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DUGARNER
 
Home Town: Severna Park, Maryland, USA
Living In: Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2000
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Vegetarian
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Walking, Photography, Music
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About this Cook
I am originally from a suburb of Baltimore, and am currently displaced with my family in northeast Louisiana. I was diagnosed with diabetes in August 2006, so I am very interested in healthy, right-carb meals.
My favorite things to cook
I cook a lot of steamed vegetables and grilled meat. I love to bake, though I can't eat any of it anymore. Casseroles are out because my husband won't eat them, so I have lots of daily challenges!
My favorite family cooking traditions
Christmas cookies with my Mom; Thanksgiving and Easter dinner. We have friends over for meals quite a bit and I enjoy cooking meals I grew up eating.
Recipe Reviews 6 reviews
Brown Family's Favorite Pumpkin Pie
I made this pie a few weeks ago for my husband and some friends. I followed the recipe exactly, but used fresh pumpkin puree instead. I made a mistake with the streusel layer and over-mixed it, so it looked more like cinnamon-roll filling than of a crumb topping. I dropped it in spoonfuls all over the pie before I baked it. My friend said it was the best pie he'd ever eaten, and he's pretty picky. I made it again, this time getting the streusel right, and my husband said it was good, but not as good as my first attempt. I am going to make it again, and really soften the butter in the streusel, almost to melting, and drop it on top of the pie and draw it through with a knife all over. I also added the spices for the pie again into the topping (to make it a little spicier). Great pie (though I can't eat it)! This will be my standard pumpkin pie recipe from now on.

6 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 30, 2008
Chantal's New York Cheesecake
It has been at least 10 years since I've made a cheesecake, and I was worried about this, but I thought with so many reviews, I couldn't go wrong. The flavor and consistency of the filling was absolutely perfect, perfect, perfect. I made a strawberry reduction with fresh strawberries and sugar to put on top. There seemed to be something wrong with the crust---it was awfully dry. I'm not sure if the 15 graham crackers means 15 sections or 15 whole crackers. It seemed like I either needed to halve the graham crackers or double the butter. That said, it was delicious, and I will keep it in my file and make the small change of doubling the butter in the crust.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 31, 2008
Christmas Morning Pie
This breakfast pie was absolutely delicious. I baked it for dinner last week, and my husband and daughter devoured it. It was firm but wonderfully moist, and reheated great! Will keep this in my recipe box.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 26, 2007
 
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