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Jackie B.
 
Living In: Los Angeles, California, USA
Member Since: Apr. 2008
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Sewing, Biking, Reading Books, Genealogy, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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steak sandwich- flat iron king
chicken chili-like soup
Grilled Buffalo Wings
Salad Olivieh
gingery good
About this Cook
I grew up in a family that microwaved their turkey for Thanksgiving and served tv dinners every night. From the time I was a kid, I knew that I wanted something different for my family. We didn't have anything to cook with, so I had to wait until I started working at sixteen to learn to cook. The first thing I bought with that first paycheck was a shiny stainless steel pan. From that point on I was addicted to cooking. Now I am twenty-four and have made cooking my favorite hobby.
My favorite things to cook
My specialty is soups, chowders or chili's. I consider myself a multi-cultural cook because I like to cook food from around the world. Trying new dishes is my favorite, and I'm not afraid to try a brand new dish when I have guests over.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Because my family doesn't cook often, I go to my grandparents for cooking tips. My grandmother in New England makes a spectacular clam chowder, and has handed that recipe down to me, and my other grandmother is an expert at anything sweet.
My cooking triumphs
I have invented the cheesiest macaroni in the world. It is a twelve cheese macaroni with heavy cream. NOT a good dish for the avid dieter, or the penny cruncher. However, kids normally love it.
My cooking tragedies
My husband says my biggest cooking tragedy is when I don't cook.
Recipe Reviews 5 reviews
Mouth-Watering Stuffed Mushrooms
These make a fantastic base recipe for stuffed mushrooms. You can add a little chopped meat- some crab or shrimp or even spicy sausage. I would say it does need something extra, though. My 'extra' was chopped green onions- perfect! I seperated the parmesan and put it on top of the filled mushrooms instead of mixing it in and it browned beautifully but needed a couple minutes longer. 5*

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Reviewed On: Oct. 27, 2009
Southwestern Egg Rolls
MMMmmmmmmmmm. This is really, really good. I used the cilantro cream dip recipe from this site, and they are so good together! I also baked it on 475 for 20 minutes and sprayed with oil first. If you are hesitating to make these...don't!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 24, 2009
Catherine's Spicy Chicken Soup
This was good. If you want to make it better, healthier and quicker, here's what you do: 1.Make it a one-pot-dish and buy an already made chicken, preferably a rotisserie. Sautee the ingredients that need to be sauteed first, add other ingredients, and add the chicken and spices last. 2. Omit the whole tomatoes. They just don't make sense. 3. If you like it spicy, which this dish is NOT really originally add chayenne pepper to taste. 1 tsp should be perfect. 4. Add cumin seed ground- 1 tablespoon for some extra flavor. 5. Substitute the sour cream for some fat free sour cream, or to make it really healthy plain fat free yogurt- but you risk changing the taste with yogurt. Go for the fat free sour cream if you don't want to chance it-and add it LAST. Reserve some for the top along with shredded cheese. 6.Don't let it taste like enchilada filling-thats just not a good taste for a soup to have. CHUNK the chicken, don't shred it. 8. Add black beans instead of chili beans-they are so much healthier- and rinse thouroughly. Everyone knows the starches on the beans just don't taste good. To make it more of a 'chili' add kidney, black AND white beans. 3 cans won't be too much especially if you spiced it up with chayenne pepper. 9. To spice it up even more get the diced tomatoes WITH jalapenos or green peppers. Jalapenos are good for the metabolism but bad for the weak-stomached or heartburn prone. 10. Go with the crusty bread- or even better, put it in a sourdough bread boule. 11. ENJ

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 12, 2008
 
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