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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
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 7 reviews
Molasses Cookies
Ginger/molasses cookies are one of my very favorite treats, and I work at a bakery that has really good ones. I am still in search of a recipe that can compete with those, and these aren't bad. I did follow the advice of a few reviewers and halved the soda, and doubled the spices. I think next time I will definitely think about tripling the spices, especially the ginger. I also used melted,unsalted butter which worked great after chilling the dough in the fridge, and baked for 7-8 minutes for a cracked but moist chewy cookie. Will definitely try again.

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Reviewed On: Jun. 22, 2009
Fiery Fish Tacos with Crunchy Corn Salsa
The salsa was lovely to look at, but was a little bland. I think cooking the corn and adding black beans would be great, as was suggested. We adjusted the seasoning considerably and it was still plenty hot! The salsa takes a while to prepare, so we might not make this very often, but it is a very yummy fish taco.

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Reviewed On: May 19, 2009
Crispy Catfish
Loved this! We also soaked the fish in milk for 15 minutes before breading, and grilled on foil to avoid sticking and it worked great. Fish was moist, tender, and rich. Even the roommate who hates fish liked it, always a good sign. Thanks!

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Reviewed On: Apr. 28, 2009
 
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