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LizzieBearCooks
 
Home Town: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
Living In: Columbia, Missouri, USA
Member Since: Oct. 2006
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Healthy, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Knitting, Gardening, Walking, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting, Charity Work
About this Cook
I'm a mid-20's married-no kids girl living in Mid-Missouri. I love to eat, and I love to cook. I try to buy local, fresh, minimally processed foods whenever possible. I love to explore foods from other cultures and really expand my cooking repitoire. However, I will never pass up homemade apple pie and fried chicken, either.
My favorite things to cook
I love to cook so much it is really hard to say what is my "favorite." Although, I really enjoy making food that is tasty, beautiful, and at least reasonably healthy. I do not shy away from things like butter, bacon, or cream - I just use them judiciously. I also like to incorporate a lot of color; adds beauty and nutrition.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Thanksgiving is a big cooking time for my family. The smell of sage-spiced onions and celery sauteeing is still one of my very favorite smells. My dad is an excellent cook and is fully responsible for developing my love of cooking. He makes the best Rueben sandwiches around! His cheesecake is also to die for. My goal is to make everything he does, someday.
My cooking triumphs
I make stellar hummus, wonderful casseroles, and yummy quick breads. I have this green chili chicken casserole that I make that no one can get enough of.
My cooking tragedies
Believe it or not, I can not make chocolate chip cookies! They never come out right! I just stick to brownies and cakes; those I can do.
Recipe Reviews 23 reviews
Deep Chocolate Raspberry Cake
Oh. My. God. This cake is so good you may never make another. Now I am talking about the CAKE part. I did not follow the filling (I simply used raspberry jam, rather than jam and fresh raspberries) and to balance the dense chocolate I used a vanilla buttercream icing. I also used only semi-sweet chocolate (as that is all I had) but I followed the procedure EXACTLY. It does dirty a lot of dishes, but the result is an intense, chocolatey cake that is not too heavy (thanks to the egg whites) and is lovely. A crust will form on top, but no worries - that will be quickly covered with filling or icing. If you are making this for a chocolate lover look NO further. This is worth every minute it takes to make.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 30, 2009
Hot Artichoke and Spinach Dip II
Truly a delicious dip. The only changes I made was to add more garlic because I LOVE garlic, I used fresh spinach, which I cooked first and squeeze the water out of, and I added more mozzarella cheese because I like my dip gooey and not just creamy. It was a big hit! Thanks!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 8, 2009
Polynesian Coleslaw
The dressing on this is fabulous. It gets even better on the next day. I did change the ingredients in the salad because of necessity, but I followed the dressing recipe exactly and it was perfect. It reminded me of thai food, and it was a great change from regular mayo-based coleslaw.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jun. 4, 2009
 
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