Member Since:
Aug. 2008
Cooking Level:
Intermediate
Cooking Interests:
Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies:
Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Biking, Wine Tasting
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My favorite things to cook
I love the Angel Chicken Pasta from this site. I think everyone loves that one. I have also branched out on the slow cooker. Allrecipes has some fantastic slow cooker recipes posted - some of my favorite being the chicken and dumplings, the slow cooker barbeque ribs and the beef stroganoff. I cook more "involved" recipes on the weekends - pies, fresh breads, the beef tenderloin with shallots from this site is great and the Chicken Tortellini Soup with Tomatoes is also very good. I like cooking meals that require a special ingredient that completely makes the taste of the dish. I love cooking with ginger, wine, port wine and different spices. Kudos to allrecipes for providing such a great site for cooks nationwide.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My family cooking traditions would include solid main stay every day dishes - something quick, hot and tasty to throw on the table after 5pm. We also have our traditional Thanksgiving day dishes and my Mom makes the most incredible soft Christmas cutouts which we would frost and decorate when we were young.
My cooking triumphs
Rolling a pie crust out from scratch like my grandmother used to. Anyone in the 21st century who has the ability or the patience to successfully roll a pie crust out by hand deserves some serious props.
My cooking tragedies
The first time I made a dish with pancetta, the pancetta I purchased had apparently gone bad and had a slight odor to it. Having never cooked pancetta, I didn't know what it was supposed to taste/smell like. The fancy three cheese pancetta pasta dish that took me hours to prepare was absolutley horrible and all of my guests threw it away. I ended up making grilled cheese.