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luv2cook
 
Home Town: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Living In: Columbus, Montana, USA
Member Since: Jul. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Healthy, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Knitting, Quilting, Needlepoint, Gardening, Camping, Walking, Fishing, Hunting, Photography, Reading Books, Music
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About this Cook
Married for 25+ years to a great guy who loves whatever I cook! He's a hunter, so I really enjoy coming up with new ideas for wild game. We retired and moved to Montana, where we love the mountains and the hunting opportunities. We would like to do some traveling, after we get our home completed.
My favorite things to cook
Wild game, casseroles, quick and easy things on busy days and more involved meals when I have the time.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Certain cookies and desserts at Christmas time. My mother's sugar cookie recipe is made every year, along with Scottish shortbread. Thanksgiving is another favorite time of year, with the traditional fixings - we HAVE to have sweet potato casserole and made-from-scratch dressing.
My cooking triumphs
I had a few favorite recipes that people at work would request me to bring to potlucks, etc. They loved my baked beans and a few of my salad recipes - one of which I got off of this website! I've also entered a few wild game cook-off contests that friends held and won it three years in a row!
My cooking tragedies
While we are building our home, we are living in an RV inside our pole barn. My little oven is very hard to regulate and I've burned many things and have learned to adjust for the elevation here, too. Nothing major, but it's been a learning curve!
Recipe Reviews 14 reviews
Big Soft Ginger Cookies
I am actually baking these cookies as I write this review. I cheated and tried one a couple of minutes out of the oven. One word - OUTSTANDING! I used the orange juice in place of the water and I also used another reviewer's advice and put the dough right into the sugar and rolled them like that - much less sticky. I made them a little smaller than suggested and it looks like I'll get about 3 dozen cookies - and they are plenty big. Thanks for the great recipe! Addendum: My grandson came to visit and I was sure he wouldn't like such a spicey cookie. Boy, was I wrong! He asked for these daily. I am baking some more and sending them to him!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 22, 2009
Banana Crumb Muffins
Holy cow! These are absolutely awesome. I, like others, added 1 tsp. vanilla, a dash of nutmeg and some extra cinnamon in the muffin mix. I put the topping on as I was putting them in the oven and I didn't notice that it "sank" into the batter. Mmmmm, mmmmm good!!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 4, 2009
Smothered Beef Short Ribs
I, too, decided to put these in the crockpot, after getting everything ready on the stove. They cooked all day and the house smelled so good! I spooned out some of the broth (which did not thicken) and thickened it on the stove with a cornstarch and water mixture. I did not have canned beef broth, so used boullion cubes to make about five cups of broth. My husband really liked it and is glad we have leftovers for another night. I made mashed potatoes, biscuits and green beans to go with it. Will definitely make this one again!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 4, 2009
 
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