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Sister Jane
 
Home Town: Seattle, Washington, USA
Living In: Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2001
Cooking Level: Intermediate
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About this Cook
Just moved to Wisconsin in '08, I have always loved to cook and be creative in my cooking. I have a great husband and two wonderful sons who try all of my experiments. I earned my B.A. from the University of Montana in Missoula in Communication Studies but my first love is in the kitchen.
My favorite things to cook
I am interested in food tours throughout the U.S. and Canada. I love gravy-laced foods and southern-style cuisine but I want to try to master to local dishes and see what our new family favorites can be.
My favorite family cooking traditions
English muffin breads, most anything homemade is a plus! Since I work now and have two very active boys, I also give in to the quick fix foods but my heart belongs to homemade dinners all the way.
My cooking triumphs
Discovering I can bake desserts! I don't have much of a sweet tooth and my cookies and cake were turning out beautiful because I didn't touch them and was looking for a more visually pleasing finished product! Turned out if it looks good, eat it!
My cooking tragedies
When I was 14 I made spaghetti. I mixed the cooked noodles into the sauce and turned the heat on the skillet up too high - burned the whole dish! The housed smelled bad, but we still tried to eat it.
Recipe Reviews 49 reviews
Sweet Potato Bake
Made this tonight, I had to omit the topping due to someone's mouth sensitivity. I added 2/3 cup of light brown sugar to the sweet potato mixture and baked for 35 minutes at 400. It turned out great!

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 24, 2011
Spicy Bratwurst Supper
This was very good. I only give 3 stars because I had to make so many changes to the recipe though. Due to budget constraints I had to use what I had on hand. I wasn't able to do the jalapeno or the gouda. I had a package of 5 large hot italian brats (not precooked) to use and thought it would offset the need for jalapeno in that case but I used 3 strips of thick-cut butcher bacon rather than 6 because they are so thick. I boiled the brats in onion laden water for 10 minutes then grilled until done. I used four-cheese marinara sauce and aged white cheddar, grated. This was a huge hit on a thursday night before payday. I served over rice with steamed italian veggies from Birdseye as a side with lemonade. This was great,, thanks for sharing...

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 14, 2011
Quick Clam Chowder
this was terrific and easy. we had this with kettle chips, salald and crusty bread, made for a great busy day meal, leftovers going to work for lunch.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 23, 2011
 
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