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ronnielee33
 
Member Since: Nov. 2006
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Gardening, Walking, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
Turning 6 years old in my father's house meant learning to cook. First recipe: Bechamel sauce + cheese (cheese sauce). I've been cooking ever since.
My favorite things to cook
Pasta, meats, soups; I am drawn more toward the savory side of cooking.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Dad was from MA and CA, Mom was from the south; they traveled/lived in Europe, I grew up in Hawai'i; the result: family cooking traditions from EVERYWHERE! Asian, European, American cuisines for the most part--I cook Italian (both northern and southern), English, German, Polish, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Philipino, American: Hawai'ian, Southern, New England, Mid-West, Mexican, and California cuisines. My children say they never realized how much of our family's menu was international until they grew up!
My cooking triumphs
Many.
My cooking tragedies
Not as many (thank goodness!)
Recipe Reviews 8 reviews
Chicken and Red Bell Pepper Salad Sandwiches
Yum. This is almost exactly the recipe I use for chicken salad--I usually add diced celery, too. It is good with or without the cream, with or without the celery, but always must have the red pepper. it is amazing, and simple. I've used poached chicken, and I've used canned chicken (kirkland). It's really, really good! Thanks for posting this!

9 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 3, 2009
Spanish Potato Omelet
Pretty good. 4 stars as I don't think it's as good as the original. I've been cooking Tortilla Papas for my family for more than eighteen years. Like others, I don't use much more than potatoes, onions/garlic, salt and pepper, and olive oil. I, too, do not brown the potatoes. I, too, add the cooked potatoes to the bowl of beaten (well-salted) eggs along with a dollop of olive oil and allow it to sit for a half hour. This is the way traditional tortilla is made--but there are other types/fillings, too. I serve it either hot or cold, cut into wedges. One word of caution, though: if planning to serve cold, DO NOT WRAP UNTIL THE TORTILLA HAS COMPLETELY COOLED! Doing so may/will cause a chemical/steam/heat reaction in the eggs--they'll turn green (like green eggs and ham). It will still taste good, but will look weird (my son took an entire 14" tortilla to school for an international potluck; being impatient, he wrapped it before it cooled and discovered this the hard way).

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 22, 2008
Mom's Sushi Rice
Now, THIS is a GREAT recipe for sushi rice. It even includes the bit about fanning the rice (which, when I was little, my auntie assured me was VERY important). Of course, we used actual hand fans, though!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 19, 2008
 
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