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Swedapina
 
Living In: Wasilla, Alaska, USA
Member Since: Dec. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Camping, Boating, Biking, Walking, Fishing, Hunting, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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Alaskan Girls are fearless
Trip to Florida
Halibut fishing trip
About this Cook
I like to stay busy - I work full time, I'm a mother of a beautiful baby girl and I love to try new recipes and perfect them for my husband. I'm an outdoorsy person; I like to go fishing for halibut and salmon in the summer. Nothing beats cooking the fresh fish you caught yourself!
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake - from cookies and brownies to cakes and pies. I also enjoy experimenting and trying new things. My husband loves Italian so I make lots of various Italian dishes. He also enjoys my Filipino dishes.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I make Italian every Sunday and I reserve Wednesdays for cooking ethnic dishes. I'm Swedish and Filipino so I take traditions from both sides of my family to create new ones with my husband and daughter. We do a smorgasborg for Thanksgiving, and for Christmas my husband likes a ham. When we have guests over I try to have something homemade cooking.
Recipe Reviews 4 reviews
Slow Cooker Beef Stew I
A great recipe although I made some changes - I added basil and oregano, used two bay leaves, used more Worcestershire sauce, and added some red wine. Excellent over sticky rice!

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Reviewed On: Jan. 3, 2009
Cocktail Meatballs
A terrific recipe! I added more seasonings to my meatballs - pepper, garlic and some worstershire. I served the meatballs with buttery mashed potatoes - use Yukon Gold. I will use this recipe again.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 31, 2008
Soft Sugar Cookies IV
This could use more flavor to it - I reduced the flour and added more sugar. I also added more vanilla and some orange extract. You have to press the balls of dough down - they will not flatten on their own as they bake. I frosted them once they cooled with homemade frosting (shortening, powdered sugar, vanilla extract) and sprinkled cotton candy flavored sugar over it. The cookies were nice and soft and didn't last very long!

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Reviewed On: Dec. 31, 2008
 
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