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Magique
 
Home Town: Great Bend, Kansas, USA
Living In: Prairie Village, Kansas, USA
Member Since: Oct. 2001
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Italian, Southern, Nouvelle, Healthy, Dessert, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Reading Books
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About this Cook
I love to cook. I don't consider myself very creative in terms of painting or writing, but my creativity comes out in my meals. I cook when I'm in a bad mood because it usually puts me in a better frame of mind and I cook when I'm a good mood because when I'm feeling good, I believe it reflects in the end product.
My favorite things to cook
I love trying new dishes and new techniques. Italian is probably my favorite.
My cooking tragedies
Believe it or not, I haven't had too many tragedies. I've had a cake or two that didn't rise properly and a few recipes I didn't care for the taste, but mostly it's all been good. I can't remember any crisis of major proportion...mostly little failures.
Recipe Reviews 43 reviews
Baked Potato Skins
These are fabulous! The only thing I have changed is to use olive oil instead of veggie oil. Try them, you won't be disappointed.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 19, 2009
Best Brownies
These were perfect. An earlier reviewer mentioned they were a cross between a cake and brownies and that description is very accurate, which is what I liked. I didn't overmix or overcook (exactly 25 minutes) and spread the frosting on top while still warm. Fabulous. However, I did have to add a 2-3 tsps of milk to the frosting to improve the consistency.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 11, 2009
Barbecue Ribs
I thought the taste of the sauce was excellent. I wasn't paying close attention to the ingredients and used chili sauce, instead of chile sauce. Since I wanted a sweet/spicy flavor, I added several teaspoons of cayenne pepper sauce to it. Like others, I simmered the ribs in water, liquid smoke and onions for about an hour, marinated the ribs in the sauce for 3-5 hours and then baked them covered for about 1 1/2 hours. Since the sauce was very thin, I poured off the sauce, thickened it with cornstarch in a saucepan and then put it back over the ribs for another 20 minutes or so. Next time I make them, I'm gonna do the same thing, but add even a bit more cayenne pepper sauce. I love this recipe.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 11, 2009
 
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