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Diva Dawn
 
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Living In: Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA
Member Since: Jul. 2008
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Italian, Southern, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Sewing, Gardening, Walking, Music
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Diva Dawn
About this Cook
My favorite things to cook
I love Italian food, so Italian dishes are amongst my favorite dishes to prepare.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Every holiday is spent at our home. I really enjoy cooking so I never ask anyone to bring a dish. I think Thanks Giving is the families favorite holiday. We have all the traditional tureky dinner fixins, but my moms cornbread dressing is the best. We have peach cobbler and my aunts famous sweet potatoe pie.
My cooking tragedies
My biggest tragedy has been trying to make bread from scratch. The last time I tried the bread was a hard as a rock, but I keep working on the process.
Recipe Reviews 8 reviews
Mom's Zucchini Bread
This recipe is great. The bread is moist and the taste is great. Prior to this recipe I had never made zucchini bread. I had never eaten zuchinni bread neither had my husband or my son, but I had a lot of zucchuni left over out of my garden and I had to figure out what to do with all the zucchini. I'm not a big fan of cinnamon so I substituted the cinnamon with 1 1/2 tsp of nutmeg and 1 1/2 tsp of allspice. I also increased the zucchini to 3 cups. I have made more than 60 miniature loaves and I can't stop my boys from indulging. I tried hiding the loaves in the freezer, but my boys found them. I have given these loaves to friends and family and I get the same review everytime, this is great. Kudos to the chef. I will continue to make this recipe time after time.

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 28, 2008
Simple Garlic and Basil Pesto
This was a great recipe, but I did make a few changes. I eliminated the brazil nuts. I roasted the pine nuts first. I also added 2/3 cups of asiago cheese. I reduced the olive oil by half. I also eliminated the chili powder.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 27, 2008
Bread and Celery Stuffing
This was a really good recipe. Instead of letting the bread sit out for a couple of hours I taosted the bread. I also used 1 tsp each of sage, oregano, and italian blend seasoning. This combination of herbs adds great flavor. I increased the butter to 1 cup. Make sure you coat each breadcrumb in the butter mixture. I also added 1 small bell pepper finely chooped. Mmm mmm good.

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 27, 2008
 
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