Member Since:
Sep. 2008
Cooking Level:
Expert
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies:
Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Walking, Fishing, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing
I'm artistic, but I get bored with conventional methods of expressing myself. I'm always looking for a new medium. I've learned that I can create beautiful things using less conventional methods like gardening/landscaping, and certainly, cooking. Now, I never get bored!
My favorite things to cook
Anything on the grill, especially a good steak. I also enjoy cooking Italian. Sushi is my favorite food, but I am admittedly still a beginner when it comes to preparing it.
My favorite family cooking traditions
My Mom, twin sister, and I (along with any of our friends who wanted to join us) would get together to make loads of Christmas cookies using all kinds of recipes. We have a "secret" family punch recipe that we would mix up first. Needless, to say, by the time the cookies were finished, we were all a little tipsy and having the time of our lives! Everyone got to take home a combination of all the cookies and they would last all through the holidays. I really miss that tradition.
My cooking triumphs
That's hard to pin down. I love to entertain, and nothing gives me more gratification than to hear a table full of people I care about raving over the meal I've prepared.
My cooking tragedies
Fixed Grilled Porterhouse steaks Sunday night using a recipe from this site. It called for a blue cheese, butter, and chive spread, that everyone raved about. I love blue cheese and decided to try this recipe. The steaks came out great, however, I was very disappointed with the blue cheese spread. After sampling, no one used it.
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