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dpierro
 
Home Town: Randolph, New Jersey, USA
Living In: Glen Gardner, New Jersey, USA
Member Since: Oct. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Southern, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
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About this Cook
I'm a wife, and a mom of 2 boys, one of which has Leukemia. I'm continuously making sure he's getting the proper foods. Organic is a must with our family and yogurt, veggies and fruit are a staple for snacks. I even sneak the veggies into their favorites, like Mac & Cheese...they never know the difference.
My favorite things to cook
Slow cooker recipes because it's so nice to have your meal ready and waiting for you at the end of the day.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Cooking with my 3 and 4-year-old. It takes longer and there's more clean up, but they love being included!
My cooking triumphs
Venison, which husband brings home from hunting.
My cooking tragedies
I had my apartment building evacuated due to a bubbling-over veggie lasagna. It was very embarrassing. The lasagna ended up tasting great (of course, it was infused with smoke). But, I learned my lesson that certain vegetables release more moisture than others :)
Recipe Reviews 23 reviews
Autumn Spice Ham Steak
Great recipe! Both my toddlers eat this and asked for seconds. I added sliced carrots and some Allspice to the apple mixture. Plus, I used pure maple syrup. I had precooked ham steaks and just tossed them into my electric skillet once the apples and carrots cooked. I will make this again...you can't get much easier than this for a weeknight meal!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 6, 2009
Venison Scaloppini
Top-Notch! This was excellent. As another reviewer said...this is hands down the best venison recipe! I started with 2 steaks (bone-in). I cut each steak into 4 pieces and flattened real thin. I fried them without ever putting them in the sauce or oven. They didn't need either one. I did made the sauce, but nobody eat it. My kids actually asked for apple sauce and it tasted really good that way. I will be making again providing my husband can make the bow hunting deadline. Thanks for sharing.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 22, 2009
Iced Pumpkin Cookies
OMG...these are amazing! Who the heck needs chocolate when you have these delectable morsels! I've been making these for about a year and I have to say they truly are our favorite cookie. I use fresh sugar pumpkin, grown in our garden, and bake it in the oven then puree it. I also use all dark brown sugar instead of the white and they only need to cook for 13 minutes. Sometimes I ice them, but they really don't need it...they're that good! Gina, you are the cookie goddess in our household! Thanks for our most loved cookies!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 1, 2009
 
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