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WHIRLEDPEAS
 
Home Town: Chicago Ridge, Illinois, USA
Living In: Denver, Colorado, USA
Member Since: Dec. 2003
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Indian, Vegetarian, Dessert
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Knitting, Hiking/Camping, Walking, Reading Books, Painting/Drawing
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Tater Tot Casserole II
The Last Piece of Pumpkin Pie
Awesome Eggplant Rollatine
Vegetarian Hungarian Lecso
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Mini Loaves
About this Cook
I've been a vegetarian for over 10 years, and I live with my vegetarian husband. Thus, we're constantly trying to find tasty, healthy vegetarian meals for two (or at least recipes that make good leftovers later!).
My favorite things to cook
Anything vegetarian! I love to experiment and have fun in the kitchen. Baking is my favorite (but, admittedly, it's not so good for the waist line!), but I enjoy cooking dinner regularly, too. Mostly, I cook casseroles and pasta bakes, but my husband is the king of stir-fries and stovetop dishes!
My favorite family cooking traditions
For the first day of autumn, I make some cider on the stovetop along with some of the chocolate chip pumpkin bread (The recipe is on allrecipes.com. Delicious!). For Thanksgiving, we usually pick up a tofurkey from the local Whole Foods, but, this year, I'm determined to try to make my own tofu turkey! I found a lot of good possibilities on this website. Every winter, I pick a day to bake Christmas cookies with my friends and husband. We bake up a storm and package the best ones to ship off to family around the country.
My cooking tragedies
Spice cookies! Oh, allrecipes, how you failed me on this one! They smelled so delicious, but they cooled into a form indistinguishable from hockey pucks.
Recipe Reviews 32 reviews
Apple Raisin Bread
I tried making this bread twice. The first time, it came out so dry, we threw it away. The second time, I added cinnamon and used a lot less flour than called for. The bread still came out pretty dry. The flavor was fine. I don't know if it's the altitude (we live 5280 ft) or just that it needs more oil, but it's way, way too dry.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: May 31, 2009
Avocado Tacos
Yum! I added a tomato and squeezed a lime into the mixture. Also, I skipped on heating the tortillas. Delicious and very refreshing.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Mar. 16, 2009
Fruit Pizza II
My husband made this for the family on Thanksgiving. It turned out beautifully! He used mandarin oranges, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries and raspberries for the fruit, but he used this recipe for the glaze and the cream cheese/whipped topping.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 29, 2008
 
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