Mrs_Mike
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Home Town: Anaheim, California, USA
Living In: Victorville, California, USA
Member Since: Jul. 2000
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Dessert, Kids, Gourmet
Hobbies: Scrapbooking, Knitting, Sewing, Gardening, Camping, Photography, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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Open Faced Broiled Roast Beef Sandwich
Mrs Mike
About this Cook
I'm a busy mom to four little yahoo's. I love to cook, and enjoy trying new recipes with my family.
My favorite things to cook
desserts! I'm always asked to bring a dessert to gatherings. I seem to be able to spot a good one in a cookbook, lol
My favorite family cooking traditions
during the holidays, my grandmother, cousins, aunts, anyone female relate, lol, will get together and prepare for whatever feast we were serving. I learned so many things from different people, and it was fun too.
My cooking triumphs
I threw a baby shower tea for a friend last year. I got my timing just perfect, and my hot horderves came out right as the guests arrived, and the food flowed really well with the event. I did a tripple berry trifle (first try at this!) that everyone thought I had made at a local bakery, and everyone was amazed that I had made all the food (and I've had people since ask me to parties for them, lol)
My cooking tragedies
my first year in college, I decided to have some of the other students over who were also unable to go home for the holidays. I've watched my mom do the turkey for years, and I was confident I could pull it off. Yeah, we ended up all chipping in for Boston Market, lol. It still gives me a good chuckle every holiday season
Recipe Reviews 115 reviews
Big Soft Ginger Cookies
These are wonderful!! I followed the directions exactly the first time, and they turned out really good. This second time, I substituted 1/4 of the white sugar for brown, used 2 TBS of molasses, omitted the water, and substituted butter for margarin, and my family loved them even more! I use a 1 TBS dough scoop to get them the perfect size. I also take a orange juice glass, dipped in sugar, to lightly press them down. Next time, I'm going to try the orange juice as another reviewer suggested.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Dec. 1, 2009
Peanut Butter Cookies IV
This is a really good, moist cookie recipe! There is one minor adjustment that I made - I turned the oven down from 375 to 350. At 10 minutes they will look slightly underdone. Let them cool for 3-5 minutes on the cookie sheet, then remove them to a cooling rack for another 10 minutes. Cookies always continue to bake after they're first pulled from the oven. This prevents over baked cookies! This is the rule I follow when making all cookies and it works every time.

0 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 24, 2009
Spicy Pumpkin Chili
This was really good! I made one minor change to ensure my family would eat it. I only used great white northern beans and black beans since my kids don't care for kidney. I drained the beans, and while the pumpkin pure thickens it nicely, it wasn't to thick. Also, I ended up doubling the ground beef and the seasoning as a result. I didn't find this to be sweet at all. Wonderful chili for something a little different!

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 23, 2009
 
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