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JENVET
 
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Living In: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Member Since: Oct. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Slow Cooking, Indian, Italian, Southern, Healthy, Quick & Easy
Hobbies: Camping, Boating, Biking, Walking, Fishing, Reading Books, Music, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
I love food - but hey, who doesn't? There are only a few things I don't eat, cheesecake being one of them. And yes, I've been told I'm crazy. I like spicy food and all types of ethnic foods, especially Indian. I also love a great Italian meal. The worst part about cooking is cleaning up the mess afterward, but it's usually always worth it!
My favorite things to cook
I love baking. Cakes, muffins, breads, brownies. All the great stuff! I love making food that takes a lot of love. Lasagna, tomato sauce, meatballs, casseroles, turkey. And I LOVE breakfast! Lately I've been experimenting with spicy foods.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Thanksgiving Turkey!
My cooking triumphs
I love when I'm able to replicate a good restaurant meal, and really make it sizzle. I'm a total "copy cat" when it comes to cooking and not at all creative or original.
My cooking tragedies
Can't really come up with anything, but that's only because I tend not to experiment on my own. Although, someone might say the time I added way too much paprika to the scrambled eggs. I disagree - they were fabulous!
Recipe Reviews 30 reviews
Blueberry Scones
These are delicious. I just made them tonight and my whole place smells like a bakery. I did like someone else suggested and used 1/2cup of plain non-fat yogurt instead of cream because I had it on hand. They turned out great. I used fresh blueberries and it's like a blueberry scone explosion!

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Reviewed On: Jun. 11, 2011
Chicken Pot Pie IX
After reading the reviews, I also made a few changes. First, I used frozen pea and carrots and added them to the boiling water for the last 7 minutes (directly in with the chicken). I also add garlic to the onion and celery, and some chipotle seasoning mix. I do recommend adding more liquid like other reviews, and I toss all the ingredients together before adding to the pie crust. I bake the bottom pie shell for about 4 minutes, then add the mix and bake. I've made this as one big pie, and I've also done 6 little pie cups. This is better than any restaurant or frozen pie, and I will definitely be making this again and again. Thanks!

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Reviewed On: Dec. 1, 2010
Shepherd's Pie VI
This is pretty good. I cheated and cut down on the prep time by using mini-potatoes and not peeling them, and using frozen peas and carrots as the middle layer. Take them out of the freezer when you start cooking to slightly thaw and just toss them in. I didn't use the gravy mix, but I did add garlic to the meat, as well as parsley to the mashed potatoes. I will definitely be making this again!!

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Reviewed On: Nov. 8, 2010
 
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