Member Since:
Jul. 2008
Cooking Level:
Intermediate
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert, Kids, Quick & Easy
Hobbies:
Gardening, Walking, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Charity Work
Proud wife and mother of one daughter. I love cooking and it is becoming more and more of a passion in my life! Have just changed over to green living which has been a huge challenge. We are not eating anything man made and this has made a huge difference to our health in a very short time. Going back to making everything from scratch has been a great experience for me on many levels. Sometimes I find it a little frustrating because it is more time consuming but I just remind myself of the good it is doing our bodies and minds. I think that I am a good cook but would dearly love to be a great cook!
My favorite things to cook
My favorite foods are Italian, Indian and Mexican. I love to bake and make desserts but need to improve my skills a little in this area. If I was offered a dying meal it would be Italian of some description and cheesecake! I love cooking comfort foods that make people feel good.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I make a great potato salad that is asked for at any BBQ we go to. At Christmas I like to do a loin of pork with all the trimmings. My Mum raised us on hot food like indian and mexican, we both make a great pot of chili con carne. Mum's lamb neck curry is famous!
My cooking triumphs
My potato salad, bake dinners and cheesecakes. Very proud of my white chocolate cup cakes with buttercream icing. Gorgeous for big people and little people's birthdays!
My cooking tragedies
Many! My latest was when I started using organic salt. It is so much stronger than regular salt. I baked a great big tray of wonderful vegies that were so oversalted we could not eat them!