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Valerie Lynne
 
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Member Since: Feb. 2000
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Sewing, Gardening, Camping, Reading Books, Painting/Drawing
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Valerie Cuff
About this Cook
I'm a country girl and I enjoy trying new things. I like to say I like everything in general and nothing in particular. My pet peeve on this website is folks who criticize when it's obvious they've messed up the recipe. If you have 98% five star reviews and then you have someone come along and criticize, it's pretty obvious most of the time, they messed up. Then there are those that say it's too sweet or too fattening; the ingredients tell the tale. If you look at the ingredients in advance, you normally have a clue as to what the health content is going to be. I read through these reviews sometimes and I think of Thumper "if you can't say something good about something, don't say nothing at all". Constructive criticism is fine. But sometimes I think there are folks who want to be hateful. I believe we should LIVE WELL, LAUGH OFTEN AND LOVE MUCH!
My favorite things to cook
Baking is by far my favorite. I also like doing appetizers and pot luck dinner dishes. My husband thinks the Christmas time kitchen aroma is a must-have family tradition.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Holiday cooking is the best! Lots of family and friends around sharing their favorite dishes. Church gatherings are always wonderful as well. Making cookies and "rock candy" with my Mom at Christmas are great memories as well as the special Easter eggs she made in peanut butter, maple nut, cherry nut and coconut. I learned to decorate with icing on those chocolate eggs! There is nothing like the sound of endless chatter and laughter around the table in a home. Thank God I experienced that everyday growing up as a child.
My cooking triumphs
I'm glad to say I've come a long way in my kitchen. Baking is the only area I would consider myself an expert. I'm learning to put together my own recipes and that's a triumph for me.
My cooking tragedies
I can't seem to get bread making or fudge recipes right. I failed the "NO FAIL FUDGE" recipe. Everyone was passing that recipe around and being successful with it, I never could get it to work for me. I knew it had to be me because everyone else was having success.
Recipe Reviews 35 reviews
Yummy Roll Ups
I've made these for years and they are wonderful and everyone always likes them. You can use a piece of pineapple or a green olive instead of the pickle for variety. Can't eat just one! Thank you for sharing Courtney!

6 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 30, 2011
Baked French Fries I
I cut my potato 2 times lengthwise and each of the 3 sections 2 times lengthwise; this gives me 9 "steak size fries." Most of te time, I use no spices at all: only olive oil. I brush it on the potatoes. The 450º works fine and I do flip them half-way through. You can pretty much tell by sight (nicely browned) that they are done. My husband loves them and that's good enough for me! Thank you for sharing!

6 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 30, 2011
Chocolate Pretzel Rings
It doesn't get any easier than this! Festive, fast & yummy too! I didn't grease the pan, just used parchment paper. The hardest part is unwrapping the Hershey kisses! Thank you Kim Scurio for sharing your recipe and I plan to pay it forward.

8 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 19, 2010
 
 
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