SO BLAND. I came home from work to my roommates complaining about the boring crock-pot dinner I'd left them with. After about doubling all of the seasoning and adding some sugar, it was much better. It's also been better as leftovers. Would make again, but definitely need to adjust the seasoning.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 8, 2009
Grilled Salmon Steaks with Savory Blueberry Sauce
This was something very fun and different to try with salmon. I took special care to reduce the sauce to the proper consistency and allow the vinegar to mellow and let the blueberries come through--which they did. Though the sauce was delicious and I would definitely try it again, it did seem to be lacking a bit of body. The flavor pops on the top of the palate, but then dissipates pretty quickly with little to savor... not sure how to remedy that but it is a problem I wouldn't mind solving. Served with grilled zucchini and corn on the cob and homemade baking powder biscuits. The roommates loved the sauce on the biscuits as well.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 9, 2009
 
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