Jen
Member Since:
Sep. 2001
Cooking Level:
Expert
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Healthy, Vegetarian, Gourmet
Hobbies:
Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Walking, Fishing, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
I cook almost every day of the week and find allrecipes.com very helpful. Every time I can come up with something to make, I turn to all recipes.com. It's SO much easier than searching through the tons of cookbooks I own. :)
My favorite things to cook
Quiches are great for breakfast since they can be prepared the night before and then popped in the oven. I love making dishes that use seasonal items. For example, a tomato, basil, avocado, and onion salad is perfect in summer and squash recipes are great in fall!
My favorite family cooking traditions
I remember my mom making dozens of Lepkuchen cookies at Christmas time and storing them in large metal popcorn tins with an apple to keep them soft.
My cooking tragedies
I tried making a recipe I found from another site. WHAT a disaster. The recipe called for wonton wrappers in replace of noodles for lobster ravioli. I spent the $$$ on the lobster just to have the dish ruined with the wonton wraps. In hindsight, I should have known they wouldn't work. I questioned it, but figured it would be good if they posted it online. I'll stick with allrecipes.com from now on.