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Karine
 
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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 17 reviews
Pumpkin Stew
This is a great seasonal stew idea, and the presentation is spectacular, but the recipe as it stands is kind of bland, thus the 3 star rating. Still, I've made this several times with my own variations (including thyme and other herbs, changing up the vegetables, adding a can of Guinness even) because I love pumpkin and the presentation was totally worth it. It's become my Halloween dinner tradition.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 8, 2011
Chewy Granola Bars
This is not only easy and delicious, it is also easy to customize. So far everyone who has tried the bars I've made from this recipe (and personal variants) have loved them. I like to shop at Bulk Barn for my granola bar supplies, and I've found all sorts of options as to partial to total replacement of the chocolate chips: from almonds and cranberries to sweet and salty sunflower seeds to even crunchy caramel bits, the variations are endless. I have found, though, that making them without the chocolate chips (like a cinnamon raisin variety) would have required more "glue" to hold things together since there was no melted chocolate, so upping the honey a bit for the no-chocolate variations might be a good idea to prevent them from crumbling too much.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 8, 2011
Cedar Planked Salmon
I got this in my email this morning as the Daily Dish, and since we've had planks in the cupboard for months and my husband just bought grouper from the Freezer-Meat Guy (door-to-door frozen meat and seafood saleman), I decided to try this recipe on the grouper. I mixed the marinade in a ziplock bag with the fish and let it sit for about 20-25 minutes. The wood soaked for at least 2 hours. Let me tell you... this was wonderful. Tender, flavourful but not overpowering that of the fish itself, definitely in the "to make again" list. I had two different brands of cedar planks to feed my whole family, and so the taste was different for each plank, just so you know: if you don't like this the first time around, change the wood, you might be pleasantly surprised. As it was, both versions were lovely, but still quite different, as one was more woodsy and the other gained a sweetness that didn't come from the marinade. My sons can be picky eaters, but as it was, my oldest polished his plate faster than his parents did. Highly recommend.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 23, 2010
 
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