Randy Finger
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Living In: Elk Grove, California, USA
Member Since: Feb. 2002
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Healthy, Vegetarian, Dessert, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Music
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About this Cook
I'm a computer technician for Apple Computer, and my wife stays at home with our new daughter and our other two four-legged children (dogs). We both love cooking, but she actually studied it in school.
My favorite things to cook
Anything.
My cooking triumphs
Tons of them, too many to count.
My cooking tragedies
An Apple Cake, where instead of a teaspoon and a half of baking soda, I put in a cup and a half. It was the first time my wife met my family when we were going out. Her Peanut Butter Cup Cheesecake was a hit; mine made hers look even better. ;-)
Recipe Reviews 41 reviews
Pear Honey Cranberry Sauce
I made this for Thanksgiving to do a) something different with Cranberries, and b) try to have a cranberry sauce that has no sugar. I know honey is sugar, but it's different, and it made my wife happier using honey. In any event, this came out great!! Great flavor, great mixture. I'll keep this and make it again next year.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 27, 2011
All Day Apple Butter
This was so easy, yet so difficult. Difficult in making sure I start this at a time where I can deal with it the rest of the day. Easy because it was super easy. Started it at 9 in the morning, and was able to jar it by 7:30 at night. I did modify the recipe slightly. Instead of the various spices, I cheated and just used about a tablespoon of Pumpkin Pie spice (key word is about; i just started sprinkling it all over the top), and I cut the sugar in half and used brown instead. I used all kinds of Apples: Mostly Granny Smith, but some Pink Lady and some Fuji as well. This gave a very interesting and VERY tasty blend. I will TOTALLY do this again next fall. We have a place called Apple Hill near the Sacramento area where we get nice, good apples. I will look forward to possibly making this a tradition!!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 23, 2011
Apple Dip
SUPER, SUPER easy and SOO SOOO good!! I used light cream cheese to make it less fattening (not totally healthier because you can't get healthy with that amount of brown sugar) and doubled it. I sliced up a ton of apples, brought them into work with the dip, and it was wonderful. Piece of Advice: Use the more tart apples to dip with. The sweeter ones just overpower everything. The tart and the dip compliment each other nicely.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 3, 2011
 
 
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