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Brooke129
 
Home Town: West Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Living In: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2009
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Needlepoint, Gardening, Boating, Walking, Fishing, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Wine Tasting
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Outside the Dome!!!!!!
My Crazy Son & I
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About this Cook
I am 28, have a 5 yr old son, and have been dating my sweetie for 3 and a half yrs. Cooking is like therapy to me, I love coming home at the end of the day and cooking something w/ my son and boyfriend and just enjoying time with them.
My favorite things to cook
I love to grill! You name it, and we've grilled it. Pasta is something I have cooked since I was 12, and have mastered several recipes, mexican, any kind of chicken, I love cooking at the end of the day or even throwing it all in a crockpot and just letting it do it's own thing. It's still better than going out to eat!
My favorite family cooking traditions
My parents made me start taking care of one meal a week when I was 12. It didn't matter if it was sandwiches, soup, salad, or pasta, but I was in charge from start to finish, and because of that, and the fact that I was the only cook in the family for about 2 months when I was 13, because my mom had Mono, I have learned to really enjoy cooking. I also STILL, at 28 yrs old, LOVE to watch my Grandma cook, she teaches me something every time I am in the kitchen with her!
My cooking triumphs
Being able to impress my Grandma with my cooking is a HUGE triumph! She is amazing in the kitchen!
My cooking tragedies
A particular crock pot chicken recipe. I've never thrown food out, but when I came home and smelled that it almost made me sick...it went right down the disposal!
Recipe Reviews 5 reviews
Honey Cashew Green Beans
We had some people over last night, and I made this on a whim, and it was really good! I usually make my green beans with bacon, but wanted something different. I was afraid the honey would overpower the beans, but it was a very nice light sweetness that went really well with the cashews. I also added a little fresh garlic (1 lg clove, pressed) and LOVED the outcome! I was afraid it wouldn't turn out quite right b/c all I had was canned beans, but it still turned out really good. Guests seemed to like it, and my picky BF (who doesn't eat many veggies) liked it also! Will make again!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 11, 2009
Beer Dip I
I made this several days ago as a dip and was going to double the recipe, however, I only doubled the CHEESE, I forgot to double the ranch mix and beer. It turned out really thick, and...well too cheesy, but obviously it was my fault. However, I made stuffed jalapeno peppers night before last and just used that to stuff the peppers, they were great! So if you have any left over, add a little more cheese to it, and stuff some peppers.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 7, 2009
Cheddar Chicken
LOVE this recipe! I have made it many times, and I love it AS IS, but my boyfriend is picky about chicken breasts (he prefers dark meat, and says breasts are too dry) so I have tinkered w/ this recipe and have come up with a way to make it a little more moist (and it may just be my oven) but I dip the breasts in about 1 cup of sour cream seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Tony C's, and then coat them in the cheese, and corn flakes. Then I drizzle with about 2-3 Tbs melted butter or olive oil, and bake like normal. BF loves it made this way! Just another option!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 28, 2009
 
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