Member Since:
Dec. 2008
Cooking Level:
Intermediate
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Asian, Italian, Southern, Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies:
Knitting, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Walking, Reading Books, Music
I'm 20 years old, and I have a son who is almost 5 months old. My finacee and I live with my parents and my younger brother, and our big old family has a great time trying out all kinds of different recipes on each other.
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake cookies. Itt's my favorite thing to do. There are so many different cookie recipes, and there are so many different things you can do with them.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Every winter, my dad and I like to make Popcorn Balls, Carmel Corn, Chex Mix, and Rice Crispies. We have loads of fun, and I love getting messy in the kitchen.
My cooking triumphs
I wanted to make something for Thanksgiving (sort of like a signature dish) and I decided on Green Bean Casserole. Well, it turned out that Green Bean Casserole is my Papa's favorite dish at Thanksgiving, and it was a huge hit. I put my own twist on a classic recipe I found, and everyone loved it.
My cooking tragedies
My fiancee wanted to make a gingerbread house, but we didn't have all the ingredients necessary to make it. So we decided to make it with sugar cookie dough instead. BIG mistake! It didn't hold up very well, and the dough changed shape in the oven, so the house was very uneven. It fell apart when we were almost done building it, so we decided to make it a "Hobo Home" instead, and we had a sleeping man made out of candy in the middle of the heap. It was fun, and hilarious, but a tragedy nonetheless.