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Tanya
 
Home Town: Dawson, Texas, USA
Living In: China Spring, Texas, USA
Member Since: Feb. 2001
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
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About this Cook
I have been married for 12 years. I have a son and a daughter. I would have to say that my cooking has definately improved over the years. My husband says that I am the best cook, but he is probably a little biased. There are a lot of things that my family won't eat (except me) so at times it seems like I am limited in what I can do.
My favorite things to cook
Ny favorite things to cook are probably party foods. That is the one place that I can try out new recipes. I have recently started baking a lot of cakes and have found a real passion for it. I am always looking for quick and easy recipes that I can make during the week. I work a full time job so it is sometimes tough to fit dinner into that as well.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I love cooking for any holiday or get-together.
My cooking triumphs
Roast is probably one of my top ones. I also do Christmas candy that my husband always gets rave reviews on. Whenever we have a party or a potluck, I get great compliments on my dishes. It makes me feel good when I think about how my cooking has progressed. I have even gotten to the point of being able to make things without measuring everything. I used to think that was the coolest thing that my mom and grandmother did.
My cooking tragedies
There have been a few. I made a slow cooker "coca-cola chicken" once that went to the trash can when we pulled it out. And the first time I made fried chicken it was still raw on the inside. A friend of my husband was over and swears that I was trying to kill him since we don't get along very well. Too bad I didn't think of that! I don't make fried chicken now unless it is boneless and I will never make coca-cola chicken again.
Recipe Reviews 10 reviews
Joy's Prizewinning Trifle
I changed several things just because of what I had on hand. I substituted marscapone for the sour cream and frozen mixed berries for the strawberries and kiwi. I did as other reviewers and made the pudding according to the package adding a little extra vanilla and soaking the bananas in the pineapple juice. It took less than 10 minutes to put the entire thing together and it looks beautiful. The pudding mixture tasted amazing.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 17, 2009
Beef Burgundy III
I did not care for this.

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Reviewed On: Feb. 15, 2009
Apple Enchilada Dessert
Everyone loves this recipe. I don't measure out the cinnamon. I use the fresh ground cinnamon and just sprinkle some on each one. I am sure that I use over 1 tsp. I have tried this recipe using cherry, apple, strawberry, and blueberry. So far I haven't found one that doesn't taste good!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 28, 2008
 
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