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Karine
 
Living In: Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec, Canada
Member Since: Jul. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Nouvelle, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Sewing, Gardening, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
I'm a storyboard artist, a comic book artist, an animator, a mommy of two young boys, a wife, a house builder/renovator, a cook, a bread-machine enthusiast, a slow-cooker experimentator, a wok militant and a sushi lover. I mix a mean drink, too. Also, I used to be a lead singer in a band... I hope to get back to that at some point.
My favorite things to cook
I absolutely love cooking with the wok, so anything stir-fry goes, even if it's nowhere near Asian in flavour. Also, as I stated above, I'm a bread machine enthusiast. I registered on this site mostly for the bread recipes, and I'm staying because of the daily recipe mailings.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My husband and I both like to cook, so it will happen every once in a while that we'll team up to prepare a meal. For example, I'll prepare the side dishes to his main course, or I'll make the sauce/gravy from his meat preparation, or he'll make an appetizer to preceed my entrée... The kids are little still, but they are showing interest and I'm fully planning on including them in meal preparation when they are ready.
My cooking triumphs
I will always remember the absolutely insanely good turkey my husband made a few years ago... and I'll remember everything I made to accompany it turned out delicious. ... then again, I also get great satisfaction in getting everything cooked at the same time for breakfast...
My cooking tragedies
I am INCAPABLE of flipping an eg without breaking the yolk. Okay, that's an exageration, and I know it's all just practice, but I still get frustrated by the fact that I can't flip an egg. I haven't had that many tragedies, really. I burned stuff once in a while, but nothing rendering the food unpalatable.
Recipe Reviews 12 reviews
Satay Chicken Pizza
Great minds think alike, they say. My husband "created" a similar pizza last week, so I find it amusing to find something so similar so soon in my email. He used a whole grain pizza crust, PC Memories of Szechuan sauce, leftover chicken from a roast, and sautéed some coloured bell peppers (red and yellow), scallions and bean sprouts in sesame seed oil for 3 or 4 minutes before putting them all on the peanut-sauce-covered crust. He sprinkled grated cheddar and lots of fresh cilantro on top before baking in the oven at 400 for 12 minutes, turning the oven to broil to really melt the cheese. I thus second the PC Memories of Szechuan as a great sauce for this. It is available in Provigo, Maxi and Loblaws stores (and affiliates).

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Reviewed On: Aug. 26, 2009
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
Moist, yummy and not too sweet. I made these as tiny cupcakes with chocolate icing for my oldest's birthday at daycare and despite the fact that I'd made enough to feed two classrooms' worth, none were left when my husband picked up the boys from daycare. The other reason these were a hit: NO ALLERGENS! My son's teacher raved about them and asked me for the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Dec. 3, 2008
Cinnamon Raisin Bread II
This was a pretty good raisin bread! I'm still looking for The Best Raisin Bread In The Machine recipe, but this one will definitely do in a pinch. I like cinnamon so I boosted that a bit, but aside from that, I stuck to the recipe, and what was left by the weekend was turned into marvelous french toast which my boys gobbled up.

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Reviewed On: Dec. 3, 2008
 
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