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maegena
 
Home Town: Columbia, Kentucky, USA
Living In: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Member Since: Feb. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Walking, Reading Books, Music, Genealogy
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About this Cook
My favorite things to cook
I love trying new things. I would love to become a great baker, so I have been trying to bake more. I love cooking family recipes because they remind me of great times.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I would have to say that I love the holidays. There are so many holiday food traditions that my family has that really means a lot to me.
My cooking triumphs
I make a pretty mean stir-fry, lasagna, and a great banana cake. My greatest cooking triumph I guess was my first Thanksgiving that I cooked completely by myself. It turned out great with no major mishaps. Everything was good, so that in and of itself was a great triumph!!!
My cooking tragedies
The first thing that comes to mind is my Garlic Cheese Biscuits (like those at Red Lobster). I didn't watch what I grabbed, and instead of grabbing Bisquick, I grabbed Pancake mix. I pulled them out of the oven and was like, that doesn't look right...LOL They were so nasty! Cheesy garlic...pancakes. Yuck. Also, when I was about 9, maybe 10, we went over to a friend's grandmother's house. Her grandmother wasn't feeling well, so we offered to make the meal. She requested that we make a salad and told me the lettuce was in the crisper drawer of her refriderator. I opened the fridge, took out the lettuce, made the salad, finished up the rest of the meal. We all sat down to eat and I stuck my fork in the salad and yuck...I had grabbed a head of cabbage instead. Oops!
Recipe Reviews 11 reviews
Penne Pasta with Spinach and Bacon
Rated 3 stars as is. Very good recipe to start from, but I think it could use a few adjustments. I cooked the tomatoes, spinach, etc together as others suggested. I also added grilled chicken and drained the bacon fat as well. At the end I added chicken stock and parmesean to make it more of a sauce. With those alterations, it was a 5, but as is, I'd give it a 3. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Sep. 17, 2009
Spicy Bean Salsa
I omitted the bell pepper both times because I just didn't have it. Ridiculously easy to make, most everything I already had. I used one jalapeno and I didn't think it was "spicy"-which is good for me because I don't care for spicy foods-but I thought the one jalapeno gave great flavor. Next time will try to add cilantro and lime, but great easy recipe!

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Reviewed On: Sep. 16, 2009
Honey Mustard Dressing II
I was surprised at how well this turned out. I ended up adding about a teaspoon more of mustard and honey because to me the mayo taste was a little stong. but, it was very yummy just the way that it was! very easy and had everything on hand (i used bottled lemon juice and it still came out great)

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Reviewed On: Aug. 10, 2009
 
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