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Chicken
 
Home Town: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Member Since: Jun. 2005
Cooking Level: Intermediate
Cooking Interests: Baking, Grilling & BBQ, Stir Frying, Asian, Mexican, Indian, Italian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Low Carb, Healthy, Dessert, Quick & Easy, Gourmet
Hobbies: Needlepoint, Hiking/Camping, Walking, Hunting, Reading Books, Wine Tasting
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About this Cook
Hi, I love to cook for my wonderful husband, and he loves the fact that I can come up with so many different meal ideas! Allrecipes.com is my secret weapon for keeping him happy at mealtimes.
My favorite things to cook
I like cooking things in my slow cooker as they don't require a lot of effort on the weekends, and I do a lot of salads, soups and baking for lunches during the week to take to work.
My favorite family cooking traditions
Sunday roast dinners, yum.
My cooking triumphs
I have become renowned with my family in law for always cooking fantastic dishes as they have a lot of potlucks. Also, I always get asked about recipes and cooking ideas at work and half the ladies are twice my age and have huge families, so it makes me feel happy that I can give them cooking advice.
My cooking tragedies
I once tried to make a Pumpkin and Salmon pasta but used twice the specified amount and canned salmon instead of fresh salmon and it ended up being far too overpowering. I nearly made my husband throw up.
Recipe Reviews 90 reviews
Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake
This was a lovely moist cake and I have been asked for the recipe on many occasions. I have also had success using this recipe in two loaf pans rather than as one big cake. I like to make one loaf to take out and then I put the other loaf in the freezer. Also if I leave out the milk and do not put the topping on, this makes a scrumptious muffin. Thank you for such a versatile recipe!

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Reviewed On: Oct. 20, 2009
Cashew Chicken with Water Chestnuts
This was pretty good in terms of the flavour of the sauce, but the water chestnuts did not seem to meld with the dish as well as I had hoped. I mightr try this recipe again but leave out the water chestnuts.

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Reviewed On: Sep. 22, 2009
Brooklyn Girl's Penne Arrabiata
The seasonings in this dish were a lot better than I expected, and the flavours melded together well. This was a nice pasta meal for me and my husband to enjoy after a hard day of work.

1 user found this review helpful
Reviewed On: Sep. 21, 2009
 
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