Member Since:
Jan. 2004
Cooking Level:
Expert
Cooking Interests:
Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Italian, Southern, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Vegetarian, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies:
Sewing, Hiking/Camping, Camping, Boating, Photography, Reading Books, Music, Genealogy, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
I grew up in the kitchen. At the age of 2 I began by helping my mother add ingredients.
Making new dishes and changing old ones to improve taste or simply for health resonss is something I truly enjoy.
My favorite things to cook
Pasta recipes, anything grilled, slow cooker roasts are great and easy, anything Greek (my heritage) I love to make my own version of Spanakopita. My grandfather brought a secret family recipe from Greece and I love to make that for family and friends.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Making my signature mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving and a slow cooked ham.
My cooking triumphs
Winning over my boyfriends taste buds. He appreciates everything I do in the kitchen, he tells everyone that I can make anything and it's always delicious!
My cooking tragedies
A few weeks ago we had steaks we were going to grill. Rain came out of no where and we had to come inside. I realllly wanted that steak so I decided to broil them. I have done this before, but forgot I had put some OLIVE OIL in the bag with the steaks! Almost had a fire.. Smoke alarms, house stunk for a few days.. Steak was terrible.. Sad night. Ruined almost $30 worth of steak.. Will NEVER do that again!!