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zanheltangia
 
Member Since: Feb. 2008
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Sewing, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
I'm surprised they don't have crocheting on the Hobbies list. Well, I'm a 22 year-old who likes to cook in my spare time, though work currently takes up a heavy chunk of my days. I also like Dungeons and Dragons, other games and group activities, along with various movies and music. See, I'm rather unspecfic. ^^v; I doubt anyone reads this stuff anyway.
My favorite things to cook
Chocolate, anything with chocolate! Though cocoa in chili or on chicken makes me uncertain, but I hear it's been done. I like making sweets, cooking meats, and teaching an old male friend of mine how to cook... bacon, and an assortment of other easy tasks. I just taught him tacos and brownies! *Laughs*
My favorite family cooking traditions
Traditions? Hovering around Dad at the stove and trying to help him or Mom cook.
My cooking triumphs
Getting my Mom to stop cooking! I love the woman, but she is a mess in the kitchen. Certain ingredients were never meant for the same dish! And she can't seem to learn that. *Laughs* She loves not cooking anymore though, so everyone's happy.
My cooking tragedies
Sob! Bread machines hate me! I fail at chocolate chip bread. But I prefer to knead by hand anyway, so it's no large tragedy except for the wasted time and ingredients on that burnt though mostly undercooked batch.
Recipe Reviews 2 reviews
Annie's Fruit Salsa and Cinnamon Chips
Very tasty! I think the preserves add enough sugar to it though, too much and it takes away from the taste/sweetness of the fruit.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 4, 2008
Easy German Bierocks (Runza)
My parents loved it! But, being my father's daughter, I played with the recipe a bit. Personally, used large Crossant rolls out of tubes since my family likes them better than regular rolls. I stretched the larger end of the triangles before scooping the mix in and carefully, but quickly wrapping them up and I baked them instead of fried 'em (using the amount of minutes on the tube at 350 degrees F). ^^v;; And instead of a head of cabbage, I used pre-shreaded coleslaw mix for a bit of color and the added carrots, I also chopped up some red pepper and added it in for color. I had to drain my browned meat (I used 90% lean ground beef), then added the oil and veggies so the liquid wouldn't soak the rolls too much later on. I tested a small-ish slice of Sharp Cheddar cheese in half of them, but with the thin slices I used, you can't tell the difference - so I'd leave it out next time since it's not neccessary, and probably more healthy. Truly, I am going to make these for work lunches once in a while, they're a lot better than plain old sandwitches or worse, canned/microwave food. Thanks for posting it!!!

17 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 4, 2008
 
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