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Luann

Home Town: Soldotna, Alaska, USA

Living In: Farmington, New Mexico, USA

Member Since: Sep. 2006

Cooking Level: Expert

Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Vegetarian, Gourmet

Hobbies: Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Biking, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting

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Getting butterflies in my stomach

Mar. 14, 2009 1:11 pm

Updated: Mar. 15, 2009 12:50 pm

I'm jazzed. I've been given the opportunity to feature my food at a local business event on April 26. In an effort to drum up more business and draw more potential customers to the "old town" business area here, our downtown association is throwing a spring-fling wing-ding. Each participating… MORE

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Tags: Baking, Entertaining, Lifestyle, Dessert, Decorating

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Just Me

About this Cook

I come from a family of incredible cooks. My grandma cooked professionally all of her life. My mom and her four sisters have the gift, too. I'm a self-employed landscaper who hopes one day soon to turn my love of cooking into a professional enterprise.

My favorite things to cook

I love "ethnic" cuisine, especially Thai, Greek, Vietnamese, Indian. I enjoy making hearty roasts and soups in the winter and using my organic, homegrown veggies in the summer in all kinds of dishes.

My favorite family cooking traditions

Making Christmas cookies with my daughter.

My cooking triumphs

Making a picture-perfect Buche de Noel, Christmas 1998.

My cooking tragedies

Meatloaf...I can't seem to make a decent one. Now, that's a tragedy!

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Cabbage Sloppy Joes

The addition of all the veggies and cabbage makes for a crunchier, less fattening sloppy Joe. I used a tad less brown sugar and a bit more Worcestershire and lemon juice, for a more savory flavor. It tasted even better the next day.

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Reviewed On: Feb. 23, 2009

Flourless Chocolate Cake I

Very tasty. I used Ghiradelli 60 percent cacao chips and 1 cup sugar, baked in a springform pan, no water bath. We couldn't wait, so we ate some after it had been refrigerated for about 3 hours. It was like fudge. The next day, it was more "cakey" but still very dense and delicious. I sprinkled it with powdered sugar. It would've been even better with just a swirl of raspberry, orange or even apricot sauce. Will make often.

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Reviewed On: Feb. 19, 2009

Sweet-Sour Red Cabbage

Absolutely wonderful. Nothing gets lost in the mix. You can taste the tart vinegar, the sweet sugar, the heady cloves, the salty, smoky bacon. This is one of the best cabbage recipes ever, and I will make again and again. The only adjustment I made was to add four slices of bacon rather than two. Perfect!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 9, 2007