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Kate
 
Member Since: Dec. 2008
Cooking Level: Beginning
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Healthy, Dessert
Hobbies: Sewing, Biking, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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Tofu Parfait
Raspberry Delight
About this Cook
I'm rather inexperienced in the kitchen and am hoping to change that; I've decided to eat a very healthy diet which requires me to make most of my own food because too many grocery stores and restaurants offer unhealthy "food", often loaded with all kinds of chemicals and sweeteners and salt. I hope to add some of my own recipes once I get used to the kitchen! You can visit my healthy-eating blog at http://nocrapdiet.wordpress.com/ There's many recipes and tips for healthy eating there, and you can add your own =)
My favorite things to cook
I love baking desserts, it always fills the house with a warm and delicious aroma. I'm also obsessed with garlic and for me, there's no such thing as "too much garlic". I seem to use oats for many recipes as well.
My cooking tragedies
I've never really been successful with cooking chicken in the oven or frying big pieces of chicken. I can't seem to make edible spinach soup without bouillon cubes either. And, more of a piece of advice, never mix ketchup in with chocolate ice cream, it's one of the nastiest things I've ever accidentally eaten!
Recipe Reviews 4 reviews
Fruity Tofu Parfait with Granola
Wow, what a roller coaster ride for my taste buds! I made a few changes: I used 2 tablespoons of honey instead of 3, added 1/4 cup blueberries, for the granola I just used toasted rolled oats (about 1/4 cup), and I added lots of cinnamon spice to my minced apple. What I did: I added about a dozen blueberries to the blender to add a hint of blue to the tofu. I put a layer of 1/2 the amount of tofu in a bowl. I used frozen raspberries and blueberries so I heated those on the stovetop until it started to turn into mush. I then put the raspberry/blueberry jam onto the tofu layer. I heated my minced apple/cinnamon spice mix for a couple of minutes over the stovetop and added this onto the raspberry/blueberry jam layer. Then I layered the rest of the tofu on top. I toasted some rolled oats, mixed them with the raisins and sprinkled the mixture on top. It turned out super flavorful and exciting to eat with all the different ingredients and made a really pretty dessert. If you like sweet stuff, use the whole 3 tablespoons of honey. I plan on making this again, except next time I'll mix the raspberries with the tofu. Thanks for sharing!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 26, 2009
Healthy Banana Cookies
These are amazing! Like most cooks on allrecipes.com, I couldn't help but modify the recipe, since I thought that the amount of oil suggested was too much and the dates' sweetness would take away from the banana's flavor. I used 3 very ripe bananas, 1/3 cup small blueberries, 1 1/3 cups rolled oats, 1/2 cup quick oats, 1 teaspoon real vanilla extract, 1 teaspoon grapeseed/ extra virgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon honey, pinch of sea salt. I cooked them at 325F for 20 minutes on a greased pan (the first batch was hard to take off the greased foil). I like to get them as they're just starting to brown underneath. These are best hot out of the oven, and are meant to stay soft and chewy, so the term "cookie" is a little misleading. I made a small batch without salt or honey or oil and they still came out wonderful and tasty! How's THAT for a healthy cookie? =) But keep in mind, I've been eating a very healthy diet for the last half year so my taste buds are very happy with less salts and sugars.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 2, 2009
Alex's Raw Chocolate Pudding
Wow! Anyone who comes across this recipe must try it, it's so unusually flavorful! I love it, and would have never thought of adding an avocado in this recipe. My husband says it tastes like Spring. I used rice milk instead of soy milk, and I only used a little under 3 tablespoons of cocoa powder and that seemed to be more than enough (keep in mind I've been eating healthy for almost half a year). Thanks so much for sharing this recipe!

9 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 2, 2009
 
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