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mleigh
 
Home Town: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2008
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Healthy, Dessert, Kids
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Baked Teriyaki Chicken
About this Cook
I am a stay-at-home, homescholing mom of 3. I am a total foodie and love to eat food, cook food, read about food--anything involving food, and am very glad to have a fast metabolism to be able to enjoy it all!
My favorite things to cook
I love DESERTS! Baking is my favorite type of cooking--muffins and cakes especially.
My favorite family cooking traditions
I came from a family that didn't cook--my mom had pizza on speed dial or had the occassional processed, quick meal. I am really enjoying setting our own traditions and teaching my kids about food, and learning myself along the way.
My cooking triumphs
A 3-tiered, fondant covered, (scarf, etc. included) snowman cake.
Recipe Reviews 12 reviews
Taco Seasoning II
My husband and I found this recipe quite bland. I browned the beef, then added the 7 teaspoons of the seasoning and added about a half cup of water, and let it simmer for about 30 minutes so the flavors could mingle. I liked that it had no salt, but I would like a recipe with more flavor. It very minimally seasoned the beef.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2009
Baked Penne with Italian Sausage
I made this exactly as written, and it was just okay. Probably a one timer for us. Basically a spaghetti sauce tossed with noodles, I felt I could had the same result with a jar of spaghetti sauce and not had to clean any pans :)

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 24, 2009
Chicken Enchiladas I
I LOVE this recipe--It's one of the only ones I crave! It's easier if you use CANNED chicken! First I saute the onions and garlic (and green pepper if I'm using it, but I usually leave it out) in olive oil until tender, and instead of cooking the chicken, I make it easy on myself and drain 1.5 - 2 cans of cooked chicken and take a fork to it, shredding it, then adding to the onions. I cook it a little with the onions to get the chicken a little flavor, then add the sour cream and cheese and let the cheese melt. Next I add the other ingredients (minus the water--it makes it too runny) and simmer as long as possible. TIP: You can use 8oz oz of salsa instead of tomato sauce/green peppers. When I do this, I cut the chili powder down to 2 teaspoons because the spice becomes overpowering with the added spice from the salsa. Seriously LOVE this recipe! I also use Ortega Mild taco sauce and Mexican blend cheese instead of cheddar.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 19, 2009
 
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