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Ingrid
 
Home Town: Vandalia, Ohio, USA
Living In: Ashburn, Virginia, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean, Dessert, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Biking, Walking, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
About this Cook
I love to entertain. Every weekend we have people over and my fiance and I select a menu and a wine pairing. We prepare the meal together, it's a new hobby of ours together. For years I've prepared food to sustain life, but for the first time I feel confident enough to say that I would be comfortable preparing a meal for anyone (with the assitance of allrecipes.com and my calming sous chef fiance by my side).
My favorite things to cook
Anything with a good review from allrecipes.com - I adore this site.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Latvian cooking.
My cooking tragedies
I had someone over for a date years ago and set an oven mitt on fire, thankfully he had his back turned. Many burns, cuts, bandaged fingers, misplanned events, like stirring the marshmellows into the fudge and realizing that I didn't have an aluminum foil covered dish waiting.
Recipe Reviews 3 reviews
Arrabbiata Sauce
We ran it through the blender and added cream, now we make it once a week. My fiance that doesn't like pasta sauce in general or if he does use pasta sauce he puts a little bit on - with this he pours it on thick and mixes the whole bowl through to get as much sauce exposure as possib.e. It can get really spicy fast, so watch the red pepper. This is a household favorite now.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 5, 2008
Phenomenal Chicken and Pasta in Creamy Pesto Sauce
I've prepared this dish several times. I've used store bought pesto instead of preparing it myself, even with store bought it came out great. I've also tried it without the chicken, I just added more sun-dried tomatoes. Just delicious. We serve this recipe with the white wine we use in it, always compliments it beautifully.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 5, 2008
Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie
These cookies have been a hit at home and at the office! I have gotten so many compliments on them, just fantastic.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 5, 2008
 
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