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Berk

Home Town: Miami, Florida, USA

Living In: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Member Since: Sep. 2006

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Nouvelle, Mediterranean, Healthy, Gourmet

Hobbies: Knitting, Gardening, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting

About this Cook

I have lived in Charlotte, NC. for two years now and love it. I love to cook, it's my passion, and I think about food nearly all day long. I work full time retail and am a part time student so I don't have nights free for as much cooking as I'd like. I live alone so I'm also interested in things that keep well and creative things to do with leftovers. Other than food, I love music, reading, movies, crafts, and loving life and learning new things.

My favorite things to cook

I love trying new things, I rarely repeat dishes. There really aren't any foods I won't eat! My favorite meats are veal and pork, I've never met a vegetable I didn't like, and I love garlic and ginger.

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Crunchy Romaine Toss

I've made this recipe from many years ago, originally from a church cook book but it is nearly identical except it calls for less dressing, which I saw in reviews. I've done a variety of things with it, including adding chopped celery, canned water chestnuts, and even using cabbage instead of romaine. Regardless, if you make the recipe as it is written I think you will be pleased. I always use walnuts (toasted in a dry pan), not almonds, it is a different creaminess, flavor and crunch. I made it the tonight with red romaine that I found at the grocery store which was healthier and more colorful.

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Reviewed On: Feb. 2, 2009

Tropical Salad with Pineapple Vinaigrette

Loved this recipe! I only found sweetened shredded coconut in the baking aisle so I purchased a fresh coconut and grated it. Made a great difference! I will certainly make this again. Great texture and balance.

2 users found this review helpful

Reviewed On: Jan. 20, 2009

Caesar Baked Shrimp

This is amazing! It has so much flavor with so little work and effort. I made it exactly to the recipe, except I didn't broil, just baked it. This is a keeper.

1 user found this review helpful

Reviewed On: Jan. 7, 2009