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RIC-Girl
 
Home Town: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Living In: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA
Member Since: Jun. 2003
Cooking Level: Intermediate
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Hobbies: Wine Tasting
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Rich Chocolate Frosting
About this Cook
Well, what about me :) I've been cooking for a as long as I can remember. I was always in the kitchen with my mother as a child, and when I'm home, it's the exact same. I learned most of my cooking knowledge from my mother.
My favorite things to cook
I'm very partial to desserts - any and all kinds!
My favorite family cooking traditions
Every Christmas Eve my family gets together to eat and do a gift exchange. The meal consists of wonderful appetizers - all of mine come from this website!
My cooking tragedies
I made a shepard's pie once that was horrible! That was the first and probably last time I make that dish :)
Recipe Reviews 26 reviews
Lemon Lover's Pound Cake
I love this cake! I was searching for a super lemony cake and this fit that search perfectly. Some reviewers state to not use the icing because it makes it too sweet/lemony. I recommend definitely using it as it really helps deliver the lemon flavor. I made this following the directions to a T, except I used butter and regular two piece angel food cake pan. I used three lemons total (microwaved the three about 20 seconds to warm them a tad, I found that you get more juice that way.) I was a bit worried because at the 55 minute mark the cake was still SUPER wet in the center. I ended up cooking it for approx 20 minutes more checking it every 3 or so minutes. I followed the icing recipe, except added additional confectioners sugar to thicken the recipe.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 18, 2011
Cha Cha's White Chicken Chili
This was so easy and delicous not to mention relatively low fat! I made a few revisions - I used a rotisserie chicken and shredded the meat, two cans of white beans and one cup of Trader Joe's frozen roasted corn, two cans of chilis and no jalepenos as I didn't want it too spicy. I left out the cayanne pepper as well but added a few shakes of chili powder. I also made a fat free crema to dollop on top - one small container of plain fat free greek yogurt, juice of 1/2 lime, a few sprinkles of cumin and chopped fresh cilantro. So good! I will be making this a lot in the cold months.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 15, 2011
Super Summer Salsa
This is such a good and simple recipe. I use frozen roasted corn from Trader Joe's instead of canned corn. It has a wonderfully smokey flavor. I used a bit of splenda instead of sugar, added red pepper flakes and a bit of cumin. So easy to throw together and serve with tortilla chips!!

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 19, 2009
 
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