Member Since:
Oct. 2008
Cooking Level:
Intermediate
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies:
Knitting, Sewing, Gardening, Walking, Reading Books, Music, Genealogy, Painting/Drawing, Charity Work
Christian; Wife of 38 yrs.; mother of two; grandmother of 4; mother of fallen U.S. soldier, Afghanistan 7/17/06; like baking breads,needlecrafts,crafts of all sorts,gardening, raising cats and dogs; reading; Biblical eschatology
My favorite things to cook
Breads[yeast];soups;chowders[especially New England style];chicken 'n dumplings[Midwestern style];prime rib w/Yorkshire pudding;turkey;Sweet 'n Sour roast beef;Italian rice balls;cinnamon rolls;beef stew[slow cooker];Applebutter;Foccacia Italian flat bread;
My favorite family cooking traditions
Pizzelles Italian waffle cookies[for Christmas]; Eggnog[Christmas]; Clam Chowder[New England][Holidays];Hawaiian-style Sweet'nSour roast beef[any time];Italian rice balls[any time];Prime Rib w/Yorkshire pudding[Christmas];
My cooking triumphs
My very first cheese souffle actually rose, and turned out nearly perfectly![for a Church Potluck Supper];
My cooking tragedies
I tried my recipe for the Sweet'n Sour roast beef, on chicken--NO!--it was NOT a good thing!:)
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