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rudechack
 
Home Town: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Member Since: May 2002
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Italian, Vegetarian
Hobbies: Knitting, Camping, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing
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Comfort in a casserole dish!
A fresh and tasty addition to all sorts of dishes!
Blueberry Cherry Pie
Pinwheels of joy!
About this Cook
I began cooking authentic Italian dishes with my grandmother as a toddler. I have always loved cooking and it continues to play a big role in my life. I am a high school English teacher in Boston, and I love it, but if I was ever to change fields, it would certainly be to open a bakery or cafe of some sort!
My favorite things to cook
One of my most requested meals used to be Chicken Picatta (I used my own alternate version of the Chicken Picatta II from this site), but now that I'm vegetarian, I'm all about making veggie-friendly dishes.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I've been making gnocchi and other homemade Italian specialties with my family for years!
My cooking triumphs
The first time I successfully made homemade pasta on my own was certainly a triumph!
My cooking tragedies
I seem to have an uncanny knack for ruining bundt cakes. I think I'm about ready to give up on those things all together.
Recipe Reviews 71 reviews
Peanut Butter Brownies I
These are the most delicious brownies EVER. I made them once last winter during a snow storm, and they absolutely got me through it. They are unbelievably divine.

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Reviewed On: Oct. 5, 2009
Chocolate Bread Pudding with Bourbon Pecan Sauce
I made this to bring to a family party, and it was kind of a last-minute decision. I'd never made bread pudding before, so I wasn't sure what to expect for results. But THIS was a winner. We had a loaf of really nice walnut sourdough bread from our CSA that we needed to use up, so that was the basis for this dish. I didn't make any changes to the recipe other than adding a little more chocolate than was called for (an ounce seemed too little). I poured the sauce over the top of the bread pudding when it came out of the oven so that I could transport it all together, we drove an hour to the party, and it was another three or four hours before we touched this, and yet it was still warm. People RAVED about this. It was seriously the hit of the party. Even people who claimed to have aversions to bread pudding liked this, and everyone asked for the recipe. It may not be healthy, but a little bit goes a long way and it's sure to be a crowd-pleaser!

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Reviewed On: Aug. 8, 2009
Buttermilk Scones
I love this recipe and I make these scones pretty often. I usually add some different things into the mix, sometimes black currants and walnuts, sometimes cranberries and pecans, but regardless of what I add, they're delicious every time. They really lend themselves to tweaking, which is nice. Plus they're super easy to make and they are ready in ten minutes! I also recently discovered that they can be toasted in a regular toaster, so I love warming them up and eating them with a little marionberry jam in the morning. :)

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Reviewed On: May 10, 2009
 
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