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Heather R.
 
Home Town: Spring Lake, Michigan, USA
Living In: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Walking, Photography, Wine Tasting
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My Family
About this Cook
My favorite things to cook
Pretty much everything. I love trying out new recipes. My husband doesn't necessarily enjoy it because he never knows if it's going to be a sucess or a failure, but he's a good sport most of the time.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My favorite is baking cookies. Any kind, but especially cut-out cookies. My 5-year-old daughter and I make them on Christmas Eve just like my mother and I used to do. She loves helping to mix the dough and then has fun frosting and decorating them. My 1-year-old son got to help this year too. It's messy but fun!!
My cooking triumphs
I tried everything to make the perfect Thanksgiving turkey, from oven bags to mayo on the skin. I finally found a great recipe in a friend's magazine about 5 years ago. My stepdad makes fun of me because the turkey has to be flipped, but he's always the first to compliment me too. The turkey is always moist and juicy and has so much flavor. The gravy is wonderful too.
My cooking tragedies
My mom would make this wonderful Ketucky butter cake that was so moist and yummy. The recipe got lost when she moved. I found a recipe on the web and was so excited to finally make it for my husband. After the cake has been baked, you pour a sauce of melted butter and sugar over it. I forgot to cook it until the sugar melted and it had this gross layer of hardened sugar on the bottom of. I haven't tried to make it since.
Recipe Reviews 94 reviews
Patriotic Poke Cake
This was good cake, but nothing spectacular. I did like the look of the cake with the colored layers. I've never been a fan of plain whipped cream on cake so I followed Christine suggestions for adding the Cool Whip to vanilla pudding. That was definitely a good choice. This wouldn't be my first choice for a cake recipe based on the taste, but I would make it again for the visual appeal.

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Reviewed On: Jul. 14, 2009
Chicken and Red Bell Pepper Salad Sandwiches
I didn't have enough leftover chicken to make the full recipe, so I scaled it to 1 chicken breast. I love the addition of the red bell pepper. I served it on toasted honey wheat bread. Yummy!

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Reviewed On: Jul. 14, 2009
Coconut Ice Cream
OMG!! This is so good! It is creamy and great coconut flavor. My batch is still in my ice cream maker and is almost finished, but I just had to taste it. It is wonderful. I put all of the ingredients including the flaked coconut in my blender. It was so easy. I can't wait for the finished product. I'll update my review later to let you know how it tastes, but I don't think I'll have any complaints. Edited 07/14: This is exactly the flavor I wanted. I didn't find it overly sweet. It tastes exactly like the coconut ice cream that was sold at the ice cream shop I worked at in college. Thank you so much for the terrific recipe!

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Reviewed On: Jul. 11, 2009
 
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