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MELISSAHASS
 
Living In: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Member Since: Nov. 2004
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Slow Cooking, Mexican, Italian, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Gourmet
Hobbies: Biking, Reading Books, Charity Work
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About this Cook
Married mother of 3. Have always loved to bake and cook. Does anyone actually read these profiles?
My favorite things to cook
I love to bake, especially around the holidays or really any season change. I love to make over recipes, trying to make them healthier for my family.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Sweets from October to Jan 1.
My cooking triumphs
Cheesecakes. I usually make one for every occasion.
My cooking tragedies
Too many to list. Rock hard breads, flat cookies, and just some bad combinations where I should have known better.
Recipe Reviews 3 reviews
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Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti
These are very good, but I think I will try them with butter next time. I can literally taste the olive oil. I did dip half of each cookie in white chocolate and drizzled with dark chocolate - which elevates the taste from good to very good and the presentation is fantastic.

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Reviewed On: Dec. 11, 2009
Grandma's Chicken Noodle Soup
This was fabulous! I used 1 large box of reduced sodium chicken broth and 1 large box of vegetable broth. Followed the suggestions of other reviewers and used a whole chicken and added carrotts. I removed the skin before I added it to the soup and let it simmer for a couple hours on very low heat. The flavor of the broth was so rich, just fantastic. I can't say if it will be better tomorrow, because it's gone.

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Reviewed On: Jan. 12, 2009
Gourmet Pretzel Rods
I made these using caramel bits instead of indivdually wrapped caramels. I dipped rods as well as the large sourdough pretzels. I did not completely cover the the sourdough pretzels with caramel as they are quite large. I then dipped them in a combination of dark chocolate and chocolate almond bark. Add some sprinkles and/or white chocolate drizzle and they were beautiful. Tasted delicious too!

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Reviewed On: Dec. 9, 2008
 
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