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MittiSmitti
 
Living In: Buford, Georgia, USA
Member Since: Oct. 2006
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Southern
Hobbies: Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
Mom of one beautiful daughter, four great dogs and a sweet rescued cat. I have a great job which allows me to travel (and eat!) regularly. God has blessed me with a great husband, a nice home and an overall wonderful life.
My favorite things to cook
Chicken and dumplings (from scratch), all kinds of soups and stews, fish, fresh bread, kids' dishes, slow cooker meals.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Fried chicken, red velvet cake, sweet potato souffle, turkey and dressing, slow cooked pot roast, biscuits and gravy, cornbread, soup beans, cheesy potato soup.
My cooking triumphs
Cranberry stuffed pork roast to complete a Thanksgiving Feast at a table with which Martha Stewart would have been pleased! I also mastered homemade buttermilk biscuits with sawmill gravy after years of practice runs.
My cooking tragedies
Too many to mention! My poor husband bears with my weekly attempts at new / invented dishes! Of course, I cooked my first turkey with the bag of giblets still inside, and as a real rookie, tried to cook frozen chicken breasts without thawing!
Recipe Reviews 28 reviews
Pumpkin Soup
Very good soup! I would recommend using the original recipe. I halved due to the 9 servings, but was making for lunch so it was more like 4 or 5 bowls. Hearty and easy to make. I garnished with some toasted pumpkin seeds and ground black pepper.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 1, 2009
Parmesan-Black Pepper Arborio Rice Pilaf
Oh, yum! This was fantastic! I cooked a bit longer, but left it a bit "toothy" because our family isn't big on al dente. I disagree with other reviewers about the parmesan. I love fresh, but didn't have any so used the old parm-in-a-can and it was soooo rich and creamy and perfect! So much better than stirring a perfect risoto. Definitely try this one! All I added was some garlic. mmmmmmmmmm. Great compliment to slow-cooker chicken.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 4, 2009
Italian Chicken and Chickpeas
This was great and smelled so good while cooking! If you don't have chickpeas, I think this would be great over rice. Made my Southern home smell Italian! Thanks, Kristin. Our family likes a little heat and this was just perfect.

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Reviewed On: Aug. 30, 2009
 
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