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COOLSHOES
 
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Southern, Healthy, Vegetarian, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Music, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
I've always felt comfortable in the kitchen, but am only now feeling comfortable throwing together my own ingredients rather than strictly following a recipe. My boyfriend and I enjoy dividing up cooking duties and occasionally staging our own "Iron Chef" battles using our favorite ingredients.
My favorite things to cook
Breads, GOOD casseroles (not those yucky ones I had to eat growing up), soups, fish
My favorite family cooking traditions
It was tradition to make Chicken Kiev -- perhaps my favorite main dish ever -- every Christmas Eve, which I still try to do every year. It's not the healthiest dish but it IS good!
My cooking triumphs
Flourless chocolate cake (recipe from this site making some minor tweaks) that has become THE birthday cake request from several.
My cooking tragedies
Nothing truly tragic cooking-wise, though I have been known to make quite a tragic mess in the kitchen!
Recipe Reviews 8 reviews
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Flourless Chocolate Cake II
I have made this recipe multiple times and it always gets rave reviews. My boyfriend even requested this as his birthday cake! I don't have a double boiler, but I used a saucepan over low heat to melt the butter and chocolate. My favorite, very slight variation is to bake as 10-12 cupcakes (no alteration to ingredients) -- it makes perfect single portions. Excellent when topped with a small scoop of mocha almond fudge or coffee ice cream (not so much as to overshadow the cake itself). Amazing for being so simple to make. Thanks so much!

38 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 1, 2006
Soft Garlic Parmesan Breadsticks
Absolutely great recipe! I followed the recipe as stated, except I didn't have any Italian seasoning, so like another user I added a few shakes of garlic powder, oregano and basil. I mixed the dough in my breadmaker, then got sidetracked and ended up letting the dough rise for about 1.5 hours. Instead of shaping like a rectangle, I rolled into thick ropes and let rise again. They really do expand a lot, and I think allowing time to rise is critical to getting the right texture in this recipe. I didn't measure the parmesan topping but instead just sprinkled it from the can until they looked to my taste. I baked for 20 minutes (didn't broil, as they didn't appear to need it) and they came out perfectly -- soft, flavorful, yummy, way better than I ever expected. Thanks so much for the recipe!

7 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 1, 2006
Parmesan Broccoli Balls
Very good recipe! Since broccoli is among my favorite foods, I was hoping they would have more of a broccoli flavor (I know I'm probably in the minority there!). I can definitely see how non-broccoli lovers would still enjoy this dish -- the more finely chopped the broccoli, the less you can tell it's even in there. For that reason I'll probably use bigger pieces next time -- I can only imagine how good this would be with fresh broccoli. I did cut back on the butter to 1/2 cup to keep down the fat and calories, and added some minced garlic which blended nicely with the other flavors. I think they'd be even better with a greater amount of parmesan. Thanks for this crowd-pleasing, easy-to-make recipe!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Feb. 25, 2006
 
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