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Miss Dusty
 
Living In: San Antonio, Texas, USA
Member Since: Sep. 2003
Cooking Level: Expert
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Birthday Cake
About this Cook
I'm a teacher, so I have summers off - tons of time to start cooking & experimenting!
My favorite things to cook
Sweets.. Meat.. Salads... Fruit... Bread... Whatever strikes the mood!
My favorite family cooking traditions
Schacciatta! It's an Italian bread, also known as Foccacia. When we were in Italy (military brat), my brothers would go to the bakery early in the morning to buy a fresh, steaming hot loaf of Schacciatta - it'd be so hot that they would have to toss the bread (in a paper bag) back & forth from arm to arm!
My cooking triumphs
Anytime my husband says "Wow! That's good" with no critiques or "small" complaints, that's a triumph!
My cooking tragedies
You know that Betty Crocker Bake 'N Fill Cake Pan set? I once tried to make an Angel Food Cake in that. Yeah. BAD Idea. It took a couple of days to clean the oven after that!!!
Recipe Reviews 28 reviews
Libby's(R) Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
This bread is wonderful!!! I made a few weight watching friendly changes, however. Rather than 3 cups of sugar, I used 1 cup of sugar and 1 cup of Splenda sugar blend (less overwhelming aftertaste); rather than 4 eggs, I used 2 eggs and 1/2 c. Egg Beaters; rather than 1 cup of oil (ouch!), I used 1 cup of unsweetened apple sauce. I added the Points - 6 Points for the original recipe, but only 2 Points with these changes!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2009
Sophie's Zucchini Bread
This recipes was absolutely delicious! I did make a couple of changes, though: I only used 1 cup of white flour, with 2 cups of whole wheat flour, & I used 1 c. white sugar and 1 c. Brown sugar. I also had to add about 1/4 c. carrots - I didn't have quite enough zucchini. It came out very well - I loved it! Even my neighbor, who has never even THOUGHT about trying zucchini, really liked it! Thank you, Laura!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: May 27, 2009
Ma Ma's Sugar Cookies
This recipe was wonderful! I did make a couple of changes.. I used 1/2 white sugar & 1/2 cup of BROWN sugar, for a little taste kick.. & I added 1 extra tsp vanilla. The cookies turned out great! I rolled them in white sugar & colored sugar crystals for decoration. One thing, tho - I cooked the 1st batch for 8 minutes, & they were JUST undercooked. The 2nd batch cooked 9 minutes and turned out fine!

5 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: May 28, 2008
 
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