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KEDY
 
Home Town: La Palma, California, USA
Living In: Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2002
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Dessert
Hobbies: Quilting, Gardening
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  • Rugelach
  • Rugelach  
    By: Jackie
  • Kitchen Approved
  • This recipe has been rated 145 times with an average star rating of 4.7
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Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread (with nuts)
Rugelach
French Silk Chocolate Pie I, recipe doubled
Banana Pecan Cake
About this Cook
I'm a wife of 15 years and a mother of two boys. I love cooking and baking for friends and family, and since moving to Iowa in 2005, I've started baking competitively at the Iowa State Fair. Sooo much fun!
My favorite things to cook
Mexican food, cookies, pizza.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Grandma's Parkerhouse rolls at Thanksgiving. Of course, making way too much food for celebrations.
My cooking triumphs
Best Overall Cookie at the Iowa State Fair 2007 and some other first place ribbons in 2008.
My cooking tragedies
Tamales for our friend Charlie's 40th birthday. They fell apart when we unwrapped them from the corn husks. I threw myself on my bed and cried--of course, I was also six months pregnant at the time. A little emotional.
Recipe Reviews 25 reviews
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Rugelach
Oh my goodness! I'd never tasted rugelach before I made it, and it's absolutely wonderful! This recipe made flaky, tender, just-the-right-sweetness pastry I've had. I shaped mine differently. I divided dough in half before refrigerating. Rolled out rectangles that were about 18 x 10 (or so), spread half the filling on each side (minus raisins), cut the rectangle lengthwise, and then rolled into two logs. With a knife, I cut the log into 10-12 pieces and then baked as directed. Everyone loved them at the Russian tea I took them to. I will be adding this recipe to my permanent collection!

4 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 4, 2009
Banana Oatmeal Cookies II
These are delicious oatmeal cookies. As another reviewer suggested, I used 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup AP, added a tiny bit more soda, and omitted the cloves. Oh yeah, I also used 1 stick of real butter and 1/4 cup Crisco. Mine, I thought, were actually too puffy and didn't spread. The second pan I flattened slightly before putting in the oven and they turned out fine. Nice brown sugar, banana, nut flavor.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Jan. 7, 2009
Broccoli Cheese Soup
This was my first attempt at broccoli cheese soup, and I loved it. The consistency was perfect. I cut the recipe in half, and there was enough for I'd say three people. As suggested by other reviewers, I used fresh minced garlic and I melted my Velveeta (2% kind--lower fat) with the milk in the microwave and mixed 'til smooth BEFORE adding it to the soup. I used 50% more Velveeta and half the butter for sauteing the onion & garlic. I used fresh broccoli chopped up pretty small. Oh, and I reserved some of the chicken stock to mix with the corn starch to keep the soup a little thicker. I'll be making this again. Mmmmmmm.

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 25, 2007
 
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