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laurie
 
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Living In: Ocean View, Delaware, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2001
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Knitting, Gardening, Boating, Reading Books, Music, Charity Work
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Pilot
About this Cook
I live at the beach with my wonderful husband - a martial arts trainer - and my dog Pilot, who literally 'talks'. Non-stop. She never shuts up. She gets that from her heritage - she's half chocolate lab; half husky.
My favorite things to cook
THANKSGIVING DINNER! Lots of things - soups, baked goods, appetizers, main dishes - you name it.
My favorite family cooking traditions
THANKSGIVING DINNER! I do a lot of my own freezing during the summer. We always have delicious blueberry pie, lima beans with corn and tomatoes, pepper relish, to name a few!
My cooking tragedies
When it comes to hard boiled eggs, I'm useless without my drop in egg timer. I have a bread maker, but am not much for making it outright.
Recipe Reviews 29 reviews
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Better Than...Cake
Moistest cake you'll ever eat. For those who say the chocolate chips dominate it, try this: instead of 2 cups of standard chips, I use 1.5 cups of MINI chocolate chips. For me this works much better. I save a little bit of the dry cake mix and toss them in it before adding to the batter to keep them from sinking to the bottom. ALSO, I use a standard vanilla glaze (powdered sugar, vanilla, milk) Its not has heavy as standard frosting and is a nice contrast to the chocolate.

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Reviewed On: Feb. 5, 2012
Winter Chicken Bake
This was great. We ate every bit. I too made 2 small changes after reading the vegetables may become dry or burned. 1) I caramelized the onions first and 2) since I didn't have cranberries on hand, I used about 1/3 cup crushed pineapple in natural juice (not syrup) to add moistness. FABULOUS.

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Reviewed On: Mar. 21, 2011
Banana Bread VII
so quick and easy. i used chocolate chips instead of nuts and dusted with powdered sugar once cooled. Delicious

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Reviewed On: Jul. 18, 2010
 
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