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Anabela
 
Living In: West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Member Since: Feb. 2009
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Biking, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Wine Tasting, Charity Work
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Anabela
About this Cook
I am a College grad and am happily married with two pets, a dog and a cat. I love, love, love to cook, especially ethnic foods. I love to try new recipes and learn new ways to do things!
My favorite things to cook
I love to cook or bake anything that pleases my husband. When he is happy, I am happy! So, I am willing to make him things that I have never eaten!
My favorite family cooking traditions
Portuguese sweet bread during easter is a beloved tradition.
My cooking triumphs
Mastering my mothers Portuguese Chicken & Potatoes in red sauce! Its so fantastic and mine is exactly like hers! I made it while I had her on the phone and wow it came out the best ever, and I mean its the best dish I have ever had in all my years. My husband says the same thing! My mom made it for us during our wedding shower and it was the first thing to disappear out of all the foods that were there. And, it went super-super fast! It is truly fan-freakin tastic! Now, I will have to learn and master her Meat and Potatoes! That is the best meat and potatoes ever!
My cooking tragedies
Years, years, years ago I overcooked steak and I had been afraid to cook it again. The steak was like leather, and way overcooked and just gross, and unedible, but my husband (boyfriend at the time) ate it up and complained the whole time! lol
Recipe Reviews 25 reviews
Mediterranean Stuffed Chicken
Fantastic!! OMG, this dissapeared, it was so good! I altered it so slightly, I used 4 chicken tenders, pounded thin, I replaced dill with Oregano, Basil and Chives, about 1/2 to 3/4t each. I replaced garlic powder with 2 fresh cloves of garlic, minced. I replaced whole cream cheese with 1/3 less fat. Everything else was the same. Except in my oven at 350 for 20 minutes, then 400 for 5 more minutes. This was so amazing, creamy, flavorful, yum! I served with roasted red potatoes and fresh roasted green beans. So amazing. I have never ever tasted chicken this amazing before. Please post more easy recipes like this. This one was so perfect! Its a gourmet dish that takes 5 minutes to prepare and on the table in 30 minutes from start to finish with little cleanup! I baked 4 tenderloins wrapped in cheese fill in my glass 8x8 pan, each piece individually wrapped in twine, cutting off excess! Make this, you wont be disappointed! Thank you so much for posting this!

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 14, 2009
Broccoli Chicken Casserole I
With these modifications and suggestions from other reviewers this was the best ever! Real simple: I used my George Foreman to prepare 1 lb of boneless, skinless chicken thighs with Olive oil, sea salt and pepper, 5 min on the grill and they were perfect. Let them cool and then chopped to bite size pieces. Meanwhile I steamed all the florets, about 1 lb. 10 min there. In a bowl I mixed 1 can of Cream of Mushroom with 1 Can of Cream of chicken and 1/4c of Milk. I threw in 2 pinches of regular salt, a few pinches of ground black pepper, two shakes of ground ginger with 1t of Garlic powder and 1/4t of Onion Powder and 1/4t of Italian seasonings. I mixed everything together. Sprayed a 3qt casserole with Pam and then put everything in there. Covered with 2c of shredded cheddar. Topped off with 1 1/2c of Herb Stuffing Mix. OMG! This was so delicious and just perfect. We could not stop eating it. It was like a dessert! Crazy good. Will make this again and again!!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 27, 2009
Spinach Whole Wheat Quesadillas
I used Whole grain tortilla and used a stainless steel skillet with EVOO because of the leeching problems of non-stick pans. This was so amazing! I made this for lunch today and it was done in minutes, literraly. I used pre-washed spinach as that was all the grocer had. I used the one green onion, chopped and just sprinkled a handful of cheddar each time, and sprinkled the spices, did not measure. This was so delicious and I want some more! But, of course I will have some tomorrow again for a snack or even dinner. Yummy! Thanks for posting, I will make this often as stated and using chicken instead of the spinach for a nice change.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 19, 2009
 
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