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tygrlilly
 
Member Since: Oct. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Quilting, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Reading Books, Charity Work
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About this Cook
I'm an Indiana girl living in Japan. Loving it here, but still trying to get used to working with a Japanese kitchen and ingredients!
My favorite things to cook
I LOVE to bake breads... kneading the dough, the smell of the kitchen, all of it is wonderful. It makes home feel like home.
My favorite family cooking traditions
When I was little, cookies were always a family affair. Everyone had their job, from finding the ingredients, to stirring it all together, to licking the bowl afterwards! (my favorite!)
My cooking triumphs
My greatest cooking triumph thus far has been making the Thanksgiving turkey for a big party of international students at university. My friend Becca and I made it. We were so nervous because it was the very first Thanksgiving for the students and we wanted it to be perfect. Well, angels were with us because it came out beautiful and delicious!
My cooking tragedies
World's spiciest chili!! So, in the United States, chili powder is actually a mix of things generally that are intended to go into what an American understands to be chili (a kind of stew). In Japan, I made chili for friends one night and thought...we'll that's a strange color! And then I tried it...the Japanese chili powder turns out to be REALLY SPICY crushed red chilis... To get it back to a somewhat normal level of spice...it took 2 more trips to the grocery store for veggies and such and ended with around 3 GALLONS of chili. hmm...oops!
Recipe Reviews 12 reviews
Green Bean Casserole I
This was a big hit at Thanksgiving this year! Thanks for the recipe! I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars because to me, it would have been better without the sugar, but still a good recipe.

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Reviewed On: Nov. 28, 2009
Persimmon Bread I
Nice recipe. Often I will reduce the sugar in breads and cakes, because they're too sweet for friends and family here in Japan. This recipe is an exception. Cutting back on the sugar, if anyone else is thinking about it, may not be the best idea. I made two versions and it was definitely better with the full amount. That said, I like that it has a real bread flavor (as opposed to cake). I gave it a 4, because I think it could have used some more of the spices. It was a little bland. Next time, I think I'll add a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice as well. All in all, pretty good. Thank you for the recipe!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 16, 2009
Beefy Spanish Rice
Thanks! Very easy and decent recipe. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I think it's a great base for experimenting with your own favorite ingredients, but as written is a a little too bland. (Probably a fantastic recipe for small children.) Per the suggestion of another reviewer, I added chili powder and cumin and it helped the flavor tremendously. ** I think this would be a great filling for lettuce wraps. (Napa lettuce leaf (hakusai), this as filling, and maybe some Korean spicy miso paste (gochujang)...mmm...)

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Reviewed On: Sep. 26, 2009
 
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