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Sylvia
 
Home Town: Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.
Living In: San Diego, California, USA
Member Since: Jun. 2005
Cooking Level: Expert
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Mexican, Italian, Southern, Mediterranean, Healthy, Dessert
Hobbies: Sewing, Gardening, Hiking/Camping, Biking, Walking, Fishing, Reading Books, Painting/Drawing, Wine Tasting
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Cornbread
Marinated Grilled Shrimp
My Favorite Buttermilk Hot Cross Buns
Buttermilk Hot Cross Buns
About this Cook
Iam a Grandmother who loves to cook,can,and bake
My favorite things to cook
Baking
My favorite family cooking traditions
Making Irish soda bread, tea and baking pound cake at Christmas for over 40 years.
My cooking triumphs
Iam completely self taught...I started cooking for myself very young as my Mom was a working Mom.
My cooking tragedies
I think one of the funniest and messiest things was when I took a pumpkin pie out of the top oven and it slid out of my grip up in the air down onto the floor and smashed all over the place...It was in a glass pie plate...what a mess! Good thing I made 2.
Recipe Reviews 49 reviews
The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies
Not to sweet, just right! With the sugar glaze these cookies taste perfect. The sugar glaze compliments the not to sweet cookie. Everyone, kids and adults loved these Butterfly cookies I made for Easter..pretty and delicious!

2 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Apr. 26, 2011
Sour Cream Apple Pie Deluxe
Nice recipe, but to sweet for my taste. The crumb topping would be nice with some added nuts. I made extra to fill a deep dish. Very rich pie. Sweezing the cumbs tight together and then breaking them up over the apples helps to have a nice chunky appearance of the crumb topping.

16 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Nov. 16, 2010
El Dorado Beef Casserole
I gave 4 stars because I have been making this casserole for years..but with a few changes that I think make it a 5 star. I never mix all the ingredients up together!..drizzle tomato paste around the meat, around the sourcream which is combined with cottage cheese. I use fresh diced onions, one finely chopped garlic, 1-2 Tbsp. gebhart's chili powder, 1 tsp. cumin power, and add it into the browning beef. Use one small can of tomatoe paste with added water to make into a thick sauce. Cottage cheese instead of ricotta and mixed shredded mexican cheeses, 1 small can sliced black olives. I drizzle the tomato sauce over the meat in the casserole, two layers only and add slices of jalepino and the shredded cheese to the top layer. I omitted the green chilis and if I do sometimes add them I add only one small drained can. This is one of my husbands favorite dishes. Arranging your ingredients in layers, the sourcream and cottage cheese should be dropped in little clumps is the best way to make this dish appealing and tasty. Useing unsalted chips is also nice and keeps the salt intake down..you can always add salt later.

12 users found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Aug. 9, 2010
 
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