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GIG IV
 
Home Town: Seymour, Connecticut, USA
Living In: Ansonia, Connecticut, USA
Member Since: Jan. 2002
Cooking Level: Professional
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Gardening, Fishing, Photography, Music, Wine Tasting
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Me and My grandson
About this Cook
when I cook it not only has to taste good, but look good also. People eat with their eyes first! I've cooked at the Penn Club in New York, 2 restaurants, and 1 country club. All were awesome, and still learning. Graduated at Connecticut Culinary.
My favorite things to cook
I specialize in cheesecakes. Just something I decided to master.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Cooking Hungarian foods inherited from my grandmother.
My cooking triumphs
Working at a country club as head saute'cook and juggling desserts at the same time.
My cooking tragedies
oh yes, I have, I made a cake once and after I frosted it, it just like, fell apart. I called it george's earthquake cake. It was around easter, so the frosting was a pastel purple and I just threw jelly beans over it, It did look kind of awesome if you looked at it. A tragedy turn master piece! Other than that if you want to say roasting garlic in a pan three times because you forgot because you were prepping other things, then yes THATS a tragedy.
Recipe Reviews 3 reviews
Pumpkin Rice Pudding
Although you might like the healthy version, you must try the recipe as it is first!... That is my rule of thumb. All rice is different and is not as starchy or as absorbable as the rest! I can soak up 6 cups of milk with 1 cup of reg med grain rice..Brown rice takes longer to asborb liquid than thw white rices...Cooking is a chemistry, you have to know what your doing before u start changing things, plus have the experience in doin so. From a professinal cook and chef yours truly George

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 8, 2009
Irish Cream Creme Brulee
In reference to one of the comments. You dont have to cook the custards to 165 degrees, you are not making a filling for cream puffs. When you put your ramicans in the roasting pan w/water (water bath) it will cook in the oven. I have made my fill of creme brule's and you just need to dissolve the sugar,and you do need to strain it!

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Reviewed On: Mar. 22, 2009
Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake with Caramel Sauce
I think if anyone DOESN't think this recipe is not sweet enough, then i think they need to chew on some sugar!!!!!!!!!! Or they have a problem with their taste buds!!!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Oct. 3, 2008
 
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