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BECKTY
 
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Member Since: Mar. 2000
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean
Hobbies: Knitting, Sewing, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Fishing, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
A mom to two kids (11 yo and 9 months) in Colorado, I rarely have as much time to cook as I'd like. I am currently learning to double up recipes and freeze one full meal as often as I can when I cook. I love to bake, but have struggled adapting to baking in high altitudes in the five years I've lived here, and don't do it nearly as often as I used to. I get a great deal of personal satisfaction out of cooking for and entertaining others. LOVE good restaurants and great wines.
My favorite things to cook
So many things! I love Enchilada's with all of the trimmings, Great meatballs, and salads with all of the best meats and cheeses. Also chocolate rugelach at Christmas time and my husbands favorite Tuna Pinwheels and blackberry cobbler for his birthday.
My favorite family cooking traditions
The ton of christmas cookies and pastries every Christmas, creamed rice when I am not feeling well (that's what mom made me) and my comfort food Sausage Beans and Potatos.
My cooking triumphs
Serving family christmas brunches and dinners. I feel so gratified to cook up a fully rounded meal with all of the trimmings and a table set beautifully with China that I can then sit down to.
My cooking tragedies
I cannot cook a whole poultry (chicken or turkey) to save my life. This altitude baffles me! I can cook well, but my husband knows how to jerk my chain by reminding me of 3 hour cooked bloody chickens. Ack! Calling Domino's!
Recipe Reviews 53 reviews
Val and Jess's Vegan Avocado Dip
Fantastic! I always think I don't like Avacado. But I know it's good for me. This is a great way to get some in. Will go in regular rotation for me.

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Reviewed On: Apr. 30, 2012
Ziti Alfredo with Vegetables
This is in my rotation for sure. Very nice little recipe. I searched veggie alfredo hoping to find something I had all ingredients on hand for and this was it. I even had to skimp on a few things (no half and half in house/only the "green can stuff" of cheese) and it was still worthy of the 5 star. I like that it's adaptable and look forward to adding summer veggies (zucchini!) as they start being in season. I might add a shake of red pepper flakes for some zip as well.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2012
Amazing Pork Chops in Cream Sauce
This was pretty good. Nice and quick and something different with pork chops and my family liked it with some penne pasta. I doubled the sauce and that was more than enough for the meat and pasta. The only change I made was to press a clove of garlic into the butter before I browned the meat. I like garlic in white sauces, so that was a preference thing.

12 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 24, 2011
 
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