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steph7271
 
Home Town: Sacramento, California, USA
Living In: Bella Vista, Arkansas, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Italian, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Gardening, Walking, Fishing, Reading Books, Music
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  • Soupy Joes
  • Soupy Joes  
    By: Taste of Home's Fast Family Favorites
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  • This recipe has been rated 9 times with an average star rating of 4.3
gingerbread people
Maui 2007
About this Cook
Been married for 8 years. Our daughter is 5 years old and my step-son is 20 years old. I'm Portuguese and Chinese. My husband is an excellent cook. We both work for the Postal Service.
My favorite things to cook
I love soups and stews. Anything with gravy is good. Love to eat Italian food so cooking Italian is great!
My favorite family cooking traditions
At Easter & Christmas we always make Portuguese sweetbread (masa). On Thanksgiving and Christmas, we make Portuguese stuffing (shay). Both are family recipes that have been handed down for 4-5 generations. My husband has mastered the stuffing recipe.
My cooking triumphs
The only thing that I've developed on my own is a baked potato salad. My family loves it and it was something that I threw together. I follow a recipe pretty good, though.
My cooking tragedies
Nothing so bad that I'd call it a tragedy.
Recipe Reviews 19 reviews
Baked Pork Chops I
This is a great recipe. I renamed it Stroganoff Pork Chops because it is a lot like the stroganoff sauce you make with beef. Be careful not to use a dry white wine like sherry because the wine flavor can be too strong. I've made it with Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio and like the flavors much better. Thanks for adding another recipe to my box!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 11, 2009
Cranberry Glazed Pork Ribs
Did not love this recipe at all. Did not do on BBQ and that may have been the problem. I cooked it in the oven and the sauce was watery. My family did not like the taste of the "glaze." Sorry. It seemed like a wonderful variation for ribs but we won't be making this again. I did give it 2 stars because it may have been better on the grill. I'll never know...

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Reviewed On: Sep. 11, 2009
Chewy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
These are BY FAR the best oatmeal cookies I have ever had. I made the adjustments as others recommended: 1/2 cup butter & 1/2 cup shortening, 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/4 tsp salt and cinnamon (just sprinkled it in). I also refrigerated the dough for 30 minutes prior to baking. Super moist and not dry. I did not add nuts and doubled the chips but I know this would have been excellent with both. Definitely keeping in my recipe box! Thanks so much!!! I have a feeling we'll be eating a lot more oatmeal cookies this fall & winter.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 11, 2009
 
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