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peachypie
 
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Living In: Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2001
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Dessert, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Walking, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
I'm a professional woman with a family. I love to cook great meals for my family when I'm off. When I'm not off, I try to make meals that are quick, easy, and delicious.
My favorite things to cook
More than anything, I love to bake. I attribute this to watching my mother bake us wonderful treats when I was a young girl.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Definitely baking, although we're all really good cooks who make a variety of great food.
My cooking triumphs
I recently won a first-place blue ribbon for my peach pie and second-place for my blueberry pie at a local county fair. I make great cookies, too (fancy ones for weddings- - this is a tradition in Western Pennsylvania).
My cooking tragedies
Plenty. The very first meal I cooked for my husband as new bride was homemade spaghetti sauce that was so salty we could barely eat it. He was nice and ate it anyway without complaining.
Recipe Reviews 62 reviews
Basic Ham and Bean Soup
This soup was very good. I used the bone from my Christmas ham. I also used chicken stock instead of water, plus the beans that I bought had a packet of "ham flavor," so I used it, too. I also added extra carrots and celery. After sitting in the fridge overnight, the soup was quite thick, as the beans continued to absorb liquid. It was still very good, though, and I will make it again.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 15, 2012
The Best Oatmeal Cookies
Love these cookies. They were flavorful and had a chewy consistency with a little crispness. I substituted 1/2 C of butter-flavored Crisco for 1/2 C of the butter. This gave me the consistency that I wanted for the cookies. Next time I will cut the salt in half. Will definitely make these again!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 13, 2011
Bread and Butter Pickles II
This is a great recipe. It's easy and the pickles are delicious - - just the recipe I've been looking for. I used half of the cukes, onion, and salt (but my cukes and onions were rather large) to a full batch of brine. Instead of green pepper, I used four jalapenos that I sliced very thinly on a mandoline (seeds and all). They added a nice zip. Also, I used a whole head of garlic and sliced it, too, on the mandoline instead of chopping. I did not put the jalapenos and garlic in the salt mixture. Instead, I added them to the boiling brine when I added the cukes and onions. This yielded 7 quart jars. Will definitely make again!

6 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 15, 2011
 
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