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NorCalRN
 
Home Town: Carnation, Washington, USA
Living In: San Jose, California, USA
Member Since: Dec. 2007
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Knitting, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Biking, Walking, Fishing, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
I'm a new RN, trying to lose weight and figure out how to incorporate my favorite foods into a new, healthier lifestyle.
My favorite things to cook
I LOVE to bake! I love trying new recipes out, and have found I like grilling, love the slow-cooker and am all around learning a lot!
My favorite family cooking traditions
I have fond memories of making cookies with my Grandma's...
Recipe Reviews 60 reviews
Sausage Crescent Rolls
I made some changes to this since all I had was sweet italian sausage & FF cream cheese and I thought it might be a tad bland as written. I added dried diced onion, pizza seasoning and sun-dried tomatoes to the sausage and cream cheese mixture. I divided each roll of biscuits into 4 rectangles which made me 8 rolls/puffs. I lined each one with a few slices of turkey pepperoni underneath the filling. Before placing them in the oven, I topped them with some shredded cheese. The dough directions called for 375 degrees, so thats what I baked them at, for 15 minutes. These turned out pretty spicy from the pepperoni, which my bf LOVED, thus the 4 stars. I tried one and honestly wasn't too impressed- I would give 2 or 3 stars. Might make these again for the bf...

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Reviewed On: Nov. 4, 2009
Tandoori Chicken I
I used a Tandoori spice blend I bought at the grocery store, combined with the lemon juice and yogurt idea of this recipe. I didn't really measure but used about 1-2 cups greek yogurt with probably 2-3 tablespoons of lemon juice. I used 5-6 tsp of the spice blend, mixed it all together and marinated my chicken thighs for around 2 hours then baked. Personally, I don't think you can get anywhere near a real Tandoori flavor with just ground Allspice.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 11, 2009
Sweet and Sour Kielbasa
I wouldn't say this was "amazing" for taste, but it was good and very easy to make with ingredients I have on hand. This was a last minute dinner for us and worked out well. I halved the sauce for 1 pound of kielbasa, and this was plenty of sauce! I made the sauce according to the recipe except I used dried minced onion and added some garlic powder. I made this on my stove, brought it all to a boil, added about one tbsp corn starch to thicken it up and voila! Done in about 30 minutes exactly. Served over white rice. Note* my bf said this would be a 5 star meal if it was a teeny less sweet and a little bit spicy. Thanks for the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 5, 2009
 
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