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Beth
 
Home Town: Freeport, Illinois, USA
Living In: Machesney Park, Illinois, USA
Member Since: Mar. 2009
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern
Hobbies: Gardening, Reading Books
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About this Cook
I'm a 38 year old, christian mother of 1. Married my high school sweetheart. I love to cook and I am always looking for new things to try and I constantly force my hubby to be the guinea pig. I do well on some things and not so well on others.....but he's still kicken so I must not be doing too badly.
My favorite things to cook
I don't really have a preference. I am big on comfort food, but I like "lighter fare" meals too. I'm one of those "modifiers" who always ends up "adding this" or "deleting that" to recipes I try. My cookbook has more hand written notes in the margins than actual recipes.
My cooking triumphs
Anything that doesn't make the hubby sick is considered a triumph :-)
My cooking tragedies
OHHH.....so many tragedies. I couldn't make a pie crust to save my life. Just don't have the knack for it.
Recipe Reviews 17 reviews
Coconut Cream Dessert
Made this yesterday. This was really good. I used cool whip but may try making my own whipped cream next time and see if there's a difference. Will also increase bottom crust by 1/2 next time. Only real change I made was to add a small amount of coconut to the pudding before putting it on the cream cheese layer and then added additional chopped pecans to the top. Great recipe for a family gathering or potluck!!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 12, 2009
Clone of a Cinnabon
These were delicious! First time I've ever cooked anything with yeast. I've always been nervous about baking with yeast. I don't own a breadmaker but per several reviews I managed my way through it without one. My dough didn't rise to double in size by any means, but I'm assuming it's my lack of experience working with yeast that caused this. Either way, it did rise somewhat and after rolling the dough with cinnimon mixture (i mixed all together before spreading on the dough) I let them sit awhile on top of the warm stove and they rose quite a bit more. End result was great. These did not last long at my house and I will most certainly make them again. Hopefully I'll begin to get more acustomed to using yeast and can try more breads ect. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe

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Reviewed On: Oct. 12, 2009
Sam's Famous Carrot Cake
Wonderful! I used 1/2 oil and 1/2 applesauce and ommitted the raisons as DH doesn't like them. Was moist and delicious. Thank you!

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Reviewed On: Sep. 16, 2009
 
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