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RussellC
 
Home Town: Metairie, Louisiana, USA
Member Since: Aug. 2003
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Italian, Southern, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy
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Magic Cookie Bars
Butterscotch chip cookies
About this Cook
My favorite things to cook
I'm all over the map. I'll try anything that might taste good...Italian, Mexican, breads, appetizers, desserts. The only thing I routinely make every month or so is the Belgian waffles.
My cooking triumphs
My first cheesecake came out exceptionally well. I followed all the tips on this site for making a cheesecake and it came out perfect. Now I'm just waiting for an opportunity to make another.
My cooking tragedies
I made potatoes au gratin for Christmas. It was the second time I made it, and I decided to not peel the potatoes due to time constraint. The baking process turned the whole dish an frightful and unappitizing brown color. It tasted fine to me, but I still took home most of it.
Recipe Reviews 48 reviews
Baked Ziti
Ya know what this needs to make it 5 stars?...Italian Sausage! Substituting half of the ground beef with Italian Sausage would put this ziti over the top. Also, make sure you use a good tomato sauce. If I absolutely have to use the kind from a jar, I will season it up with sauteed onions, garlic and some Italian seasoning.

3 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 3, 2009
Best Ever Chuck Wagon Chili
Good , basic chili. Since it requires 3 cans of tomato sauce I shouldn't have been surprised that it tasted so 'tomatoey'...but I was. Also, be careful with the habaneros. They are evil hot. Don't touch your eyes after chopping them. Of course your fingers will be tingling a little so I doubt you'll forget. Next time, I'll reduce the amount of tomato sauce and use a variety of peppers.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 2, 2009
Butterscotch Bread Pudding
Surprisingly good bread pudding. I had never made bread pudding before so I was suspicious of its outcome. it turned out that it was easy to make and tasted great. Its also a good base recipe for future customization. I made sure the bread was good and stale (meaning dry) so it would soak up all that creamy goodness! Bewarned, it will rise when baking and fall as it cools, so be prepared for a little overflow. I baked it in ramekins sitting on a sheet pan, so cleanup was easy (who wants to clean the bottom of the oven!).

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 30, 2009
 
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