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Duckball
 
Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Living In: Boise, Idaho, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Frying, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Asian, Dessert
Hobbies: Knitting, Quilting, Sewing, Needlepoint, Reading Books, Music
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Megan and Sandy
Me and my Megs
About this Cook
I'm a married mother of one (who is currently six years old), and I'm always trying to keep all three of us fed and satisfied. It's a challenge, sometimes, but it keeps me on my toes... At least in the kitchen!
My favorite things to cook
I LOVE TO BAKE!! It's been my pleasure since I was a pre-teen, and I've been getting better... I hope.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Baking cookies with my father when I was a child. He still lives near Edmonton (as does the rest of my side of the family), but I'm hoping that maybe one day my daughter can bake with him as I did when I was her age. Too bad for that international border and 18-hour drive to get there...
My cooking triumphs
Hmm. I make a pretty good pie crust. Anything baked is likely to turn out well... I think making homemade pierogies without any assistance except a copy of 'The Ukranian Daughter's Cookbook' from Alberta. Pierogies are hard to find in Idaho, so making them from scratch became sort of a necessity... But they turned out pretty darned good!
My cooking tragedies
Anything meat. I'm not a big meat-eater, but my husband is. And I seem to make him so sad in that department... Then again, he likes his meat rare, while I want it so cooked you can't tell it was once alive!
Recipe Reviews 323 reviews
Dirty Bedtime Story
Yummy! I was out of amaretto, but I mixed about 3/4 cup of milk and 2 TBS Hershey's syrup. I heated it in the microwave for about a minute and then added about 1/3 cup of my Original Irish Cream (from this website). Very decadent! Next time (probably tomorrow after trick-or-treating), I'll try adding some praline liqueur that I have. Thanks for sharing a yummy and boozy treat, Galatea!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 30, 2009
Country Fried Steak and Milk Gravy
Really good. I used bacon grease instead of lard, and I cut way back on the pepper. Oh, and my cube steaks totalled a little over 1½ pounds. I found that the breading got a little soggy by the time the gravy was ready, and the gravy kept thickening (even with adding over ½ cup of water to thin it out) while I got the dinner plates ready. The steaks were awesome (although not so crispy) and the gravy was good (although a little goopy), but it was very yummy with mashed spuds and brussels sprouts. Thanks for sharing, LikestoCook!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 19, 2009
Homestyle Potato chips
Fun! I actually made these several times ages ago, and I forgot to review them. :) Instead of slicing the potatoes, I used my vegetable peeler to peel off slices. I then followed the rest of the recipe. They turned out awesome! Be sure to stir the slices a bit once you put them in the fryer so they don't clump up. Thanks for sharing, Almalou!

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Reviewed On: Sep. 23, 2009
 
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