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CHRISTYJ
 
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Living In: Eureka, California, USA
Member Since: Apr. 2000
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Middle Eastern, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing, Charity Work
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Recipe Reviews 72 reviews
Turkey and Quinoa Meatloaf
LOVE this one! I made it exactly as written as I usually try to do the first time I try something--this one hits the mark. Note: Always rinse quinoa before using to eliminate the bitter taste. I used Frank's Red Hot Sauce for the hot sauce ingredient. Because of the 2 Tbs. used, we found this to have a bit of a kick so keep that in mind if you make this. The topping was quite liquid so I found it impossible to "paste" the top of the loaf--more like pouring it over slowly to ensure that it absorbs a bit before baking. My loaf was a bit salty so I will cut back on salt. Each hot sauce probably has a different amount of salt so other cooks may not have this problem. This one is going into "the rotation" for sure! Thanks, Drew!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 14, 2011
Caron's Kickin' Quinoa Salad
REALLY liked this! That said, here's what I did: First and foremost, RINSE the quinoa so it isn't bitter. Second, please DO add some ginger to taste, as some reviewers said--it makes this even more fantastic. I used about 1 tsp. of ready-made wasabi paste from a tube. The photo here shows this salad in a tomato shell, but I didn't want to do that so I diced nice vine-ripened tomatoes for a base that I spooned this salad over. I used a small jar of my mom's home-canned albacore which had more than enough salt in it so if you do use that sort of thing, watch the added salt. Hubby and I both thought it was a little dry so next time, I'll add just a touch more mayo (not low-fat--ick) to it. Thanks, Caron--this rocks!

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Reviewed On: Aug. 15, 2011
Chicken Kabobs Mexicana
For us, there was nothing Mexican about this dish unless you count the cilantro so I don't know why it's so-named. Cilantro is just as popular in Thai cuisine, but oh well. I made this as written, but followed others' suggestion and marinated the chicken chunks for 24 hours. We liked the flavors, but again, this IS NOT Mexican so if that's what you're looking for, keep looking. I'll probably make this again, but then again, maybe not. Thanks for the submission anyway!

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Reviewed On: Aug. 11, 2011
 
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