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Mellie
 
Home Town: Wasilla, Alaska, USA
Living In: Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2008
Cooking Level: Beginning
Cooking Interests: Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Boating, Biking, Walking, Fishing, Hunting, Photography, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
It is just me and my husband. We are both employed more than full-time. He is the gourmet cook. I do the "pity cooking". When he has had a bad day I try my best to make something that doesn't taste awful. :)
My favorite things to cook
My favorite dish is my green chili chicken enchiladas. Pretty much the only thing I can make that pleases everyone.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Um...my mom was a single working mother with three girls to raise by herself. Pretty much hamburger helper or Pizza Hut.
My cooking triumphs
I made a cheesecake once that didn't give anyone food poisoning. Or they were too polite to tell me about it.
My cooking tragedies
There are too many to count. The night I dropped and smashed a Prrex measuring cup right next to a pan of sauteeing onions wasn't a highlight.
Recipe Reviews 21 reviews
Mom's Shepherd's Pie
I'm giving this 3 stars because it is a great base to do what you like with. I did not make this canned vegetables, I used fresh. I also substituted the ground burger for half burger/half soy "burger" (I swear, you cannot tell the difference!). The sauce and seasonsing for the meat were excellent. I will use this for my base recipe from now on. Cooking times were just about perfect.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 30, 2009
Herb-Stuffed Red Peppers
Absolutely wonderful! I made some modifications to the recipe for my tastes but these should affect the over-all taste. First, I did not microwave my peppers before baking - I like mine a little more al dente. Second, I didn't have any allspice so I substituted a lesser amount of cinnamon. I also only used half the amount of meat called for and substituted soy "burger" for the other half (I swear, my husband never knows when I do this!!). Cooking times were perfect. I will make this again.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 30, 2009
Moroccan Potato Casserole
I did not care for this. I'm giving it two stars instead of one because it presents really nicely. With some major overhaul of spices this could be a very nice dish. It was very pretty. Followed the recipe exactly. I LOVE Moroccan food and found this to be a very poor representation of what food from that region should taste like.

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Reviewed On: Aug. 27, 2009
 
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