cook's profile


phurst00
 
Home Town: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Living In: Bear, Delaware, USA
Member Since: Jun. 2009
Cooking Level: Beginning
Cooking Interests: Baking, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Hiking/Camping, Walking, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing
  •    
  • Title
  • Type
  • Overall Rating
  • Member Rating
About this Cook
I am a 23 year old female from Wilmington, DE. Since no one taught me how to cook growing up, I am just starting out. However, I've been teaching myself to bake for a year or two now and am absolutely smitten with it! My other hobbies include playing video games, reading, watching movies, and hanging out with friends.
My favorite things to cook
Cookies! I love making all types of cookies, but am most "famous" for my chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. As for cakes, I am a new Red Velvet Cake convert (the trick is to use marscarpone cheese instead of butter in the icing!)
My favorite family cooking traditions
Making giant cupcake cakes for Birthdays!
My cooking triumphs
Making fondant for the first time (marshmellow fondant recipe from this website!), dying it to 3 different colors to make shapes for a spongebob cake, and even covering the cake! I had no idea what I was doing (trial and error is the best way to learn!) but the spongebob cake came out great, people thought I had bought it from a bakery!
My cooking tragedies
Badly burnt lamb (we haven't figured out how to cook lamb properly, so if anyone has tips, please let me know!) A horrible, vinegar tasting red velvet cake - it was the first I ever made, and I used a whole cup of vinegar by accident (instead of 1 teaspoon!) ps - since then I've tweaked the recipe and use the -proper- amount of vinegar and it tastes fabulous!
Recipe Reviews 14 reviews
Venison Fingers
I used shredded italian cheese simply because that was what I had on hand, added a lot of honey to the mustard mix since that is a personal preference, and cooked the deer a little different. I baked mine for 15 minutes at 375, then finished them off by frying them for maybe a minute. This left them nice and crispy on the outside, and tender on the inside. They didn't taste gamey at all, delish!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 21, 2009
Aunt Cora's World's Greatest Cookies
These were pretty good. I made a few little changes just for my personal preferences (butter instead of margarine, added 1 tsp vanilla extract and a dash of salt). PS - to the reviewer who said their cookies were flat, try putting a layer of parchment paper over your cookie sheet next time you make any drop cookies. This will prevent spreading (which makes cookies flat and icky looking); plus, you can turn over the parchment sheet between each batch and reuse it!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 2, 2009
Stephanie's Best Casserole
I would suggest doubling the amount of pasta and chicken involved, and adding italian seasonings (and maybe some onion/bell peppers if you like spice) while still only using 1 jar of spaghetti sauce. Make these changes for a 5 star experience!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jul. 25, 2009
 
ADVERTISEMENT
 
Select Your Version:  United States  |  Canada  |  United Kingdom & Ireland  |  Australia & New Zealand  |  Germany  |  France  |  China  |  Japan  |  Quebec  |  SE Asia  |  Netherlands

Frequently Asked Questions What's this?